Dear #Microbiology community 🧫
2025 was a highly successful year for #nfdi4microbiota: mid-term evaluation passed with flying colors, renewal proposal submitted & defended, widely used FAIR services launched, expanded training & outreach, and strengthened collaborations across #NFDI life sciences consortia. A highlight: our Annual Conference in Cologne, bringing the community together for exchange & networking.

We wish you peaceful holidays and a great start to a healthy and successful 2026! 🎄✨

🧬 Weekly #Nextflow & #nfcore Drop-in Session!
Got questions about your workflows? Need help building or running pipelines?

💬 Join our open session this Friday 10–11 CET with Daniel Straub (Uni Tübingen) — no registration needed!

📍 Zoom:https://tinyurl.com/mwz84xvb
#Bioinformatics #FAIRdata #OpenScience #NFDI4Microbiota

☕ Curious about FAIR Metaomics workflows in microbiome research?
Join our next #NFDI4Microbiota Coffee Talk!

🎙️ Daniel Straub (QBiC Tübingen)
🗓️ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 | 🕒 14:30–15:30 CET
💻 “Meta-omics Analysis at a Bioinformatics Core Facility – As FAIR as Possible”
More info here: https://nfdi4microbiota.de/community/coffee_talk_series/

#FAIRdata #nfcore #Nextflow #OpenScience #Bioinformatics #Microbiome

Our Annual Conference 2025 has come to an inspiring close! 🎉
From keynotes on ELNs & FAIR Labs to discussions on AI in the wet lab, research insights, posters & workshops – the past 3 days were full of exchange, ideas, and community spirit.

🙏 Thank you to all participants, speakers & our amazing community for making this event such a success.

#NFDI4Microbiota #FAIRdata #RDM #Microbiome

🚀 NFDI4Microbiota Annual Conference 2025 – Day 1 & 2

The first two days of our annual conference have been a great success!
Highlights included:
- a thought-provoking keynote on creating a FAIRlab by Alexandre Smirnov
- A lively panel discussion on bridging lab practices and scientific publishing
🤝 Engaging networking and community exchange sessions

Stay tuned as we move into Day 3 with even more workshops and insights!

#NFDI4Microbiota #OpenScience #FAIRdata #Microbiome

🚀 NFDI4Microbiota Annual Conference 2025 – Day 1 & 2

The first two days of our annual conference have been a great success!
Highlights included:
- a thought-provoking keynote on creating a FAIRlab by Alexandre Smirnov
- A lively panel discussion on bridging lab practices and scientific publishing
🤝 Engaging networking and community exchange sessions

Stay tuned as we move into Day 3 with even more workshops and insights!

#NFDI4Microbiota #OpenScience #FAIRdata #Microbiome

Day 2 of our annual @NFDI4Microbiota conference started with a fantastic talk by Alexandre Smirnov (Molecular Genetics, Genomics and Microbiology, University of Strasbourg and CNRS) in which he outlined how he practically established practices in his lab make the research data open and #FAIR. #NFDI #NFDI4Microbiota #OpenScience #Microbiology
📢 Got a project idea that could boost microbiology infrastructure?
Join our Flex Fund Call 2026 FAQ Session!
🗓️ Mon, July 28 | 🕝 14:30–15:30 CEST
🔗 Zoom Meeting ID: 663 0110 3523 | 🔒 Passcode: 166876
💡 Learn how to get funding for your tools, workflows, or training ideas! More info:https://nfdi4microbiota.de/newsroom/flexfunds.html
#NFDI4Microbiota #FAIRdata
Join our next Coffee Talk on metadata management! ☕️ Ivan Belyaev (Microverse Cluster, Jena) presents BEXIS2, a modular, FAIR-aligned platform for handling complex microbiology data.
30 June | 14:30–15:30 CEST
🔗 More info: https://tinyurl.com/mudhdnra
#FAIRdata #Microbiome #NFDI4Microbiota #Metadata #BEXIS2
🚨 The 2026 #NFDI4Microbiota Flex Funds Call opens June 16!
Apply to fund infrastructure-related projects that support FAIR data, workflows, training, outreach & more in microbiology.
Deadline: August 11, 2025
Info: https://nfdi4microbiota.de/newsroom/flexfunds.html
#FAIRdata #OpenScience #Microbiology