Join our NFDI4Microbiota Coffee Talk series 2026!
Join our NFDI4Microbiota Coffee Talk Series in 2026!
These informal, bimonthly online meetings offer a space to get to know the latest developments in microbiology data science, explore NFDI4Microbiota services, and engage with experts from within and around our community. Whether you’re an early-career researcher, a seasoned microbiologist, or simply curious about the role of data in microbiology, these sessions provide a great opportunity to stay informed, exchange ideas, and connect with like-minded colleagues.
For 2026, we are presenting a Tandem Coffee Talk approach that aims to connect current state-of-the-art microbiome research presented by a guest speaker, followed by an overview of related NFDI services offering current Research Data Management solutions to the presented scientific field.
Please join us online in Zoom at 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CEST/ CET (Berlin time)
- Meeting-ID: 696 3748 0434
- Password: 760425
Please note the changed times.
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Timeline for 2026
| Date | Name | Topic | Institution & Consortia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 February | Prof. Dr. Bas E. Dutilh | Learning phage-host interactions from curated big data | Department of Viral Ecology & Omics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena & Excellence Cluster "Balance of the Microverse" |
| 23 February | Dr. Noriko Cassman | VirJenDB: a FAIR (meta)data and analysis platform for viruses | Friedrich Schiller University Jena & NFDI4Microbiota |
| 27 April | tbd | tbd | tbd |
| 22 June | Prof. Dr. John Penders | Medical Microbiology & Metagenomics | Maastricht University |
| 22 June | Prof. Dr. Stefan Janssen and Anna Rehm | Web-based Microbiome Data Management & Analysis Platform Qiita | JLU Gießen & NFDI4Microbiota |
| 7 September | tbd | tbd | tbd |
| 26 October | tbd | tbd | tbd |
| 14 December | tbd | tbd | tbd |