National Microbiome Data Collaborative (NMDC)
@microbiomedata.org
Advancing how scientists create, use, and reuse microbiome data. Official Bluesky account of the NMDC. linktr.ee/microbiomedata
Did you know that we can programmatically submit your #Metadata and sequence #Data directly to #NCBI? That’s right, use our real-time validation to ensure you have high-quality data and get an NCBI accession for your manuscript. Quick and easy. Questions? Get in touch: buff.ly/b0qod13 #Microbiome
🧪 The STREAMS Guidelines were recently published in Nature Microbiology and we now have a “Behind the Paper” blog post available! To read the blog and learn about how the STREAMS Consortium came together to improve reporting in microbiome studies visit: communities.springernature.com/posts/stream...
🔬MGI doctoral student Julia Kelliher served as lead author on a global effort involving 248 experts from 28 countries to write guidelines standardizing environmental microbiome research. Published today in Nature Microbiology. @natmicrobiol.nature.com 🔗https://tinyurl.com/yh3dzc72
The STREAMS Consensus Statement was just published in @natmacrobiol.nature.com 🧪 Visit doi.org/10.1038/s415... to read the full article and to explore the STREAMS reporting guidelines!
We were at #ASMCUE last week in San Antonio! We co-hosted a workshop with @kbase.us and presented on our Environmental Microbiome Science Certificate Program! Learn more about the program here: microbiomedata.org/certificate-... and thank you to @asm.org for hosting a great conference!
Happy #FieldworkFriday! 🥾 We collected and catalogued dozens of mushrooms with 3 NMDC Champions and mycologists from across the midwest at the Smith Foray in Indiana! 🧪
The @asm.org #ASMCUE early bird registration deadline has been extended to today at midnight! Spots are still available for the workshop that will be hosted by @kbase.us and the NMDC. Learn more and register for the ASMCUE conference here: asm.org/events/asm-c...
Congratulations to the 2026 ASM Microbiome Data Prize awardee Dr. Joao Xavier from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 🎉 See the full list of 2026 ASM award recipients: buff.ly/zDkLi1S @asm.org
We are already having a busy September! Check out our monthly calendars and event info on our website: microbiomedata.org/events/ 🧪
📣 #ESA2025 attendees, don't miss the organized oral session "Harnessing Microbial Ecology for a Sustainable Future" TODAY at 10am EDT featuring NMDC QA/QC Manager Alicia Clum! @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social
Our summer conference season is winding down, but we still have some amazing events coming up including #ESA2025 this week! @esamicrobe.bsky.social #ESA 🧪
Have you explored the NMDC Field Notes mobile app yet? Check out our new tutorial video for a quick walkthrough! buff.ly/Dohg4gH 🧪
Want to learn more about our 2025 Ambassadors? Check out their Snapshots to see what they study, why they joined the NMDC, and how they are impacting the field of microbiome research! Visit: microbiomedata.org/nmdc-snapshots 🧪
Happy #FieldworkFriday 🥾Read how 2025 Ambassador Cassandra Miller took her expertise in fieldwork, and all her lessons learned, and helped to turn them into some of the key features you see in the NMDC Field Notes Mobile App! 🧪 microbiomedata.org/2025/04/28/n...
🧪 The summer is flying by and our Summer 2025 edition of "The Microbiome Standard" is out now! Don’t forget to subscribe to future editions and read past ones at microbiomedata.org/newsletters/
We had a great time at the @esipfed.bsky.social July meeting last week in Seattle! We convened a session on AI-ready data, presented a poster on the STREAMS guidelines, and gave an NMDC demo. Thank you to the organizers for putting together such a great meeting! #ESIP2025 #EarthScienceData
Join our session tomorrow from 4-5:30 PDT at the @esipfed.bsky.social meeting to discuss data standards, microbial metadata, and AI-ready data! #EarthScienceData #ESIP2025 🧪
Ambassador Jessica Han hosted a fantastic webinar about #FAIR data practices at @aspbofficial.bsky.social #PlantBio2025! The recording will be made available to registered participants by next week 🧪
Last week, NMDC Team Members Olivia Hess, Samantha Obermiller, and Beata Meluch attended and presented a poster at SciPy 2025! The poster highlighted the development and use of the NMDC API and its associated packages. They enjoyed the conference and are excited about continuing this work! 🧪
Check out our updated tutorial video for the NMDC Submission Portal and learn how it can help you record, validate, and submit the metadata relating to your microbiome samples! www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV8U...
Validating and submitting metadata through the NMDC Submission Portal - 2025 tutorial video
YouTube video by National Microbiome Data Collaborative
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We are keeping busy this July! 🧪 Highlights: 🦠 @msafungi.bsky.social MSA annual meeting 🦠 "'Omics for Everyone" workshop 🦠 FAIR data best practices @aspbofficial.bsky.social ASPB workshop 🦠 @esipfed.bsky.social ESIP Meeting in Seattle, WA featuring an NMDC-led session on AI-ready data
📣 Nominations for the ASM Microbiome Data Prize are due today!
National Microbiome Data Collaborative (NMDC)@microbiomedata.org · last yr.The deadline for the @asm.org Microbiome Data Prize is tomorrow! Apply or nominate a colleague before it's too late. This award recognizes microbiome researchers with distinguished efforts in open science, data management, and data standards asm.org/academy/asm-... 🧪
The deadline for the @asm.org Microbiome Data Prize is tomorrow! Apply or nominate a colleague before it's too late. This award recognizes microbiome researchers with distinguished efforts in open science, data management, and data standards asm.org/academy/asm-... 🧪
It's #WorldMicrobiomeDay! 🦠 We are proud to be a part of this exciting research area through contributions by our amazing authors. To celebrate this occasion, here are some of our favourite microbiome papers. Do you have a favourite of yours? let us know in the replies. #MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky
Happy #WorldMicrobiomeDay! 🦠 If you are a starter in this field, as I was until recently, here are some highly recommended articles from @natmicrobiol.nature.com that may help you understand, plan, and even improve your microbiome studies - A starter pack you might say! 😊🧵 #MicrobiomeSky #MicroSky
Happy #WorldMicrobiomeDay from the NMDC! This year’s theme is “Microbiome 101: What You Need to Know”, and we encourage you to explore microbiome-related resources and learn something new about microbiomes today! worldmicrobiomeday.com 🧪
Stop by the @asm.org EEB-IDS-406 #ASMicrobe session "Microbial Allies on a Changing Planet" convened by NMDC Program Lead Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh and Virginia Rich at 1:45 this afternoon! 🧪
We are at the @asm.org #ASMicrobe conference! Attending? Don't miss our session tomorrow morning on microbiome research best practices! #ASMicrobe25
