National Microbiome Data Collaborative (NMDC)

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! 🧪

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🧪 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! 🧪

YouTube video by National Microbiome Data Collaborative Validating and submitting metadata through the NMDC Submission Portal - 2025 tutorial video

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...

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!

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

Last week the NMDC team was busy at SFA²F 2025 which included our first Ambassador event of the year! Did you get the chance to catch us there and hear our updates? If not, visit microbiomedata.org to catch up! 🧪

Happy #WorldBeeDay 🐝 Curious about the buzz on bee microbiomes? Check out these preprints by NMDC Champions Lílian Caesar and Chris Robinson: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1..., www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Split-image with the text “TO BEE or NOT TO BEE.” The left side shows a vibrant wildflower meadow with a bee on a daisy, symbolising biodiversity and a healthy ecosystem. The right side shows a dry, barren landscape with dead trees and no visible wildlife, representing environmental degradation. An EU flag appears in the bottom right corner.

Today, over 20,000 bee species are buzzing for #WorldBeeDay 🐝

Bees & other pollinators keep 80% of crop and wild flowering plants alive.

Yet, 1 in 10 bee, hoverfly, and butterfly species are now at risk of extinction in the EU.

This week, catch the NMDC team at SFA²F! Learn how to create, use, and reuse FAIR microbiome data at our demo later today and hear about updates to NMDC EDGE and our documentation at the poster session tonight. We have several team members attending that are available to chat & answer questions! 🧪

Are you attending SFA²F in Santa Fe, NM this year? Don't miss the NMDC workshop TONIGHT from 5-7pm!

In observance of Endangered Species Day 2025, learn and take action to protect endangered and threatened species worldwide! To learn more and find an event near you: www.endangered.org/campaigns/en... 🧪

The @asm.org Microbiome Data Prize honors contributions to open data practices, data quality standards, and workflow management that have advanced microbial sciences. Nominate yourself or a colleague until July 1st! More info: asm.org/academy/asm-... 🧪

Illustration for EcoFAB 2025 featuring a blend of nature and technology with elements like plants, a human figure, farm animals, aquatic life, and agricultural landscapes, encased in geometric shapes.

Join us to share the latest research and collectively advance microbiome research across systems and technologies.

EcoFAB 2025: Advancing Mechanistic Microbial Science Using Fabricated Ecosystems eco-fab.org/ecofab-2025-...

Registration info: eco-fab.org/ecofab-2025-...

@berkeleylab.lbl.gov 🖥️🧬

If we MAY say so, the NMDC is up to some great things this month 📆 Will we see you at any of these events? 🧪

Check out our latest Science Story "NMDC Community members put mobile metadata management to the test" featuring 2023 Ambassador and Champion Thomas Pitot and how his field experiences contributed to the development of our newly released Field Notes mobile app! microbiomedata.org/2025/04/28/n...

The NMDC's quarterly newsletter, "The Microbiome Standard" was just released! This edition featured information on the 2025 Ambassador cohort, 2 new publications, and the launch of the NMDC Field Notes mobile app. Subscribe & view past newsletters on our website: microbiomedata.org/newsletters/

🧬 Happy #DNADay from the NMDC! Genomics & metagenomics have transformed how we investigate microbiomes. How are you using genomics in your research? 🧪 #DNADay25

🧪 Have you subscribed to "The Microbiome Standard"? You won’t want to miss the upcoming Spring 2025 edition of our quarterly newsletter with tons of exciting updates and upcoming events! Visit microbiomedata.org/newsletters/ to subscribe and read previous editions

Check out the recent publication from NMDC Champion @elmassry.bsky.social! doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...