National Microbiome Data Collaborative (NMDC)

The NMDC will be merging its core, high-performing functionalities directly into DOE-BRIDGE. We extend our deepest gratitude to our core team, advisors, ambassadors and champions, DOE BER, and the community 🦠 🌎 Thank you for seven incredible years of collaboration! microbiomedata.org/faqs

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

We're headed to ASMCUE in San Antonio, TX this weekend! Educators, stop by our workshop with KBase tomorrow and our Microbrew Talk on Sunday to learn more about leveraging the NMDC's resources for microbiome workforce development and undergraduate education🧪 @ASM.org @kbase.us

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/ 🧪

2025 Ambassador Tiffany Batarseh is hosting a workshop introducing the #NMDC, the #FAIRdata principles, and the importance of standardized metadata today for NSF Bay Area RAMP Scholars! 🧪

📣 #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...

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...

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-... 🧪

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...

🌷 We are already having a busy April! We hope to see you at some of this month’s events!

DEADLINE Monday 4/7 for the IMG/M workshop! Join us to learn about data and workflows for our web-based platform, which enables users to analyze data with existing bioinformatic methods — bridging the gap from sequence to biology. More info: mgm.jgi.doe.gov 🖥️🧬🧪🦠

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the NMDC Field Notes mobile app! If you’re in the field, the lab, or on the go, the app streamlines your data and metadata collection allowing you to #SampleDifferent Apple: apps.apple.com/app/apple-st... Google Play: play.google.com/store/apps/d...