Scientific Advisory Board (SAB)
The Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of NFDI4Microbiota comprises scientific experts and representatives of the professional societies (and as such representatives of the user community) from the fields of microbiology and bioinformatics. The SAB members are involved in research data infrastructures and international initiatives with direct relevance to NFDI4Microbiota. The SAB provides strategic input and advise the consortium on
- the research data management strategy,
- proposals and plans, and
- the needs of the research community.
SAB Members
Prof. Dr. Markus Engstler
Cell Biology, Physical Parasitology
University of Würzburg, Germany
Dr. Nikos Kyrpides
Microbiome Data Science, Bioinformatics, Metagenomics, Viral Genomics
Joint Genome Institute, USA
Dr. Claudine Médigue
Microbial Bioinformatics
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
Dr. Sünje Johanna Pamp
Microbes & Microbiomes, Genomics, Host-Microbe Interaction, Pathogens, Clinical Metagenomics, Antimicrobial Resistance, Health & Disease
Novozymes, Denmark
Dr. Nicole Wheeler
Biosecurity
University of Birmingham, UK
Prof. Dr. Christine Moissel-Eichinger
Microbiome, Archaea
Medical University Graz, Austria
Prof. Dr. Curtis Huttenhower
Microbiome
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, USA
Dr. Stan Martin
Data Science
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Schulz
, Germany
Dr. Robert Finn
EBI, UK
Project Review Board
The Project Review Board (PRB) is responsible for selecting new projects within the scope of the flexible funding and allocation mechanism, thus reacting to new and unforeseen scenarios. It consists of renowned scientists in changing compositions, based on the topics required for review. Staffing suggestions are made by the SAB and members with potential conflicts of interest are excluded. The PRB
- is convened as needed to review proposals for innovation and implementation projects, &
- provides an unbiased review of innovation and implementation projects.