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 |
| 28 April | Prof. Dr. Konrad U. Förstner & NFDI4Microbiota Community | Looking back, looking forward: Practical tools to support your research discussed during the 8th NFDI4Microbiota Community Workshop | ZB MED Information Centre for Life Sciences, Cologne and NFDI4Microbiota |
| 06 July | Vanessa Scharf M.Sc., Assist-Prof. Dr. Thomas C.A. Hitch, Prof. Dr. Thomas Clavel | Transforming Prokaryotic Taxonomy with Knowledge Graphs with seperate registration for Zoom access to the workshop | ZB MED Cologne, University Hospital of RWTH Aachen and NFDI4Microbiota Use Cases |
| 07 September | Dr. Nicole Treichel | Paper Party: Benchmarking of shotgun sequencing depth reveals the potential and limitations of shallow metagenomics and strain-level analysis | University Hospital of RWTH Aachen |
| 07 September | Dr. Daniel Podlesny | Paper Party: Planetary microbiome structure and generalist-driven gene flow across disparate habitats | European Molecular Biology Laboratory Heidelberg and NFDI4Microbiota |
| 19 October | Prof. Dr. John Penders | Contrasting Exposure Regimes Shape the Human Gut Microbiome and Resistome: Evidence from Travel and Social Distancing | Maastricht University and dutch Euregional Microbiome Center (part of NFDI4Microbiota's international network) |
| 19 October | Prof. Dr. Stefan Janssen and Anna Rehm | Web-based Microbiome Data Management & Analysis Platform Qiita | JLU Gießen & NFDI4Microbiota |
| 14 December | Prof. Dr. Christina Warinner | Palaeogenomics and the future of lost genomes with a follow-up discussion on Community driven stewardship of ancient microbial genetic data | Harvard University, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Leipzig |