The STREAMS Consensus Statement was just published in @NatureMicrobiol Visit doi.org/10.1038/s41564-025-0… to read the full article and to explore the STREAMS reporting guidelines!

Ambassador Jessica Han hosted a fantastic webinar about #FAIR data practices at @ASPB #PlantBio2025! The recording will be made available to registered participants by next week

We are at the @ASMicrobiology #ASMicrobe conference! 🦠 Attending? Don't miss our session tomorrow morning on microbiome research best practices!

The @ASMicrobiology 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-microbio…

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

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! #SampleDifferent Apple App store: apps.apple.com/app/apple-sto… Google Play store: play.google.com/store/apps/d…

We're excited to be at the DOE BSSD PI meeting this week! Stop by posters 134 & 219 today and posters 133 & 135 tomorrow to learn more about NMDC efforts and find any NMDC team member to chat! We're preparing for a big announcement tomorrow, are you ready to #SampleDifferent?

🎉 Join us in welcoming the 2025 cohort of NMDC Ambassadors! Stay tuned to see what they accomplish and visit microbiomedata.org/ambassado… to learn more about these amazing early career researchers and our Ambassador Program

There’s just one week left to apply to the 2025 NMDC Ambassador cohort! Head to microbiomedata.org/ambassado… to learn more and apply

Our 2025 Ambassador cohort applications are officially OPEN! Are you an early career researcher passionate about open science and FAIR #microbiome data? Head to microbiomedata.org/ambassado… to learn more & apply!

Please join us in celebrating NMDC Champion @lisakarstens and her recent NIH R25 award! The grant will support a 3-year project to develop teaching materials for early career researchers to gain essential skills in microbiome data science🧪

The @ASMicrobiology Microbe 2025 abstract submission deadline is next Wednesday (1/22)! The NMDC will be co-hosting a session “Standardizing success: Best practices for microbial data collection and reuse in diverse & extreme environments.” 🧪

Happy New Year! 🎆 The NMDC is kicking off 2025 with a ton of exciting events and presentations!

NMDC Champion @Tm_Pitot recently published a paper on his new tool GVClass! It can identify giant viruses, assess genome quality, and offers optional IMG/VR integration. Read the paper: doi.org/10.1038/s44298-024-0… Visit the GitHub repository: github.com/NeLLi-team/gvclas…

We have opened an account on Bluesky! Follow us at @microbiomedata.org. We can also be found here, on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Youtube [@microbiomedata], as well as our website [microbiomedata.org]. We are excited to engage with the microbiome community on a new platform!

Are you at #ASMCUE in Pittsburgh? Check out the talk at 2pm today given by our Outreach & Engagement Lead @JuliaMKelliher to learn more about the Environmental Microbiome Science certificate program we are developing for undergraduate students! @ASMicrobiology

We just had our quarterly Champions call! We presented our Champions with a range of upcoming opportunities for them to help shape the NMDC products, network at events, and share their own work with peers and potential collaborators. Learn more and apply: microbiomedata.org/community…