Every collection has two versions of a protocol: the one written down, and the one that actually works. The second leaves when your experienced staff do. New USCCN blog on PRISM, video-based protocol capture, with an example from the ECRC. 🔗 tinyurl.com/amdumbyr

Tiny organisms. Massive impact. 🦠 Happy #InternationalMicroorganismDay! Microbes support agriculture, biotechnology, healthy ecosystems, and so much more. Have a culture collection? Add it to the #USCCN registry: 🔗 usccn.org/culture-collection…

🚨 Final Reminder! 🚨 Nominations for the 2026 Porter Award close next week, on Friday, September 18 Know a scientist whose work has advanced microbial biodiversity through culture collections, databases, or stewardship? Submit a nomination today! 🔗 usccn.org/porter-award/

🆕New in the #USCCN Registry: the Microbial Products Research Collection at Florida State University 🦠🧪 Built around Actinacidiphila (Actinobacteria), with WGS and 16S sequencing data. 👉 kalkreuterlab.com/ #USCCN #culturecollections #microbiology

🆕 The #USCCN Registry welcomes the Chlamydomonas Resource Center (CRC) at the University of Minnesota! 🦠🧬 175,000+ strains of C. reinhardtii, publicly available, backed by 75 years of community protocols. 👉 chlamycollection.org/ #USCCN #CRC #culturecollections

🆕 New in the #USCCN Registry: the Carlson Aquatic Natural Products Library (CANPL) at University of the Pacific 💧🦠 A research collection of aquatic fungi & bacteria, with genomic sequencing data. 👉 skylarcarlson.com/ #USCCN #CANPL #culturecollections #microbiology

Great day in Providence where #USCCN2026 brought together the microbial collections community. Key themes to focus moving forward: data harmonization, US collaborations, community connection, AI readiness. Thanks to everyone who participated!

The recording of the webinar on the regulatory pathways for microbials in the US and EU, presented by Matthew Ryan, Keith Matthews and Belen Guijarro is now available on our YouTube channel! Watch it here 👉 youtu.be/Ca9_HKpvlW4 #phytobiomes #webinar #M4C #USCCN

10 days to go. Have you registered for #USCCN2026 yet? 📅 July 31 | Providence, RI, USA 🔗 The day before #PlantHealth2026 ✅ Register: app.oxfordabstracts.com/regi… 📋 Full agenda: tinyurl.com/4pbny5fv

⏰ Three weeks to #USCCN2026. Collections managers, researchers, and industry – one day, one conversation about where the field is headed. July 31 | Providence, RI, USA Register: app.oxfordabstracts.com/regi…

🎤 Keynote for #USCCN2026: George diCenzo, 2025 Porter Award Winner, on rhizobial genomics and the Canadian Collection of Agricultural Soil Microbes. Join us for a full day of talks, panels, and discussions on microbial collections July 31 | Providence, RI tinyurl.com/mr3muyab

Full speaker lineup announced for #USCCN2026! Experts from ATCC, Ginkgo Bioworks, University of Cambridge, NRRL & CABI will discuss the future of microbial collections. 📍 July 31 | Providence, RI, USA 👉Register: tinyurl.com/muxs5h4v

Reminder! ⏳ There’s still time to nominate a scientist for the 2026 Porter Award to recognize their exceptional contributions to microbial collections. 🗓️ Deadline: September 18, 2026 🔗 Details: usccn.org/porter-award/

🎉 Welcome to the #USCCN Registry: the American Type Culture Collection – ATCC @officialatcc! Founded in 1925, ATCC is the leading biological resource center in the US with 6,400+ bacteria, 7,800+ fungi, 1,100+ viruses, cell lines, and more. 🔗 usccn.org/collections/americ…

🆕 New in the #USCCN Registry: The Zea mays Microbial Collection (ZeaMiC) 🌽🦠 Bacteria isolated from maize roots across the USA, Switzerland, Cape Verde & UK, with whole genome sequencing data, housed at @Leibniz_DSMZ_en usccn.org/collections/zea-ma…

🚨 Last call! USCCN 2026 travel stipend deadline is this Friday(May 1). $1,000 stipends available – open to all whose work relates to microbial collections. Apply: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stag… #USCCN2026 #TravelStipend

📣 1 week left! USCCN 2026 travel stipend applications close May 1. Open to all whose work relates to microbial collections. Apply: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stag… #USCCN2026 #TravelStipend

⏰ 3 weeks left to apply for a $1,000 USCCN 2026 travel stipend! Open to all – applications will be reviewed on career stage and relevance to microbial collections. ⌛️Apply by May 1: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stag… #USCCN2026 #TravelStipend #Microbiology