⏰ Don’t forget! GCC2026 fellowship applications close March 15.
Graduate students and postdocs can receive support from the JXTX Foundation, JJ Fund, and the Galaxy Community Fund to attend GCC2026 in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Learn more and apply here: galaxyproject.org/events/gcc-2...
Did you know Galaxy keeps track of every step of your analysis automatically?
Workflows, parameters, and tool versions are recorded to help ensure analyses are reproducible and transparent.
Explore Galaxy: usegalaxy.org
⚡Repeated analysis steps? Galaxy can now reuse previous results with job caching!
This new capability reduces redundant computation and helps workflows run more efficiently.
Learn more about Galaxy job caching: galaxyproject.org/news/2026-03...
🧬 Interested in annotating eukaryotic genomes?
The Galaxy Training Network has a learning pathway that walks through the key steps of eukaryotic genome annotation, including repeat masking, evidence integration, and gene prediction.
Explore the tutorials here: galaxyproject.github.io/training-mat...
⏰ GCC2026 scholarship applications are due March 15!
Support is available from the JXTX Foundation, JJ Fund, and the Galaxy Community Fund to help graduate students and postdocs attend the Galaxy Community Conference 2026 in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Apply here: galaxyproject.org/events/gcc20...
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“Ten Common Misconceptions About Galaxy (And Why They Are Wrong!)” is now published in PLOS Computational Biology!
The paper takes on 10 persistent myths about Galaxy and responds with evidence and real-world examples from the community.
galaxyproject.org/news/2026-02...
Promotional banner for Galaxy Community Conference 2026 with a purple gradient background. The banner features an illustrated scene of Clermont-Ferrand, France, including a volcano, cathedral spires, colorful buildings, and a hot air balloon. Text reads: “Galaxy Community Conference 2026,” “Help support global, open science… Become a Sponsor for GCC2026!” and lists benefits including “Global audience,” “Real scientific impact,” and “High community engagement.” It includes the event dates June 22–24, 2026, followed by CoFest June 25–26, 2026, and a QR code with the text “Learn more!” pointing toward it.
🌍 Help support global, open science.
We’re welcoming sponsors for #GCC2026 in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Connect with a global scientific community and support real research impact.
Learn more: galaxyproject.org/events/gcc20...
Promotional banner for Galaxy Community Conference 2026 featuring an illustrated scene of Clermont-Ferrand with a volcano, cathedral spires, colorful buildings, and a hot air balloon. Text reads: “Galaxy Community Conference 2026. Clermont-Ferrand, France. June 22–24, 2026. Followed by CoFest: June 25–26, 2026. Early bird registration closes February 28th!”
⏰ Don't forget! Early bird registration closes on February 18th. Join us in Clermont-Ferrand, France, June 22–24, 2026, with CoFest on June 25–26. If you’ve been planning to register, now is the time to lock in the reduced rate.
Learn more and register: galaxyproject.org/events/gcc20...
Graphic celebrating a milestone for the Galaxy Training Network. Large text at the top reads “Congratulations to the Galaxy Training Network on 500+ tutorials!” Below is a screenshot of the Galaxy Training Hall of Fame page showing statistics: 517 contributors, 35 topics, 501 tutorials, and 10.6 years. The “501 tutorials” box is highlighted with a red starburst. A world map with contributor locations appears beneath the statistics.
🎉 Time to celebrate! The Galaxy Training Network just passed 500 tutorials!
Free. Open. Community-built. Reproducible.
Powered by 500+ contributors worldwide, making data analysis accessible to everyone.
Be sure to check out this amazing team and the GTN, here: training.galaxyproject.org
Don't forget to apply! We are grateful to have several scholarship options this year, including those from the Galaxy Community Fund. It's sure to be a fantastic GCC!
Connecting Humanities Data with Galaxy
The DaSCH and Galaxy are collaborating to link FAIR humanities data with reproducible analysis workflows. A new example shows how historical prints from 1494 were made machine-readable in Galaxy using OCR.
galaxyproject.org/news/2026-02...
Promotional banner for Galaxy Community Conference 2026 featuring an illustrated scene of Clermont-Ferrand with a volcano, cathedral spires, colorful buildings, and a hot air balloon. Text reads: “Galaxy Community Conference 2026. Clermont-Ferrand, France. June 22–24, 2026. Followed by CoFest: June 25–26, 2026. Early bird registration closes February 28th!”
⏳ Reminder: Early bird registration for GCC2026 closes February 28, 2026!
Join us in Clermont-Ferrand, France, June 22–24, followed by CoFest June 25–26.
Learn more and register now: galaxyproject.org/events/gcc20...
Banner for the Galaxy Training Academy with the headline “Join our global online training event.” Subheading reads “Call for trainers and helpers” and “Teach your favorite tutorial or contribute a new track.” Date listed as 18–22 May 2026 with a link to gxy.io/GTA2026-trainer. The Galaxy Training Academy logo appears on the left, a colorful circular Galaxy graphic on the right, and a simple line drawing of a classroom with a teacher and students at the bottom.
🧑🏫 Help shape the Galaxy Training Academy 2026!
We’re looking for trainers, co-trainers, track organizers, and Slack helpers for GTA2026 (May 18–22, 2026).
Interested in teaching or supporting learners in Galaxy?
Sign up here: forms.gle/e971zSYbjNR4...
🍎 Upcoming training: Galaxy Metagenome Training Course 2026
Hosted by @denbi.bsky.social, this hands-on training on metagenomic data analysis using Galaxy will focus on reproducible, accessible workflows.
Learn more & register: www.denbi.de/training-cou...
Purple banner for the Galaxy Community Conference 2026 featuring the Galaxy logo at the top, the text “Don’t miss GCC2026! JXTX + JJ Fund Scholarships” and “Apply by March 15th, 2026.” Conference artwork showing a cathedral and volcano appears in the top right, with the JXTX Foundation logo, a pair of galaxy-themed sneakers, in the top left. The tagline “Collaborate. Discover. Empower Data Science.” appears at the bottom.
🎓 GCC2026 scholarships are open!
The JXTX Foundation and JJ Fund are offering scholarships to support graduate students and postdocs attending the Galaxy Community Conference 2026 in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Apply by March 15: jxtxfoundation.org/news/2025-12...
Of course, if you have organisms/assemblies you'd like to see added, or have suggestions about funtionality, let us know!
@brcanalytics.bsky.social
#BRCAnalytics (3/3)
Additionally, we've added a "Learn" section with several FAQs and HOWTOs along with a few white papers demonstrating the use of BRC-Analytics.org, one looking at evolutionary dynamics in measles and another using AI to standardize RNA-Seq analysis in C. auris. (2/3)
BRC Analytics logo
We are pleased to announce a new release of https://BRC-Analytics.org (v0.20.0). This release updates the number of included organisms to 1900+ with 5000+ assemblies, and over 400 assemblies getting gene track data mirrored from VEuPathDB.org. (1/3)
🗞️ Check out the Galactic Weekly! A quick roundup of recent Galaxy updates, community news, and upcoming events.
galaxyproject.org/news/2026-02...
https://cdf.uni-freiburg.de/en/events/2026-02-09-love-data-week.html
#UseGalaxy #GalaxyProject #EOSC #EuroScienceGateway (2/2)
📣 LOVE DATA week with intro to Galaxy & GTN
Celebrate international LOVE DATA week with a series of free online and in person events focused on RDM, including a session on Galaxy and the GTN.
📍 Online
📅 9 February 2026
🔗 More info & registration: (1/2)
Galaxy had another great year at the Plant and Animal Genome Conference!
Galaxy returned to PAG33 with a hands-on workshop and our first-ever exhibition booth, connecting with the community around reproducible genomics, microbiome research, ML, and training.
galaxyproject.org/news/2026-01...
🇸🇩Galaxy NUBRI is now live; Sudan’s first cloud-based bioinformatics platform, developed by the National University Biomedical Research Institute at National University–Sudan, with support from Galaxy Europe.
nu.edu.sd/official-ann...
The JXTX Foundation will provide support to 3 outstanding graduate students in genomics and data sciences to attend the Biology of Genomes meeting at CSHL (meetings.cshl.edu). The deadline is Jan 31 and just takes a short bio and abstract: https://gxy.io/jxtxbog26
@jxtxfoundation.bsky.social
Promotional graphic for the Galaxy Community Conference 2026 featuring a headshot of keynote speaker Rayan Chikhi. The image includes the Galaxy logo and conference title at the top, and text identifying him as “Keynote Speaker: Rayan Chikhi,” with the session title “Assembling and exploring the world’s sequencing data for biological discovery.”
We’re excited to announce Rayan Chikhi (Institut Pasteur, France) as the Keynote Speaker at GCC2026!
His talk explores how assembling and indexing the world’s sequencing data enables biological discovery at scale.
Explore all Highlighted Talks: galaxyproject.org/events/gcc20...
🧬 Learn how to go from genomic regions to gene annotations in Galaxy!
The From Peaks to Genes tutorial introduces core Galaxy concepts using a ChIP-seq example, covering data import, interval operations, workflows, and reproducible analysis.
galaxyproject.github.io/training-mat...
🎓 GCC2026 Fellowships are now open!
We’re offering multiple fellowship opportunities to support early-career researchers and new Galaxy users attending GCC2026 in France.
🗓️ Apply by March 15, 2026
galaxyproject.org/events/gcc20...
Screenshot showing the credentials interface in a tool form
Galaxy 25.1 introduces a powerful new credentials system that lets tools securely access external APIs and services with encrypted secret storage and a streamlined user experience.
https://galaxyproject.org/news/2026-01-12-tool-credentials-system/
#UseGalaxy #GalaxyProject #EOSC
Galaxy + Dataverse = better data sharing
Galaxy now integrates with Dataverse, making it easier to publish, access, and reuse research data directly within your workflows, supporting FAIR and reproducible science.
Learn more: galaxyproject.org/news/2026-01...
📢 Registration and abstract submission are now open for GCC2026!
Join the Galaxy community June 22–24, 2026, in Clermont-Ferrand, France, for three days of science, training, collaboration, and community. Followed by CoFest (June 25–26). We hope to see you there!
galaxyproject.org/events/gcc20...
