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MVIF President @microbiomevif.bsky.social Sr. PM at PreBiomics on oral microbiome Scientific Advisor previously @cibiocm.bsky.social

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Kristina Campbell and @svetlanaup.bsky.social dive into the most surprising discoveries in microbiome science, the biggest unanswered questions in the field, and more!

Thanks to
@cpavloud.bsky.social @tosina.bsky.social Marianna Bergamaschi, Merel van Gogh and #MVIFconversations podcast team.

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23.02.2026 14:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Episode 2 - Kristina Campbell: "A microbiome science writer's perspective" by MVIF Conversations Welcome to the second episode of MVIF Conversations โ€“ the Podcast! In this episode, we are joined by scientific microbiome writer Kristina Campbell, who brings a unique and personal perspective on how...

#MVIFconversations podcast episode 2 with @bykriscampbell.bsky.social is OUT!

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23.02.2026 14:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Join #MVIF 46 cassyni.com/s/mvif-46
and #MeetTheSpeakers

Simon Roux ( @simrouxvirus.bsky.social ) will share the latest findings on viral genomes from metagenomes, virus-host dynamics, and more!

05.02.2026 10:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Episode 1 - Jack Gilbert: "We are living in a microbial world" Spotify video

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26.01.2026 15:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

LAUNCH DAY๐ŸŽ™๏ธ

We're thrilled to share the very first episode of #MVIFconversations w/ Jack Gilbert ๐Ÿ’ซ

Stefanie Malan-Mรผller & @cpavloud.bsky.social talked with @gilbertjacka.bsky.social about how microbes shape our health and the invisible living world around us.

Give it a listen & spread the word!

26.01.2026 14:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Episode 1 - Jack Gilbert: "We are living in a microbial world" Spotify video

In the Episode 1, @cpavloud.bsky.social & Stefanie Malan-Mรผller welcomed @gilbertjacka.bsky.social!

NEXT episode will be out in February ๐Ÿคซ & I can't wait to tell you who was my guest.

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28.01.2026 09:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โœ… ADD #MVIFconversations podcast to github.com/SvetlanaUP/M...

Woohoo! (this initiative has been cooking for a long time)

In 15-30 minutes each month, the @microbiomevif.bsky.social members chat with #microbiome experts.

โ–ถ๏ธ open.spotify.com/show/1f4lBWv...
(other platforms below)

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28.01.2026 09:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join #MVIF 43 cassyni.com/s/mvif-43

and #MeetTheSpeakers
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Fuqing Wu will talk about the latest findings showing that fucoidan could serve as a potential intervention to help protect gut microbiota during antibiotic therapy.

Check out the paper: doi.org/10.1186/s401...

05.11.2025 10:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
MVIF 43

MVIF 43

๐Ÿ†• #MVIF 43 program is out!

Free registration: cassyni.com/s/mvif-43

โญ๏ธ Highlights:
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Muhammad Faheem Raziq
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Fuqing Wu

โญ๏ธ Keynote:
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Deepa Agashe @deepaagashe.bsky.social โ€ฌ

โญ๏ธ Talks:
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Lukas Bethlehem
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Kinga Zielinska
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Eran Elhaik

28.10.2025 12:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

See you on Monday at the #illumina #MVIF eventโ€“a scientific webinar exploring recent advances in microbiome research enabled by NGS!

23.10.2025 07:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
illumina mvif webinar

illumina mvif webinar

SAVE THE DATE: 27 October, 2025
and join speakers from both illumina and #MVIF!

Registration for the webinar is free: emea.illumina.com/events/webin...

10.10.2025 13:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Do not miss the Illumina #MVIF webinar: Nicola Segata, @serenamanara.bsky.social, and Amadou D. Gueye will discuss the latest NGS advances in microbiome reseach!

Registration free!

10.10.2025 14:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
MVIF 42 program

MVIF 42 program

It's Monday!
...and a new #MVIF program is out! ๐Ÿคฉ

Free registration: cassyni.com/s/mvif-42

โญ๏ธ Highlights:
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ @gbouras13.bsky.social
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Danica Schmidtke

โญ๏ธ Keynote:
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Peter Turnbaugh

โญ๏ธ Talks:
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Minghao Chia
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ @arzamasovalex.bsky.social โ€ช
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Brooke Wilson

22.09.2025 10:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Human Gut Microbiome Metagenomics โ€“ Africa โ€” 20260412 Build skills in microbiome metagenomics, bioinformatics, and data interpretation to advance maternal and child health research

๐Ÿšจ An excellent opportunity for scientists in Africa, at all career stages, working on maternal & child microbiome research ๐Ÿšจ

๐Ÿ“š Blended learning (3 months) incl. prep modules, hands-on training (12-17 Apr 2026) & mentoring.

coursesandconferences.wellcomeconnectingscience.org/event/human-...

17.09.2025 08:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Stay tuned for more announcements of #GloMiNe2025 speakers in the coming days!

Or... visit the registration page to view the entire lineup today ๐Ÿ˜‰

25.08.2025 09:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿฅ Weโ€™re thrilled to announce the beginning of #MVIF Season 5

with #GloMiNe2025 event jointly organized by @microbiotavault.bsky.social and #MVIF

Save the date: 9 & 10/11 September 2025
& register here: cassyni.com/s/mvif-glomi...

22.08.2025 10:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cassyni | Science starts with a seminar Seamlessly organise, run and publish academic research seminars. Get started in minutes.

#MVIF 40 recordings now available thanks to Adeshile Oluwatosin!

Available on both platforms:
@cassyni.bsky.social โ–ถ๏ธ cassyni.com/s/mvif-40

#YouTube โ–ถ๏ธ youtube.com/playlist?lis...

09.06.2025 09:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธIf you missed the special #MVIF event "The Role of the Nagoya Protocol in Protecting Microbial Diversity Through Fair Use," recordings are now available on @cassyni.bsky.social and YouTube!

Thanks to our wonderful speakers for their highly informative talks filled with valuable tips!๐ŸŒท

12.05.2025 10:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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April 30, 2025 See you nextย week at MVIF!ย  Skin microbiome Large-scale skin metagenomics reveals extensive prevalence, coordination, and functional adaptation of skin microbiome dermotypes across body sites โ€“ Cheโ€ฆ

New #MicrobiomeDigest: microbiomedigest.com/2025/04/30/a...

โ€ขHerrgรฅrds cheese @jrotwitguez.bsky.socialโ€ฌ
โ€ขAsian Skin Microbiome Program @cherrychengchenli.bsky.social โ€ฌ
โ€ขlong-read assemblers @floriantrigodet.bsky.social
โ€ขargNorm @vedanthramji.bsky.social

CU next week at @microbiomevif.bsky.social!

30.04.2025 08:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โš ๏ธNext week! Important topic for all microbiome researchers!๐Ÿฆ 

We will cover each step, from gathering samples to reusing the sequencing data generated from those samples.

Relevant for field microbiologists, bioinformaticians, and everyone in between!

โœ๏ธhttps://cassyni.com/s/mvif-39

28.04.2025 08:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cassyni | Science starts with a seminar Seamlessly organise, run and publish academic research seminars. Get started in minutes.

Just announced!

#MVIF 39 featuring groundbreaking research on the role of the Nagoya Protocol in protecting microbial diversity through fair use!

Don't miss this special event!

Sign up now: cassyni.com/s/mvif-39

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24.04.2025 13:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cassyni | Science starts with a seminar Seamlessly organise, run and publish academic research seminars. Get started in minutes.

Excited to host Microbiome Virtual International Forum next week. Register here for this exciting session - cassyni.com/s/mvif-38

11.04.2025 15:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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April 11, 2025 Happy Friday and see you next week at MVIF! Gut microbiome The South American MicroBiome Archive (saMBA): Enriching the healthy microbiome concept by evaluating uniqueness and biodiversity of negleโ€ฆ

New #MicrobiomeDigest is OUT microbiomedigest.com/2025/04/10/a...

โ€ข The South American MicroBiome Archive / @bvalderrama.bsky.social

โ€ข coverM / @aroneys.bsky.social

โ€ข #OpenSourceDiaries / Anita Ihuman

โ€ข invitation for the next week @microbiomevif.bsky.social

& more.

Happy Friday!

11.04.2025 07:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just a straightforward question: What are your thoughts on #MVIF, and why is it meaningful to you?

Feel free to keep your response brief, casual, and entirely anonymous if preferred!

Help us in conveying the importance of #MVIF for its long-term success and happiness :)

08.04.2025 12:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
MVIF 38

MVIF 38

Itโ€™s Friday
...and a new #MVIF program is out! ๐Ÿคฉ

Register๐Ÿ‘‰ cassyni.com/s/mvif-38

Contributed talks by
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท @patrickveiga.bsky.social
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Claudia Cappello

Keynotes:
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ @waldispuhl.bsky.social
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธDaniel McDonald
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธMikayla A. Borton
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชSarah Ahannach

Moderators:
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Saara Suominen
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ @gilbertjacka.bsky.social

04.04.2025 06:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Cassyni | Science starts with a seminar Seamlessly organise, run and publish academic research seminars. Get started in minutes.

#MVIF 37 recordings now available!

Huge thanks to Adeshile Oluwatosin for putting together all the talks, available on both platforms:

#CassyniSeminars
cassyni.com/s/mvif-37

#YouTube
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

24.03.2025 10:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Today's pitch covers how ๐Ÿฆ Sphingomonas desiccabilis can extract valuable resources to support sustainable human settlement on celestial bodies๐ŸŒ™

Join @antiprotony.bsky.social to discuss his work at #MVIF next week!

Registration (free, as usual): cassyni.com/s/mvif-37 โœ๏ธ

11.03.2025 13:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Listen to Diana Ayala-Muรฑoz's pitch about her contributed talk at the next #MVIF!

โญ๏ธStarring: ๐Ÿฆ microorganisms living in the deep layer of an Acidic Pit Lake ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿ‘€

See you there! Free registration, as usualโœ๏ธhttps://cassyni.com/s/mvif-37

10.03.2025 13:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
MVIF 37

MVIF 37

Just announced #MVIF 37 on Microbiomes in Extreme Environments!

Don't miss this special event w/our guests

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Nicole Dublier
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Henk Bolhuis
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Rachael Morgan-Kiss
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Kasthuri Venkateswaran
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fabiana Canini
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Diana Ayala-Muรฑoz
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Luca Tonietti

cassyni.com/s/mvif-37

06.03.2025 14:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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a sign that says coming soon in red letters Alt: a sign that says coming soon in red letters

๐Ÿ“ข We're thrilled to reveal microbiome researchers + extreme environment experts gathering for our exclusive themed #MVIF:

Nicole Dublier
Kasthuri Venkateswaran
Rachael Morgan-Kiss
Henk Bolhuis

Updates to follow shortly!

20.02.2025 09:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0