Bérénice Batut
@bebatut.bsky.social
She/her. Bioinformatics. Microbiome 🦠. Open Science. Training. Mentoring. Galaxy. OLS. ELIXIR Microbiome Community. Mother
The Galaxy Community Conference is coming to my hometown this year! 🎉
Mark your calendars & register by the end of February for early bird rates. It’s a fantastic opportunity to connect with the global Galaxy Community.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
@ifb-elixir-fr.bsky.social
Mark your calendars & register by the end of February for early bird rates. It’s a fantastic opportunity to connect with the global Galaxy Community.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
@ifb-elixir-fr.bsky.social
⏳ 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...
Join us in Clermont-Ferrand, France, June 22–24, followed by CoFest June 25–26.
Learn more and register now: galaxyproject.org/events/gcc20...
February 13, 2026 at 9:30 AM
The Galaxy Community Conference is coming to my hometown this year! 🎉
Mark your calendars & register by the end of February for early bird rates. It’s a fantastic opportunity to connect with the global Galaxy Community.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
@ifb-elixir-fr.bsky.social
Mark your calendars & register by the end of February for early bird rates. It’s a fantastic opportunity to connect with the global Galaxy Community.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
@ifb-elixir-fr.bsky.social
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🔬 C'est la Journée des femmes et filles de science ! #FemmesEnSciences #11février
Envie de découvrir (ou faire découvrir) des femmes scientifiques ? J'ai rassemblé plein de ressources ici ⬇️
www.linkedin.com/pulse/envie-...
Et mon starter pack de chercheuses sur bluesky go.bsky.app/TBEzKC
Envie de découvrir (ou faire découvrir) des femmes scientifiques ? J'ai rassemblé plein de ressources ici ⬇️
www.linkedin.com/pulse/envie-...
Et mon starter pack de chercheuses sur bluesky go.bsky.app/TBEzKC
February 11, 2026 at 7:33 AM
🔬 C'est la Journée des femmes et filles de science ! #FemmesEnSciences #11février
Envie de découvrir (ou faire découvrir) des femmes scientifiques ? J'ai rassemblé plein de ressources ici ⬇️
www.linkedin.com/pulse/envie-...
Et mon starter pack de chercheuses sur bluesky go.bsky.app/TBEzKC
Envie de découvrir (ou faire découvrir) des femmes scientifiques ? J'ai rassemblé plein de ressources ici ⬇️
www.linkedin.com/pulse/envie-...
Et mon starter pack de chercheuses sur bluesky go.bsky.app/TBEzKC
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#Communities of experts collaborating on #scientific or technical projects are drivers of innovation across the life #sciences f1000research.com/articles/14-... @elixir-europe.org @sib.swiss @ergabiodiv.bsky.social #biodiversity #genomics
F1000Research Article: Fostering and sustaining collaborative innovation: Insights from ELIXIR Europe's life science Communities.
Read the latest article version by Clare Garrard, Katharina F Heil, Maria Cristina Aspromonte, Bérénice Batut, Magda Chegkazi, John M Hancock, Elaine Harrison, Naveed Ishaque, Giselle Ke...
f1000research.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:30 PM
#Communities of experts collaborating on #scientific or technical projects are drivers of innovation across the life #sciences f1000research.com/articles/14-... @elixir-europe.org @sib.swiss @ergabiodiv.bsky.social #biodiversity #genomics
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Connexion directe de Galaxy à Recherche Data Gouv
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...
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...
Integration of the Dataverse with Galaxy
Galaxy users can now connect to a Dataverse as a repository source, browse and search datasets directly from the Upload dialog, import files into histories and utilize them for scientific analyses.
galaxyproject.org
January 22, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Connexion directe de Galaxy à Recherche Data Gouv
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My team at @cbitoulouse.bsky.social is recruiting a postdoc #bioinformatics with solid experience in metagenomic analyses.
Interest in evolution, ecology & MGEs is important.
The offer stands until the perfect candidate is found, and it could be you 🫵
🔁 🙏
#microSky #phagesky #UTIsky
@cnrs.fr
Interest in evolution, ecology & MGEs is important.
The offer stands until the perfect candidate is found, and it could be you 🫵
🔁 🙏
#microSky #phagesky #UTIsky
@cnrs.fr
January 15, 2026 at 11:19 AM
My team at @cbitoulouse.bsky.social is recruiting a postdoc #bioinformatics with solid experience in metagenomic analyses.
Interest in evolution, ecology & MGEs is important.
The offer stands until the perfect candidate is found, and it could be you 🫵
🔁 🙏
#microSky #phagesky #UTIsky
@cnrs.fr
Interest in evolution, ecology & MGEs is important.
The offer stands until the perfect candidate is found, and it could be you 🫵
🔁 🙏
#microSky #phagesky #UTIsky
@cnrs.fr
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Get ready for GCC2026!
Join the Galaxy community June 22–24, 2026, in Clermont-Ferrand, France, to learn new tools, share your work, and connect with researchers and developers from around the world. Followed by CoFest on June 25–26.
galaxyproject.org/events/gcc20...
Join the Galaxy community June 22–24, 2026, in Clermont-Ferrand, France, to learn new tools, share your work, and connect with researchers and developers from around the world. Followed by CoFest on June 25–26.
galaxyproject.org/events/gcc20...
2026 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2026)
The annual gathering of the Galaxy Community with opportunities to hear latest developments, get training, and meet everyone involved.
galaxyproject.org
January 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Get ready for GCC2026!
Join the Galaxy community June 22–24, 2026, in Clermont-Ferrand, France, to learn new tools, share your work, and connect with researchers and developers from around the world. Followed by CoFest on June 25–26.
galaxyproject.org/events/gcc20...
Join the Galaxy community June 22–24, 2026, in Clermont-Ferrand, France, to learn new tools, share your work, and connect with researchers and developers from around the world. Followed by CoFest on June 25–26.
galaxyproject.org/events/gcc20...
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Data visualization is a critical step in data analysis. 8 links to bookmark for better data visualization:🧵
December 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Data visualization is a critical step in data analysis. 8 links to bookmark for better data visualization:🧵
Reposted by Bérénice Batut
As 2025 wraps up, we’re looking back at some of the most intriguing microbes that made their scientific debut this year. This blog highlights standout bacterial species that caught our eye. Read the full #FEMSmicroBlog: buff.ly/2wz7k16
#NewMicrobes
#NewMicrobes
December 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
As 2025 wraps up, we’re looking back at some of the most intriguing microbes that made their scientific debut this year. This blog highlights standout bacterial species that caught our eye. Read the full #FEMSmicroBlog: buff.ly/2wz7k16
#NewMicrobes
#NewMicrobes
How effective are AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT for literature reviews? Anton Nekrutenko ran a systematic experiment using multiple AI-assisted approaches to survey RNA-seq studies on Candida auris, a multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen. Summary here:
galaxyproject.org/news/2025-12...
galaxyproject.org/news/2025-12...
December 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
How effective are AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT for literature reviews? Anton Nekrutenko ran a systematic experiment using multiple AI-assisted approaches to survey RNA-seq studies on Candida auris, a multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen. Summary here:
galaxyproject.org/news/2025-12...
galaxyproject.org/news/2025-12...
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Huge preprint if you are interested in bacterial strain taxonomy! The why and how of cgMLST LIN codes: An extensively revised and expanded version doi.org/10.1101/2024... I will summarize it for you in this thread 👇
Life Identification Numbers: A bacterial strain nomenclature approach
Unified strain taxonomies are needed for the epidemiological surveillance of bacterial pathogens and international communication in microbiological research. Core genome multilocus sequence typing (cg...
doi.org
November 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Huge preprint if you are interested in bacterial strain taxonomy! The why and how of cgMLST LIN codes: An extensively revised and expanded version doi.org/10.1101/2024... I will summarize it for you in this thread 👇
Reposted by Bérénice Batut
Proud to have contributed to this important work!
STREAMS guidelines: standards for technical reporting in environmental and host-associated #microbiome studies. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natmicrobiol.nature.com
STREAMS guidelines: standards for technical reporting in environmental and host-associated #microbiome studies. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natmicrobiol.nature.com
STREAMS guidelines: standards for technical reporting in environmental and host-associated microbiome studies - Nature Microbiology
This Consensus Statement presents the standards for technical reporting in environmental and host-associated microbiome studies (STREAMS) guidelines.
www.nature.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Proud to have contributed to this important work!
STREAMS guidelines: standards for technical reporting in environmental and host-associated #microbiome studies. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natmicrobiol.nature.com
STREAMS guidelines: standards for technical reporting in environmental and host-associated #microbiome studies. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natmicrobiol.nature.com
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LorMe: a streamlined and interoperable R framework for end-to-end microbiome analysis www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #Rstats 🧬🖥️🧪 github.com/wangnq111/Lo...
December 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
LorMe: a streamlined and interoperable R framework for end-to-end microbiome analysis www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #Rstats 🧬🖥️🧪 github.com/wangnq111/Lo...
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📢🚀💻Le nouveau site internet de l’IFB/ELIXIR-FR est en ligne !!!
Lancé début 2025, le projet de refonte/création du nouveau site internet de l’IFB/ELIXIR-FR atteint aujourd’hui l’une de ses étapes cruciales : sa publication ! www.ifb-elixir.fr
Lancé début 2025, le projet de refonte/création du nouveau site internet de l’IFB/ELIXIR-FR atteint aujourd’hui l’une de ses étapes cruciales : sa publication ! www.ifb-elixir.fr
November 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
📢🚀💻Le nouveau site internet de l’IFB/ELIXIR-FR est en ligne !!!
Lancé début 2025, le projet de refonte/création du nouveau site internet de l’IFB/ELIXIR-FR atteint aujourd’hui l’une de ses étapes cruciales : sa publication ! www.ifb-elixir.fr
Lancé début 2025, le projet de refonte/création du nouveau site internet de l’IFB/ELIXIR-FR atteint aujourd’hui l’une de ses étapes cruciales : sa publication ! www.ifb-elixir.fr
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Our paper describing the GlobDB is now published in @bioinfoadv.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/bioa...
The GlobDB is the largest species dereplicated genome database currently available, containing 306,260 species representatives.
More information on globdb.org 1/5
🖥️🧬🦠
doi.org/10.1093/bioa...
The GlobDB is the largest species dereplicated genome database currently available, containing 306,260 species representatives.
More information on globdb.org 1/5
🖥️🧬🦠
GlobDB: a comprehensive species-dereplicated microbial genome resource
AbstractMotivation. Over the past years, substantial numbers of microbial species’ genomes have been deposited outside of conventional INSDC databases.Resu
doi.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Our paper describing the GlobDB is now published in @bioinfoadv.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/bioa...
The GlobDB is the largest species dereplicated genome database currently available, containing 306,260 species representatives.
More information on globdb.org 1/5
🖥️🧬🦠
doi.org/10.1093/bioa...
The GlobDB is the largest species dereplicated genome database currently available, containing 306,260 species representatives.
More information on globdb.org 1/5
🖥️🧬🦠
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🧬 🔎 Ce 17 novembre a eu lieu la journée du consortium ABRomics à l’Institut Pasteur. L’occasion de présenter aux différents représentants de nos parties prenantes l’avancement du projet et les développements en cours !
November 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
🧬 🔎 Ce 17 novembre a eu lieu la journée du consortium ABRomics à l’Institut Pasteur. L’occasion de présenter aux différents représentants de nos parties prenantes l’avancement du projet et les développements en cours !
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De mon côté on m'a confié le micro pour la chronique sciences.
Cette fois j'ai décidé de parler du fonctionnement scandaleux de l'édition scientifique, peu connu en dehors des labos : www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg2C...
Mais 4 minutes c'est court, alors j'ajoute quelques ressources ci-dessous !
Cette fois j'ai décidé de parler du fonctionnement scandaleux de l'édition scientifique, peu connu en dehors des labos : www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg2C...
Mais 4 minutes c'est court, alors j'ajoute quelques ressources ci-dessous !
Le beurre, l’argent du beurre et le c*l des chercheurs- La chronique de Tania Louis dans La dernière
YouTube video by Radio Nova
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
De mon côté on m'a confié le micro pour la chronique sciences.
Cette fois j'ai décidé de parler du fonctionnement scandaleux de l'édition scientifique, peu connu en dehors des labos : www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg2C...
Mais 4 minutes c'est court, alors j'ajoute quelques ressources ci-dessous !
Cette fois j'ai décidé de parler du fonctionnement scandaleux de l'édition scientifique, peu connu en dehors des labos : www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg2C...
Mais 4 minutes c'est court, alors j'ajoute quelques ressources ci-dessous !
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Dimanche dernier @ladernierenova.bsky.social était de retour à Toulouse.
L'invitée de l'émission était @docteur-drey.bsky.social donc je recommande chaudement d'écouter le podcast entier : podcasts.nova.fr/radio-nova-l...
@laradionova.bsky.social
...
L'invitée de l'émission était @docteur-drey.bsky.social donc je recommande chaudement d'écouter le podcast entier : podcasts.nova.fr/radio-nova-l...
@laradionova.bsky.social
...
L'intégrale : "La dernière" du 9 novembre 2025 avec Audrey Dussutour
Sur Radio Nova ce dimanche : Audrey Dussutour (biologiste), Doully, Florence Mendez et Tania Louis. La dernière, le dimanche à 18h en direct sur Radio Nova et ...
podcasts.nova.fr
November 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Dimanche dernier @ladernierenova.bsky.social était de retour à Toulouse.
L'invitée de l'émission était @docteur-drey.bsky.social donc je recommande chaudement d'écouter le podcast entier : podcasts.nova.fr/radio-nova-l...
@laradionova.bsky.social
...
L'invitée de l'émission était @docteur-drey.bsky.social donc je recommande chaudement d'écouter le podcast entier : podcasts.nova.fr/radio-nova-l...
@laradionova.bsky.social
...
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Know metagenomics and could spare 2 mins? I'm applying for funding to build a visual repository for metagenomic classification data (not sequence data). To support the application, I have a short 2 minute survey and it would be a big help if you could fill it in: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Metagenomic classification survey
Background: We're seeking the views of researchers on the possibility of a repository for metagenomic classification data, which we're hoping to build. The rationale is that people are familiar with t...
docs.google.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Know metagenomics and could spare 2 mins? I'm applying for funding to build a visual repository for metagenomic classification data (not sequence data). To support the application, I have a short 2 minute survey and it would be a big help if you could fill it in: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
It was a really nice week working on building MiCoReCa, a catalogue of resources (tools, workflows, etc) for microbiome research, and more importantly networking with the large @elixir-europe.org community. Thank you all! See next year!
🚀👩💻🧑💻 End of this week of #BioHackEU25, organised by @elixir-europe.org , to advance all projects in synergy! Thank you to the IFB/ELIXIR-FR team (on-site and remotely), and to our colleagues at @genouest.bsky.social 👏
November 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It was a really nice week working on building MiCoReCa, a catalogue of resources (tools, workflows, etc) for microbiome research, and more importantly networking with the large @elixir-europe.org community. Thank you all! See next year!
Reposted by Bérénice Batut
🚀👩💻🧑💻 End of this week of #BioHackEU25, organised by @elixir-europe.org , to advance all projects in synergy! Thank you to the IFB/ELIXIR-FR team (on-site and remotely), and to our colleagues at @genouest.bsky.social 👏
November 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
🚀👩💻🧑💻 End of this week of #BioHackEU25, organised by @elixir-europe.org , to advance all projects in synergy! Thank you to the IFB/ELIXIR-FR team (on-site and remotely), and to our colleagues at @genouest.bsky.social 👏
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On Day 1 of European Galaxy Days, Mina Hojat Ansari presented FAIRYMAGS: A Galaxy Workflow for MAG Recovery Applied to Termite Microbiomes.
Read more: https://elixir-europe.org/how-we-work/scientific-programme/commissioned-services/science/bfsp/fairymags
##termite ##EGD2025 ##microbiomes (1/2)
Read more: https://elixir-europe.org/how-we-work/scientific-programme/commissioned-services/science/bfsp/fairymags
##termite ##EGD2025 ##microbiomes (1/2)
October 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM
On Day 1 of European Galaxy Days, Mina Hojat Ansari presented FAIRYMAGS: A Galaxy Workflow for MAG Recovery Applied to Termite Microbiomes.
Read more: https://elixir-europe.org/how-we-work/scientific-programme/commissioned-services/science/bfsp/fairymags
##termite ##EGD2025 ##microbiomes (1/2)
Read more: https://elixir-europe.org/how-we-work/scientific-programme/commissioned-services/science/bfsp/fairymags
##termite ##EGD2025 ##microbiomes (1/2)
Really happy to be back in Freiburg & at @uni-freiburg.de to present the Microbiology Galaxy Lab & the efforts of the microGalaxy community to build the first community-driven gateway for reproducible and FAIR analysis of microbial data.
Slides: f1000research.com/slides/14-1021
#EGD
Slides: f1000research.com/slides/14-1021
#EGD
October 1, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Really happy to be back in Freiburg & at @uni-freiburg.de to present the Microbiology Galaxy Lab & the efforts of the microGalaxy community to build the first community-driven gateway for reproducible and FAIR analysis of microbial data.
Slides: f1000research.com/slides/14-1021
#EGD
Slides: f1000research.com/slides/14-1021
#EGD
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On Day 1 of European Galaxy Days, Bérénice Batut presented The Microbiology Galaxy Lab and the effort from the microGalaxy to build the first community-driven gateway for reproducible and FAIR analysis of microbial data.
Read more: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.23.629682 (1/2)
Read more: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.23.629682 (1/2)
October 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM
On Day 1 of European Galaxy Days, Bérénice Batut presented The Microbiology Galaxy Lab and the effort from the microGalaxy to build the first community-driven gateway for reproducible and FAIR analysis of microbial data.
Read more: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.23.629682 (1/2)
Read more: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.23.629682 (1/2)
Today is #InternationalMicroorganismDay, a chance to celebrate the invisible powerhouses shaping our health and ecosystems. With @galaxyproject.bsky.social, we're proud to support global research that decodes the secrets of microbes, from deadly pathogens to life-sustaining bacteria.
September 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Today is #InternationalMicroorganismDay, a chance to celebrate the invisible powerhouses shaping our health and ecosystems. With @galaxyproject.bsky.social, we're proud to support global research that decodes the secrets of microbes, from deadly pathogens to life-sustaining bacteria.
📄 New preprint!
After months/years of gathering insights and input from our incredible community, we're thrilled to share this important resource:
"Ten Common Misconceptions About Galaxy (and Why They Are Wrong!)" www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...
After months/years of gathering insights and input from our incredible community, we're thrilled to share this important resource:
"Ten Common Misconceptions About Galaxy (and Why They Are Wrong!)" www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...
September 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
📄 New preprint!
After months/years of gathering insights and input from our incredible community, we're thrilled to share this important resource:
"Ten Common Misconceptions About Galaxy (and Why They Are Wrong!)" www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...
After months/years of gathering insights and input from our incredible community, we're thrilled to share this important resource:
"Ten Common Misconceptions About Galaxy (and Why They Are Wrong!)" www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...