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Serena Manara
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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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Join #MVIF 43 cassyni.com/s/mvif-43

and #MeetTheSpeakers
🇺🇸 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...
November 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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🆕 #MVIF 43 program is out!

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

⭐️ Highlights:
🇵🇰 Muhammad Faheem Raziq
🇺🇸 Fuqing Wu

⭐️ Keynote:
🇮🇳 Deepa Agashe @deepaagashe.bsky.social

⭐️ Talks:
🇺🇸 Lukas Bethlehem
🇵🇱 Kinga Zielinska
🇸🇪 Eran Elhaik
October 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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See you on Monday at the #illumina #MVIF event–a scientific webinar exploring recent advances in microbiome research enabled by NGS!
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...
October 23, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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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...
October 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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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!
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...
October 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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It's Monday!
...and a new #MVIF program is out! 🤩

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

⭐️ Highlights:
🇦🇺 @gbouras13.bsky.social
🇺🇸 Danica Schmidtke

⭐️ Keynote:
🇺🇸 Peter Turnbaugh

⭐️ Talks:
🇸🇬 Minghao Chia
🇺🇸 @arzamasovalex.bsky.social
🇳🇿 Brooke Wilson
September 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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🚨 An excellent opportunity for scientists in Africa, at all career stages, working on maternal & child microbiome research 🚨

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

coursesandconferences.wellcomeconnectingscience.org/event/human-...
Human Gut Microbiome Metagenomics – Africa — 20260412
Build skills in microbiome metagenomics, bioinformatics, and data interpretation to advance maternal and child health research
coursesandconferences.wellcomeconnectingscience.org
September 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Stay tuned for more announcements of #GloMiNe2025 speakers in the coming days!

Or... visit the registration page to view the entire lineup today 😉
#MeetTheSpeakers
🎤Gloria Dominguez-Bello will open #GloMiNe2025 in Atlantic & Pacific events, both LIVE!

Youzheng Teo and Anton Lavrinienko in the Atlantic event,
Adrian Egli in the Pacific event
will introduce the @microbiotavault.bsky.social initiative

More info👇 cassyni.com/s/mvif-glomi...

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August 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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🥁 We’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...
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August 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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#MVIF 40 recordings now available thanks to Adeshile Oluwatosin!

Available on both platforms:
@cassyni.bsky.social ▶️ cassyni.com/s/mvif-40

#YouTube ▶️ youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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June 9, 2025 at 9:59 AM
📽️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!🌷
#MVIF 39 recordings are now available!

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

@cassyni.bsky.social ▶️ cassyni.com/s/mvif-39

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

Enjoy!
MVIF.39 - 5th May 2025 - YouTube
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May 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
⚠️Next week! Important topic for all microbiome researchers!🦠

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!

✍️https://cassyni.com/s/mvif-39
We can't wait to welcome:

⭐️Contributed talk:
🇺🇸 Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello

⭐️Keynote:
🇮🇹Benedetta Turchetti
🇮🇹Valentina Veneroso
🇧🇷Manuela da Silva
🇩🇪 @amberhscholz.bsky.social

Moderator:
Arnaud Larroquette

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April 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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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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April 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Excited to host Microbiome Virtual International Forum next week. Register here for this exciting session - cassyni.com/s/mvif-38
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April 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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New #MicrobiomeDigest is OUT microbiomedigest.com/2025/04/10/a...

• The South American MicroBiome Archive / @bvalderrama.bsky.social

• coverM / @aroneys.bsky.social

#OpenSourceDiaries / Anita Ihuman

• invitation for the next week @microbiomevif.bsky.social

& more.

Happy Friday!
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 negle…
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April 11, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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 :)
April 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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It’s Friday
...and a new #MVIF program is out! 🤩

Register👉 cassyni.com/s/mvif-38

Contributed talks by
🇫🇷 @patrickveiga.bsky.social
🇮🇹 Claudia Cappello

Keynotes:
🇨🇦 @waldispuhl.bsky.social
🇺🇸Daniel McDonald
🇺🇸Mikayla A. Borton
🇧🇪Sarah Ahannach

Moderators:
🇳🇱 Saara Suominen
🇺🇸 @gilbertjacka.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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#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...
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March 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Today's pitch covers how 🦠Sphingomonas desiccabilis can extract valuable resources to support sustainable human settlement on celestial bodies🌙

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

Registration (free, as usual): cassyni.com/s/mvif-37 ✍️
March 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Listen to Diana Ayala-Muñoz's pitch about her contributed talk at the next #MVIF!

⭐️Starring: 🦠microorganisms living in the deep layer of an Acidic Pit Lake 🍋🚣👀

See you there! Free registration, as usual✍️https://cassyni.com/s/mvif-37
March 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Just announced #MVIF 37 on Microbiomes in Extreme Environments!

Don't miss this special event w/our guests

🇩🇪 Nicole Dublier
🇳🇱 Henk Bolhuis
🇺🇸 Rachael Morgan-Kiss
🇺🇸 Kasthuri Venkateswaran
🇮🇹 Fabiana Canini
🇺🇸 Diana Ayala-Muñoz
🇮🇹 Luca Tonietti

cassyni.com/s/mvif-37
March 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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📢 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!
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February 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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See you tomorrow at #MVIF live! Register here cassyni.com/s/mvif-35
January 20, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Join #MVIF #35 and #MeetTheSpeakers

🇧🇪 @hariszaf.bsky.social will present his work on annotating microbial co-occurrence networks

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgAD...
Haris Zafeiropoulos future talk at MVIF.35 - January 21 & 22/23
YouTube video by Microbiome Virtual International Forum
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January 15, 2025 at 9:25 AM