Educators & Organizers:
Daniel Wibberg (CAU), Nadim Rahman, Maira Ihsan (ENA), Erik Hjerde (ELIXIR Norway), Isabel Cuesta de la Plaza, Sara Monzon Fernandez (ELIXIR Spain), Teresa Nogueira (ELIXIR Portugal)
Date:
10-11 November
09:00-12:30 CET
Location:
Online
Contents:
Managing pathogen data effectively requires a strong grasp of data life cycles, unified metadata schemas, and reliable submission systems. Spread across two half-day sessions, this intensive workshop provides a comprehensive walkthrough of Research Data Management (RDM) for non-human pathogens, bridging the gap between theoretical standards and hands-on data deposition.
Day 1: RDM Basics & ENA Standards
- The Data Life Cycle in Action: We kick off with an in-depth dive into the research data life cycle, providing essential context for managing scientific data from creation to long-term archiving.
- Pathogen Data RDM: A focused segment looking specifically at the unique challenges, requirements, and best practices involved in handling non-human pathogen datasets.
- ENA Metadata Frameworks: Experts from the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) will deliver a comprehensive overview of current metadata standards tailored for non-human pathogens, alongside an introduction to the Webin Submission System.
Day 2: Hands-on Submission, Templates & Metadata Validation
- Webin Submission Live Demo: Day two begins with a practical, step-by-step demonstration of how to navigate and use the ENA Webin Submission System.
- Piloting a Draft Harmonised Metadata Template: Learn about the project’s draft metadata template for non-human pathogen data, developed to support more consistent documentation and to inform future improvements to repository metadata structures.
- Data Retrieval & Interactive Breakout Rooms: After a quick exercise on how to retrieve non-human pathogen data from the ENA, participants will split into four moderated breakout sessions. In these small groups, you will actively pilot, validate and refine the proposed draft metadata fields by mapping two real-world datasets into a shared Google Sheet.
- Plenary Review & Pilot Datasets: The workshop concludes with a joint plenary discussion to consolidate your feedback, identify key community challenges, and review pilot datasets that have been successfully deposited using these newly harmonized metadata schemas.
This workshop is organised as part of the project “Building FAIR Metadata Standards for Non-Human Pathogen Genomic and Phenotypic Data”, an initiative funded through the ELIXIR 2024–28 Programme’s Biodiversity, Food Security and Pathogens (BFSP) Science Tier.
Learning goals:
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Contextualize their data within the broader research data life cycle, specifically tailored to non-human pathogen research.
- Efficiently utilize the ENA Webin Submission System for data deposition and know how to retrieve specific non-human pathogen datasets.
- Understand and apply the latest recommended metadata standards and templates to their own research workflows.
- Actively evaluate, refine, and harmonize metadata schemas to ensure data submissions are truly FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable).
Prerequisites:
This workshop is designed for researchers, data stewards, and bioinformaticians working directly with non-human pathogen datasets who want to standardize their data submission workflows. A basic understanding of genomics or molecular biology data is recommended. Familiarity with public repositories (like EBI/ENA) is helpful but not mandatory. Participants will need a stable internet connection and a web browser for the interactive exercises.
Keywords:
Research Data Management (RDM), Non-Human Pathogens, ENA, Webin Submission System, Metadata Standards, Data Life Cycle, Data Harmonization, FAIR Data.
Tools:
ENA Webin Submission System, European Nucleotide Archive (ENA),
Contact:
Daniel Wibberg (
Registration:
https://events.hifis.net/event/4235/