Project description
The FAIRyMAGS CoS aims to accelerate metagenomics research by providing researchers with a comprehensive and accessible framework for constructing MAGs. This framework will not only simplify the MAG creation process but also facilitate reproducibility, collaboration, and innovation within the ELIXIR Microbiome community.
Participation of ELIXIR-FR:
- Task 2.1: Develop a tutorial suitable for researchers with different levels of expertise
- Task 2.2: Collaborate with experts from the ELIXIR Microbiome and Galaxy community to ensure the accuracy, relevance, and accessibility of training materials
- Task 2.3: Publish training materials on the Galaxy Training Network, making them freely accessible to the global scientific community.
- Task 2.4: Organize and facilitate an online workshop using the developed training materials.
News
June 2 to 5, 2025 – FAIRyMAGs project mini-symposium at ELIXIR All-Hands 2025
At the mini-symposium “FAIRyMAGS – Optimising Metagenomics Assembled Genomes building: workflow finalisation, training material development, real data evaluation, and resource allocation tool creation” held as part of the Biodiversity, Food Security and Pathogens (BFSP) scientific program, an update on the FAIRyMAGs project was presented. Bérénice Batut (IFB/ELIXIR-FR) presented progress on the development and sharing of the Galaxy workflow for the construction of assembled genomes from metagenomics (MAGs). Next steps include a hackathon (October 2025), the creation of training materials, evaluation on real data and the development of a resource allocation tool. The slides are available here.
October 6 and 9, 2025 – FAIRyMAGs Hackathon
As part of the FAIRyMAGs project of the ELIXIR BFSP programme, ELIXIR-FR participated in the hackathon from 6 to 9 October 2025, as well as in the social event on 10 October.
The ELIXIR FAIRyMAGs project organized a four-day hackathon in Freiburg as part of the ELIXIR BFSP (Biodiversity, food security and pathogens) program. This 20-month CoS FAIRyMAGs, launched in January 2025, is co-led by Bérénice Batut (IFB-ELIXIR-FR) and Paul Zierep (ELIXIR-DE), in collaboration with the ELIXIR France, ELIXIR Germany, ELIXIR Italy and EMBL-EBI nodes. The program for this hackathon: building on the preliminary work of the project, inviting the MAGs community to discuss and develop all ideas related to MAGs generation.
To find out more, read the scientific debrief of this hackaton on the Galaxy Project website.