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New guidelines to encourage global pathogen data sharing
PDN recognizes the importance of rapidly and widely sharing data during disease outbreaks. The rapid, open, and wide sharing of data on emerging pathogens helps keep people and the planet healthy. PDN believes in the power of open data to a) facilitate public health...
New ethical guidance tool for wastewater surveillance launched
A major step toward responsible and equitable data use: a new interactive tool is now available as part of the Pathogen Data Network (PDN) to help stakeholders navigate the ethical, legal, and equity considerations in wastewater surveillance (WWS).A tool for ethical,...
New tool: PDN priority pathogens list now public on GitHub
A major step toward harmonizing global pathogen surveillance: the PDN Priority Pathogens repository – a curated, open-access and updatable list of high-priority pathogens – is now available to the global research and public health community.Tackling fragmentation in...
Webinar: Discover the Pathogen Data Network (PDN)
On 29 April, PDN hosted its first public webinar for a wide audience of pathogen data practitioners. It offered a global perspective on the project’s aims and latest advances, including a demo of the central Pathogen Portal, and the perspective from one of the...
Announcing the first community-led Pathogens Portal Nodes
In a significant step toward strengthening global infectious disease surveillance and response, the Pathogen Data Network (PDN) is proud to announce the awardees of the first call for Pathogens Portal Nodes (PPNs). The PPNs are envisioned as distributed, community-led...
New portal facilitates data sharing among pathogen research partners
Supporting timely responses to infectious disease outbreaks The Data Hubs Portal makes it easier than ever for multi-site project partners to share and access prepublication pathogen genetic sequences, in the secure environment of European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)...
Minutes
Minutes – 28 February 2025 – PDN Executive Board meeting
The PDN Executive Board gathered to discuss and make decisions on several strategic priorities, notably priority pathogens for PDN. After general administrative and reporting updates, the meeting therefore focused on the identification of priority pathogens for PDN. A...
Minutes – 24 Jan 2025 – PDN All-Hands Meeting (3)
Thirty-two PDN members, representing all 12 institutions, were present at the virtual All Hands meeting.
Minutes – 20 December 2024 – PDN Executive Board meeting
The PDN Executive Board gathered to discuss and make decisions on several strategic priorities, including the renaming of portals, highlighting impactful activities, refining the data-sharing model, and reviewing budget allocations. Below is a summary of the key...
Minutes – 22 Nov 2024 – PDN All-Hands Meeting (2)
Thirty five PDN members, representing all 12 institutions, were present at the All Hands meeting on 22nd November 2024
Minutes – 25 October 2024 – PDN Executive Board meeting
The PDN Executive Board meeting took place virtually on 25th October with 12 PIs/Key Personnel, covering updates, decisions, and planning initiatives across several areas: Restructuring into Workstreams: As presented and agreed during the PDN All Hands kick-off...
Minutes – 20 Sept 2024 – PDN All-Hands Meeting (kick-off)
Forty-two PDN members, representing all 12 institutions, were present at the kick-off meeting on 20th September 2024.
Training
Webinar: Discover the Pathogen Data Network (PDN)
On 29 April, PDN hosted its first public webinar for a wide audience of pathogen data practitioners. It offered a global perspective on the project’s aims and latest advances, including a demo of the central Pathogen Portal, and the perspective from one of the...