Jun 15, 2026
The Pathogen Data Network welcomes Eneida Hatcher as its new Director. Joining from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), she brings extensive experience in pathogen data resources, standards and international collaboration — including through cooperation with...
Mar 26, 2026
Last November, more than 70 researchers, developers and data scientists gathered at Argonne National Laboratory (US) for the first AI Codeathon organised by the NIAID Bioinformatics Resource Centers, which include the Pathogen Data Network (PDN). Over three days, 12...
Oct 9, 2025
The Pathogen Data Network (PDN) enters its second year of enabling a worldwide ecosystem of linked data and tools that support infectious disease research and public health responses. This next phase focuses on leveraging expertise and resources from the SIB Swiss...
May 19, 2025
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,...
May 16, 2025
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...
May 8, 2025
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...
