Oct 12, 2026
Researchers and drug developers can now study the viruses posing the greatest public-health risks at expanded scale and speed. Models of how virus proteins interact are openly available for 2,800 human-infecting viruses and their relatives –up from just a handful –...
Sep 28, 2026
Data scientists, researchers, and health specialists identified opportunities for improving how data are shared and used during infectious disease outbreaks, during an Open Community Forum (OCF) co-hosted by PDN. The insights from US, Swiss and other international...
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,...
