# Biofilm Subgroup Open Project **URL:** \ **Category:** Microbes AWG Open Projects\ **Tags:** biofilm\ **Created:** [July 10, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/biofilm-subgroup-open-project/769 "2024-07-10T15:20:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![mythreyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4da419/32.png) [@mythreyi](https://awg.osdr.space/u/mythreyi)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 11:19pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/biofilm-subgroup-open-project/769/46 "2025-11-27T23:19:45Z")
Thank you so much. Look forward to the Jan 27th meeting. Happy holidays! Sincerely, Mythreyi ---
**Author:** ![Colleen\_Lawless](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/colleen_lawless/32/3350_2.png) [@Colleen\_Lawless](https://awg.osdr.space/u/Colleen_Lawless)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/biofilm-subgroup-open-project/769/47 "2026-01-08T13:52:15Z")
Hi, I’d love to join this group if possible. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![rtscott2001](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/rtscott2001/32/5_2.png) [@rtscott2001](https://awg.osdr.space/u/rtscott2001)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/biofilm-subgroup-open-project/769/48 "2026-01-08T13:55:37Z")
Awesome, you’d be in good company, as @katherine.j.baxter @nicholas.brereton @vrvinothan others are about to publish a paper from this long-standing sub-group project of the [@MicrobesAWG](https://awg.osdr.space/groups/microbesawg) 🎊 And Katherine is in Glasgow, and Nicholas is at Univ Col Dublin ❤ ---
**Author:** ![kajari.das63](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/kajari.das63/32/305_2.png) [@kajari.das63](https://awg.osdr.space/u/kajari.das63)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/biofilm-subgroup-open-project/769/49 "2026-01-08T14:50:36Z")
Thank you so much Ryan for your effort regarding APC. Wishing you a very happy and prosperous New Year. ---
**Author:** ![katherine.j.baxter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/katherine.j.baxter/32/212_2.png) [@katherine.j.baxter](https://awg.osdr.space/u/katherine.j.baxter)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/biofilm-subgroup-open-project/769/50 "2026-01-14T13:01:47Z")
Hi @Colleen_Lawless you’re more than welcome. Our next meeting is January 27th. The link and details are on the AWG meeting calendar. All the best, Katherine ---
**Author:** ![angel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/angel/32/49_2.png) [@angel](https://awg.osdr.space/u/angel)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/biofilm-subgroup-open-project/769/51 "2026-01-22T15:49:20Z")
@katherine.j.baxter @eszter.sas @kbclarkphd Michaela Walsh @nikhilp @alavia @ccnaney @kennerdaleniamh228 @kajari.das63 @zshi @anish.kelam @vandana.verma @MFilipa @DirkNeefs @vrvinothan @mrtirum2 @borjabarbero Guerrino Macori @emmanuel.gonzalez @ben.sikes @Fathi @nicholas.brereton @rtscott2001 Yay!!! [https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-025-00875-8](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-025-00875-8) ![biofilmsfromcradleoflifetolifesupport_nasa](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/osdr/original/2X/0/04bef981ef523101b35dd26adc738d4379051233.png) ---
**Author:** ![jessicadurbano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/jessicadurbano/32/61_2.png) [@jessicadurbano](https://awg.osdr.space/u/jessicadurbano)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/biofilm-subgroup-open-project/769/52 "2026-01-22T16:42:24Z")
Congratulations team! ---
**Author:** ![Andrea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c37758/32.png) [@Andrea](https://awg.osdr.space/u/Andrea)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/biofilm-subgroup-open-project/769/53 "2026-02-02T21:19:28Z")
I am interested in this project and would like to join you. ---
**Author:** ![rtscott2001](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/rtscott2001/32/5_2.png) [@rtscott2001](https://awg.osdr.space/u/rtscott2001)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/biofilm-subgroup-open-project/769/54 "2026-02-02T22:46:15Z")
That’s a good question. Unsure this sub-groups future (as there are so few datasets), but Katharine and Nick will be giving a talk on the subject Feb 26 ---
**Author:** ![Andrea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c37758/32.png) [@Andrea](https://awg.osdr.space/u/Andrea)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/biofilm-subgroup-open-project/769/55 "2026-02-02T23:09:39Z")
Ok thanks ---
**Author:** ![Shankia1985](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/shankia1985/32/4533_2.png) [@Shankia1985](https://awg.osdr.space/u/Shankia1985)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/biofilm-subgroup-open-project/769/56 "2026-02-03T17:46:23Z")
Congratulations!!! ---
**Author:** ![mrtirum2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/mrtirum2/32/972_2.png) [@mrtirum2](https://awg.osdr.space/u/mrtirum2)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/biofilm-subgroup-open-project/769/57 "2026-02-09T21:46:12Z")
Today @katherine.j.baxter joined me to speak to an University of Houston Media Relations person to discuss the review _“Biofilms: from the cradle of life to life support”_ (_npj Biofilms & Microbiomes_, 2026). The discussion highlighted how the AWG–OSDR framework supports international collaboration and open data analysis to advance understanding of microbial biofilms under spaceflight-relevant conditions. An article will be published on University of Houston media platforms in the coming days. ---
**Author:** ![nicholas.brereton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/nicholas.brereton/32/25_2.png) [@nicholas.brereton](https://awg.osdr.space/u/nicholas.brereton)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 8:44am UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/biofilm-subgroup-open-project/769/58 "2026-03-06T08:44:01Z")
A cool paper showing how secondary bile acids (micro-derived) can alter biofilm production in a compound specific manner - [A microbiota-derived bile acid modulates biofilm formation by the probiotic strain Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 | npj Biofilms and Microbiomes](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41522-025-00854-z) ---
**Author:** ![nicholas.brereton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/nicholas.brereton/32/25_2.png) [@nicholas.brereton](https://awg.osdr.space/u/nicholas.brereton)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/biofilm-subgroup-open-project/769/59 "2026-06-30T17:07:00Z")
Such a dramatic meeting finish! ---
**Author:** ![Sanskriti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@Sanskriti](https://awg.osdr.space/u/Sanskriti)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 7:33am UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/biofilm-subgroup-open-project/769/60 "2026-07-01T07:33:39Z")
Hello @katherine.j.baxter I would like to join and contribute to this project. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![rtscott2001](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/rtscott2001/32/5_2.png) [@rtscott2001](https://awg.osdr.space/u/rtscott2001)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/biofilm-subgroup-open-project/769/61 "2026-07-01T21:55:14Z")
? Some sort of late score? Goooooooaaaaal? ---
**Author:** ![Sarah\_HN](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/sarah_hn/32/4909_2.png) [@Sarah\_HN](https://awg.osdr.space/u/Sarah_HN)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/biofilm-subgroup-open-project/769/62 "2026-09-22T01:38:25Z")
Hi, I´m interested in joining this group if possible 👀 ---
**Author:** ![fuganti](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/fuganti/32/4777_2.png) [@fuganti](https://awg.osdr.space/u/fuganti)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/biofilm-subgroup-open-project/769/63 "2026-10-18T17:36:02Z")
Hello @katherine.j.baxter, @nicholas.brereton and Biofilm Subgroup colleagues, I am Lissandra Kruse Fuganti, an MSc student in Applied Computing at UEPG, Brazil, and a Microbes AWG member. I would like to ask whether I may join the subgroup and support a small computational task related to biofilms and space biology. I am still learning the biological analysis and could begin with public-dataset discovery, metadata organization, reproducibility checks, or clear tables and visualizations for an existing analysis. I would appreciate a bounded initial task and guidance on the current priorities, approved data and pipeline. As a technical example, I recently prepared an AI-assisted metadata-audit pilot that executed successfully on Kaggle: > **[Oral Microbiome: MGnify Metadata Audit Pilot](https://www.kaggle.com/code/lissandrakruse/oral-microbiome-mgnify-metadata-audit-pilot)** > > Explore and run AI code with Kaggle Notebooks | Using data from No attached data sources This uses a small public oral-biome sample; it is not a biofilm analysis or a validated study-quality score. Is there a current task suitable for Python/Kaggle, or a small public dataset I could help curate? Please let me know the joining steps and whether written, asynchronous instructions and feedback would be possible, as spoken/live English is difficult for me. Thank you, Lissandra Kruse Fuganti UEPG, Brazil ---
**Author:** ![katherine.j.baxter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/katherine.j.baxter/32/212_2.png) [@katherine.j.baxter](https://awg.osdr.space/u/katherine.j.baxter)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 10:44am UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/biofilm-subgroup-open-project/769/64 "2026-10-28T10:44:44Z")
Hi all, [@MicrobesAWG](https://awg.osdr.space/groups/microbesawg) We have updated our meeting host for the Biofilms subgroup from Zoom to Teams, so please update your meeting details accordingly. Just a quick update on the 3 projects we have as of 28/10/26: 1. Methods to Study Space Biofilms - project now closed to new members. Manuscript written, figures outstanding. 2. Role of ROS in biofilm formation in spaceflight - project open to new members, has been on hold for a few months, looking to restart work. 3. Behaviour of conserved biofilm genes in spaceflight- project open to new members, working through terrestrial literature to identify genes for interrogating OSDR datasets. Next meeting Tuesday November 24th. Reach out if you want to join: @katherine.j.baxter [katherine.baxter@glasgow.ac.uk](mailto:katherine.baxter@glasgow.ac.uk) All the best, Katherine ---
**Author:** ![katherine.j.baxter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/katherine.j.baxter/32/212_2.png) [@katherine.j.baxter](https://awg.osdr.space/u/katherine.j.baxter)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 10:48am UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/biofilm-subgroup-open-project/769/65 "2026-10-28T10:48:41Z")
Hi @fuganti , you’re very welcome to join us. The link is in the calendar and we meet on the last Tuesday of every month. There is a chat function in Teams and so if you’d prefer to communicate via that during the meeting, that should work for us if it’ll work for you! We also generally record meetings, and have a DM chat for regulars if you’d rather follow up on the meeting afterwards asynchronously. All the best, Katherine [Previous page](https://awg.osdr.space/t/biofilm-subgroup-open-project/769.md?page=2) [Next page](https://awg.osdr.space/t/biofilm-subgroup-open-project/769.md?page=4)