# PP AWG Bioinformatics Sub-Group **URL:** \ **Category:** PP AWG Open Projects\ **Tags:** aiml, bioinformatics, subgroups, planetary-protection\ **Created:** [March 12, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/pp-awg-bioinformatics-sub-group/3972 "2026-03-12T14:09:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Swathiga](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/swathiga/32/4463_2.png) [@Swathiga](https://awg.osdr.space/u/Swathiga)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/pp-awg-bioinformatics-sub-group/3972/21 "2026-07-31T20:41:21Z")
Hi [@Alex](https://awg.osdr.space/u/alex) and everyone! I’m a new PPawg member, an aerospace engineer (MS, Virginia Tech) with a background in surface/materials characterization (SEM, FTIR, XRD) and ML-based classification from experimental fluid dynamics work. I’m new to bioinformatics and metagenomics specifically. Still, the AI/ML risk detection algorithms and public data/metadata standards threads caught my eye, and I’d love to learn more and get involved where I can contribute. Looking forward to learning from the group! ---
**Author:** ![Alex](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/alex/32/1840_2.png) [@Alex](https://awg.osdr.space/u/Alex)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 10:38am UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/pp-awg-bioinformatics-sub-group/3972/22 "2026-10-13T10:38:32Z")
[Join with Google Meet](https://meet.google.com/jjb-bnce-vve?authuser=0&hs=122) > **[Google Meet meeting](https://meet.google.com/jjb-bnce-vve)** > > Code: > jjb-bnce-vve Online: Google Meet This is a reminder for today’s meeting at 6am PT/9am ET/15:00 CEST of the **Planetary Protection AWG [@PPawg](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://awg.osdr.space/groups/ppawg&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw0YdPoReyWYklqR1bd-rnB5) Bioinformatics sub-group**. After a long summer break, we will discuss how to prioritize topics and potential projects related to: - Consensus metagenomics pipelines. - Reference genome databases. - AI/ML risk detection algorithms. - Public data/protocol sharing via NASA OSDR and metadata standards, etc. We are interested in e.g.: - Developing new algorithms - Benchmarking (new or existing) - Integrating and consensus - Applying (New comparisons, space vs cleanroom vs hospital data, large-scale data mining) - bridging with other subgroups (ie. large scale mining of blanks in MGnify in dialog with the nucleic acid sub-group) Hope to see you later! Cheers, Alex ---
**Author:** ![Alex](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/alex/32/1840_2.png) [@Alex](https://awg.osdr.space/u/Alex)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 11:48am UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/pp-awg-bioinformatics-sub-group/3972/23 "2026-10-13T11:48:28Z")
Here is a short questionnaire that should help us to coordinate our interests. Please have a look and contribute! [PP AWG Bioinformatics Sub-group](https://forms.gle/kHWvtXunG6zN1y1e6) ---
**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, 4:49pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/pp-awg-bioinformatics-sub-group/3972/24 "2026-10-18T16:49:45Z")
Hi @Alex and everyone, I am Lissandra Kruse Fuganti, a master’s student in Applied Computing at UEPG, Brazil, and a member of the PP AWG. I would like to contribute to the Bioinformatics Sub-group, particularly through Python, data preparation, metadata checks and reproducible comparisons of analysis methods. I am still learning metagenomics and would appreciate a small, clearly defined initial task and the relevant documentation. Would Kaggle Notebooks be an acceptable environment for a suitable public-data task? Are there example datasets or existing notebooks I could start with, and any requirements concerning storage, memory, software or reference databases? I would only use data approved for that platform and would follow the group’s data-sharing rules. I have difficulty speaking English and following live English conversations, so I would appreciate contributing mainly through written, asynchronous communication, with instructions and feedback here or by email. Would that be possible? Thank you for sharing the interests questionnaire. Please let me know the recommended next steps. Best regards, Lissandra Kruse Fuganti UEPG, Brazil [Previous page](https://awg.osdr.space/t/pp-awg-bioinformatics-sub-group/3972.md?page=1)