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5th Annual MetaSUB Conference
August 29, 2019 - August 31, 2019
Acıbadem University
İstanbul, Turkey
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5th Annual MetaSUB Conference
The 5th Annual MetaSUB Conference convened on August 29th – 131th in Istanbul, Turkey. It was a combination of established and emerging scientists from several fields including genomics, bioinformatics, microbiology, engineering, and medicine, to share results of their work in the field of microbiome and metagenomics studies. A goal for this meeting was to expand the consortium and allow members to attend worldwide. Our gracious host for this year was Dr. Uğur Sezerman from Acibadem University.
The meeting this year discussed the data from Global City Sampling Day 2016 and 2017, and plans for 2018 and 2019 samples. There was also discussion on plans for future analysis and papers, as well as grants and future goals for the consortium. During this conference the Executive Director Daniela Bezdan stepped down and introduced the new Executive Director Benjamin Young.
PRESS & ARTICLES
![Gabriella Mason-Buck
@GabzMB
The @metasub consortium are in full swing discussing the wonderful world of microbes at the 5th Annual Metagenomics and Metadesign of Subways and Urban Biomes (MetaSUB) conference 🧬🧪🧫🔬 #metasub2019 #istanbul #metagenomics #microbes](http://metasub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-03-at-10.23.20-AM-150x150.png)
![Niranjan Nagarajan
@NiranjanTW
Cruising on the Bosporus to get the #MetaSUB 2019 meeting started with the wonderfully international @metasub gang!](http://metasub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-03-at-10.23.27-AM-150x150.png)
![Maria Alejandra Sierra
@asierra93 MetaSUB and Metagenomics talk by @mason_lab at
#MetaSUB2019 annual conference in Istanbul, Turkey](http://metasub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-03-at-10.23.39-AM-150x150.png)
![Daniela Bezdan
@Daniela_Bezdan
Simply metasub #metasub2019 @dcdanko @hajirasouliha @mason_lab @cemmeydan @Laurie_Garrett @HackerAstro](http://metasub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-03-at-10.23.48-AM-150x150.png)
![Another MetaSUB conference has come to an end. Two days of great talks and amazing science. Happy of meeting again old friends and making new ones #MetaSUB2019](http://metasub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-03-at-10.23.54-AM-150x150.png)
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![Future of MetaSUB..
Opportunity to add more cities..come join the ship!!! @BenYoung13#MetaSUB2019](http://metasub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-03-at-10.24.37-AM-150x150.png)
![@zhrhzl
@metasub conference has come to an end. I am honored to present my project which is the prediction of overall diversity richness without BLAST-based annotation. It was incredible experience for me. It was a pleasure to meet all scientist. #MetaSUB2019](http://metasub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-03-at-10.24.45-AM-150x150.png)
![@mason_lab
@genomestandards Prof Lynn Schriml giving a passionate keynote at #metasub2019 about good data, metadata, and FAIRness (findable, accessible, interoperabile, reusable) for data](http://metasub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-03-at-10.24.54-AM-150x150.png)
![Daniela_Bezdan
@hajirasouliha is presenting tools for linked-reads and how to improve BGC reconstruction. #Minerva, congrats to @dcdanko as well. #metasub2019](http://metasub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-03-at-10.25.03-AM-150x150.png)
![@mason_lab
@NiranjanTW validating the work from @gilbertjacka that shows distinct hospital microbiomes and how they can move and evolve between beds, sinks, and other hospital sites #metasub2019](http://metasub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-03-at-10.25.11-AM-150x150.png)
![@metasub Data analysis and bioinformatics working group #MetaSUB2019](http://metasub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-03-at-10.25.18-AM-150x150.png)
![Appreciating everyone who made this @metasub 2019 meeting a success #MetaSUB2019
Wishing everyone safe trip!!!#MetaSUB2020 loading!!! More cities are encouraged to join.](http://metasub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-03-at-10.25.32-AM-150x150.png)
![@leungmarcus presents the results and design of the upcoming @metasub air study#MetaSUB2019](http://metasub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-03-at-10.25.39-AM-150x150.png)
![@hajirasouliha
Wait what? Chris just spent several minutes on the infamous cost per genome slide. @mason_lab #metasub2019](http://metasub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-03-at-10.25.47-AM-150x150.png)
![@tdread_emory
At #metasub2019 in Istanbul](http://metasub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-03-at-10.25.54-AM-150x150.png)
![@Chandrima_04
Bosphorus cruise party #MetaSUB19
@mason_lab @dcdanko @krista_ryon @asierra93](http://metasub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-03-at-10.26.02-AM-150x150.png)