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About the RdRp Summit Community

The RdRp Summit is an open scientific community dedicated to advancing RNA virus research through improved computational tools, data interoperability, and collaborative science.

🎯 Our Mission

We are committed to fostering innovation and collaboration in RNA virus discovery and characterization by:

  1. Improving Data Interoperability - Standardizing formats, protocols, and metadata to enable seamless data sharing
  2. Breaking Echo Chambers - Facilitating collaboration across research groups and institutions
  3. Advancing Detection Methods - Promoting discussion and comparison of viral discovery algorithms
  4. Ensuring Reproducibility - Supporting open science practices and reproducible research workflows

Research Areas

  • RNA virus identification and classification
  • Viral genome assembly and annotation
  • Phylogenetic analysis and evolution
  • Host-virus interactions
  • Metagenomics and environmental virology

📅 Summit Events

RdRp Summit 2023 - Valencia, Spain

Our inaugural summit brought together the global RNA virus research community for: - Open discussion sessions on standardization challenges - Technical presentations on cutting-edge detection algorithms - Collaborative workshops on data interoperability - Networking opportunities for early-career researchers

RdRp Summit 2025 - Lisbon, Portugal

Held as a satellite event of ViBioM 2025, focusing on: - Next-generation viral discovery platforms - AI/ML applications in virology - Community-driven tool development - Future directions in viral genomics

Future Events

  • 2027: Full summit planned
  • 2026: Potential mini-summit under discussion

🤝 Get Involved

Join Our Community

Slack Workspace: Join our discussions

Ways to Contribute

  • Tool Submissions: Add new tools to our curated list
  • Documentation: Improve tool descriptions and tutorials (tbd, maybe a notebooks section in a mkblog like page?)

🦠 European Virus Bioinformatics Center (EVBC)

European network for virus bioinformatics research and training

Visit EVBC

🧬 Awesome Virome

Comprehensive collection of virome analysis tools and resources

Explore Tools

🔬 Minimal INformation about uncultivated Viral Genomes (MiuVig)

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Learn More

Social Media

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📄 Contributing

see out our Contributing Guidelines

📜 License & Attribution

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Acknowledgments

  • Inspired by the awesome-virome project
  • Built with ❤️ by the global RNA virus research community

Building the future of RNA virus research, one tool at a time.