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Nextstrain

Nextstrain
Switzerland
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About

Launched: 2015
Record Updated: Sep 30, 2026
Open scholarly dataset
Research software community
An open-source project to harness the scientific and public health potential of pathogen genome data.

Domain Relevance

  • Basic medicine
  • Biological sciences

Mission

Nextstrain is a project to harness the scientific and public health potential of pathogen genome data. It’s made up of many different parts that all work together. Through our website, nextstrain.org, we provide a continually-updated view of publicly available data with powerful analyses and visualizations showing pathogen evolution and epidemic spread. Through our open-source software tools, we aim to help you analyze and visualize your own data in the same way. Our goal is to aid epidemiological understanding and improve outbreak response.

Technical Attributes

Maintenance Status

Actively Maintained

Open Code Repository

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Technical Documentation

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Code License

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Open Data Statement

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Technical Attribute Statements

Programming Languages

  • javascript
  • python
  • rust

Technology Readiness Level

  • Actual system proven in operational environment

Code Licenses Used

  • GNU General Public License (GPL)

Content Licensing

  • Creative commons licenses

Standards

Community Engagement

Code of Conduct

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Community Statements

User Contribution Pathways

  • Contribute to code

Community Engagement Activities

  • Blogs

Policies & Governance

Policies

Governance Structure & Processes

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Policy Statements

Access Conditions

  • Open without restrictions

Board Structure

  • Advisory board or steering committee

Board Level

  • Both

Community Governance

  • Ad hoc

Additional Information

Organizational History

Nextstrain started as an academic project by Trevor Bedford and Richard Neher to provide always up-to-date influenza phylogenies. Over the years, Nextstrain has grown to cover more pathogens. The day to day operations are now led by JT McCrone and Richard Neher.

Organizational Structure

Business or Ownership Model

Fiscal sponsorship (academic institution)

Full-time Staff

1-5

Volunteers

1-5

Funding

Primary Funding Source

  • Contributions

Revenue Sources

  • Corporate sponsorship
  • Grants (private)
  • Grants (public)
  • In-kind contributions

Fiscal Host

Biozentrum, University of Basel and Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center, Seattle
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