MorphoBank Publications, Presentations, and Workshops
This page documents presentations, workshops, posters, and conference activities featuring MorphoBank. These events highlight how MorphoBank supports morphological data sharing, collaboration, and reproducible phylogenetic research across paleontology and the biological sciences.
Upcoming Events
2026
Conferences
MorphoBank Connects 2026
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Conference Sessions
Digital Data in Biodiversity
Workshops
Willi Hennig Society Methodological Pill (part of virtual series)
April 24, 2026
Presentations
Paleoverse
Building Open, Reproducible Palaeontology: A Practical Introduction to FAIR Data and MorphoBank - March 26,2026 https://palaeoverse.org/lectures
Evolution
Reproducible morphological data for phylogenetics: new developments in MorphoBank - May 20-22, 2026
Publications
Jariwala, S., B. L. Long-Fox, and T. Z. Berardini. (In Review). Advancing FAIR Data Management through AI-Assisted Curation of Morphological Data Matrices. Preprint available through bioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.07.08.663621
Long-Fox, B. L., A. Andruchow-Colombo, S. Jariwala, M. A. O’Leary, and T. Z. Berardini. (2024). Addressing Global Biodiversity Challenges: Ensuring Long-Term Sustainability of Morphological Data Collection and Reuse through MorphoBank. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 8:e135124. https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.8.135124
Past Events
2025
AMNH MorphoBank Training Workshop
Feb 21, 2025
5th Palaeontological Virtual Congress
Session: FAIR and Open Practices, March 10 – 25, 2025
Presentation: Long-Fox, B. L., and T. Z. Berardini. 2025. MorphoBank: Supporting Open Science and FAIR Data Practices in Morphological Phylogenetics. 5th Palaeontological Virtual Congress. March 10 – 25, virtual.
MorphoBank Connects 2025
Conference Proceedings: Zendodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17221123
Presentation: Jariwala, S., B. L. Long-Fox, and T. Z. Berardini. 2025. Accelerating FAIR Morphological Data Curation with an AI-Empowered Tool. MorphoBank Connects: virtual, September 18-19, 2025
2024
Digital Data in Biodiversity
Presentation: Long-Fox, B. L., and T. Z. Berardini. 2024. Quantifying the impact of MorphoBank on systematic and phylogenetic research. Digital Data in Biodiversity Research Conference: Synthesizing & Harmonizing Data for Integrated Biodiversity Research. May 29-31, University of Kansas.
Evolution
Virtual workshop at the 3rd Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology, June 26, 2024. Supported by Society of Systematic Biologists
Presentation: Jariwala, S., B. L. Long-Fox, and T. Z. Berardini. 2024. AI-Assisted Data Transfer: Moving Data from the Paleobiology Database to MorphoBank. 3rd Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology. June 27-28, virtual; July 26-30, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Mid-Continental Paleobotanical Colloquium
Presentation: Andruchow-Colombo, A., B. L. Long-Fox, K. Alphonse, M. A. O’Leary, and T. Z. Berardini. 2024. MorphoBank: an online research tool and repository to enhance data access in Palaeobotany and Systematics. Mid-Continental Paleobotanical Colloquium. April 12-14, Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois.
North American Paleontological Convention (NAPC)
Workshop: Managing morphological character matrices using MorphoBank at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, June 19, 2024
Session: #31 Systematics and Phylogeny, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, June 18, 2024
Presentation: Jariwala, S., B. L. Long-Fox, and T. Z. Berardini. 2024. Utilizing Artificial Intelligence for Efficient Morphological Data Integration. 12th North American Paleontological Convention. June 17-21, University of Michigan.
Presentation: Long-Fox, B. L., K. Alphonse, A. Andruchow-Colombo, S. Jariwala, M. A. O’Leary, and T. Z. Berardini. 2024. MorphoBank: a Paleontological Resource for Collaborative Research and an Open-Access Repository for Morphological Data. 12th North American Paleontological Convention. June 17-21, University of Michigan.
SPNHC & TDWG Joint Conference
Presentation: Long-Fox, B. L., A. Andruchow-Colombo, S. Jariwala, M. A. O’Leary, and T. Z. Berardini. 2024. Addressing Global Biodiversity through Scaling MorphoBank for Long-Term Sustainability. Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) & Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) Joint Conference. Oxford Abstracts. September 2-6, hybrid and Okinawa, Japan.
2023
4th Palaeontological Virtual Congress
Presentation: Long-Fox, B. L., K. Alphonse, A. Andruchow-Colombo, M. A. O’Leary, and T. Z. Berardini. 2023. MorphoBank: A Paleontological Research Tool and Repository for Morphological Matrices and Media. 4th Palaeontological Virtual Congress. May 8 – 22, virtual.
Biodiversity Digitization Conference (BioDigiCon)
Presentation: Jariwala, S., K. Alphonse, A. Andruchow Colombo, B. L. Long-Fox, M. A. O’Leary, J. Song, P. Wagner, and T. Z. Berardini. 2023. Advancing FAIR Principles: Internship-driven Data Transfer from the Paleobiology Database to MorphoBank. Biodiversity Digitization Conference. September 19-20, virtual.
Digital Data in Biodiversity
Presentation: Long-Fox, B. L., K. Alphonse, A. Andruchow-Colombo, B. Martinez Huerta, M. A. O’Leary, K. Walton, and T. Z. Berardini. 2023. MorphoBank: A digital repository of morphological data matrices with integrated phylogenetic analysis capabilities. Digital Data in Biodiversity Research Conference: Leveraging Digital Data for Conservation, Ecology, Systematics, and Novel Biodiversity Research. June 5-7, Arizona State University.
Plant Biology
Presentation: Young, J., K. Alphonse, A. Andruchow-Colombo, S. Jariwala, B. L. Long-Fox, M. A. O’Leary, J. Song, and T. Z. Berardini. 2023. Making data FAIR: MorphoBank as a collaborative working environment for phenotypic data. Plant Biology. August 5-9, Savannah, Georgia.
TaxonWorks Together
Presentation: Long-Fox, B. L. 2023. Making TaxonWorks Character Observations FAIR through MorphoBank. TaxonWorks Together 2023. October 25-27, virtual.
2022
Biodiversity Digitization Conference (BioDigiCon)
Presentation: Long-Fox, B. L., K. Alphonse, M. O’Leary, and T. Berardini. 2022. Digitization and Dissemination of Phylogenetic Data: Using MorphoBank for Morphological Matrix Management. Biodiversity Digitization Conference. September 27-29, virtual.