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Provides participants the opportunity to share information on their genetic collections, including facilities and infrastructure, interoperability, address issues related to long-term sustainability, address challenges around data and sample quality, present use cases. | Provides participants the opportunity to share information on their genetic collections, including facilities and infrastructure, interoperability, address issues related to long-term sustainability, address challenges around data and sample quality, present use cases. | ||
=Biodiversity Biobank Collections: Sample Management= | =Biodiversity Biobank Collections: Sample Management= | ||
''Chairs: Gilberto Ocampo and Ana Lourdes Medrano'' | ''Chairs: Gilberto Ocampo and Ana Lourdes Medrano'' | ||
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Session on new insights regarding sample preservatives and preservation, DNA extraction, among others. Abstracts describing the use of classical museum samples in genomic projects (genome skimming, bait capture, draft genomes) are particularly (but not exclusively) encouraged. | Session on new insights regarding sample preservatives and preservation, DNA extraction, among others. Abstracts describing the use of classical museum samples in genomic projects (genome skimming, bait capture, draft genomes) are particularly (but not exclusively) encouraged. | ||
=Environmental Samples and Data= | =Environmental Samples and Data= | ||
''Chairs: Jonas Astrin, Jackie Mackenzie-Dodds, Rachel Meyer'' | ''Chairs: Jonas Astrin, Jackie Mackenzie-Dodds, Rachel Meyer'' | ||
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Explore links and synergies between biodiversity biobanks and ESBs (environmental specimen banks). | Explore links and synergies between biodiversity biobanks and ESBs (environmental specimen banks). | ||
=Cell Banking & Culture Collections= | =Cell Banking & Culture Collections= | ||
''Chairs: Jonas Astrin, Jackie Mackenzie-Dodds, Oliver Ryder'' | ''Chairs: Jonas Astrin, Jackie Mackenzie-Dodds, Oliver Ryder'' | ||
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Provides participants the opportunity to share information on cell collections and collections of cultured cells, their potential for research, and implications at biodiversity biobanks. This session includes presentations on the protocols and techniques for collection, preservation, authentication, and distribution for all cell culture collections and on Biological Resource Centers as important ex-situ biodiversity conservation facilities, which maintain high-quality samples. | Provides participants the opportunity to share information on cell collections and collections of cultured cells, their potential for research, and implications at biodiversity biobanks. This session includes presentations on the protocols and techniques for collection, preservation, authentication, and distribution for all cell culture collections and on Biological Resource Centers as important ex-situ biodiversity conservation facilities, which maintain high-quality samples. | ||
=Biobanking in megadiverse countries and the Southern Hemisphere= | =Biobanking in megadiverse countries and the Southern Hemisphere= | ||
''Chairs: Kim Labuschagne and Oluwatoyin Ogundipe'' | ''Chairs: Kim Labuschagne and Oluwatoyin Ogundipe'' | ||
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Despite several notable exceptions, biobanking activities are still comparatively scarce in the Southern Hemisphere. This stands in contrast to the actual need for biobanking in those regions of the world with particularly rich biodiversity, and to the general notion that all regions of the world should preserve autochthonous biodiversity ex-situ, including samples fit for molecular analysis. This is most relevant in areas currently undergoing strong anthropogenic change. This session will revolve around topics as: Which initiatives already exist and can be strengthened to help establishing biodiversity biobanks in megadiverse countries and the Southern Hemisphere? How is biobanking linked to public health programs and could this influence the effectiveness of building biodiversity biobanks? To what extent are indigenous perspectives being considered in biobanking to date? | Despite several notable exceptions, biobanking activities are still comparatively scarce in the Southern Hemisphere. This stands in contrast to the actual need for biobanking in those regions of the world with particularly rich biodiversity, and to the general notion that all regions of the world should preserve autochthonous biodiversity ex-situ, including samples fit for molecular analysis. This is most relevant in areas currently undergoing strong anthropogenic change. This session will revolve around topics as: Which initiatives already exist and can be strengthened to help establishing biodiversity biobanks in megadiverse countries and the Southern Hemisphere? How is biobanking linked to public health programs and could this influence the effectiveness of building biodiversity biobanks? To what extent are indigenous perspectives being considered in biobanking to date? | ||
=Policies for Molecular Collections, GGBN Data Standard, and Workflows for Publishing Data Workshop= | =Policies for Molecular Collections, GGBN Data Standard, and Workflows for Publishing Data Workshop= | ||
''Chair: Astrid de Mestier'' | ''Chair: Astrid de Mestier'' | ||
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Overview of the molecular collections handbook and workflows for publishing data. Participants can ask specific questions regarding publishing data to the GGBN. | Overview of the molecular collections handbook and workflows for publishing data. Participants can ask specific questions regarding publishing data to the GGBN. | ||
=The Nagoya Protocol in Practice: Does it Affect My Field Work and Associated Research?= | =The Nagoya Protocol in Practice: Does it Affect My Field Work and Associated Research?= | ||
''Chair: Gilberto Ocampo'' | ''Chair: Gilberto Ocampo'' | ||
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Biological collections and biobanks must be aware of Access and Benefit Sharing(ABS) to legally manage the biological material. Failure to comply can result in legal consequences. This session will provide, in an interactive way, key information about ABS; practical tools for researchers, collections and biobanks to deal with ABS measures and develop an ABS strategy; an update on the internationaldiscussions about Digital Sequence Information (DSI); and plenty of time for questions and discussion. | Biological collections and biobanks must be aware of Access and Benefit Sharing(ABS) to legally manage the biological material. Failure to comply can result in legal consequences. This session will provide, in an interactive way, key information about ABS; practical tools for researchers, collections and biobanks to deal with ABS measures and develop an ABS strategy; an update on the internationaldiscussions about Digital Sequence Information (DSI); and plenty of time for questions and discussion. | ||
=General Assembly Meeting= | =General Assembly Meeting= | ||
''Chairs: Ole Seberg, Jonas Astrin, Katie Barker'' | ''Chairs: Ole Seberg, Jonas Astrin, Katie Barker'' | ||
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Participants will be updated on the status of GGBN's activities around the current workplan. Results of the 2023 Community Survey and Stakeholder Analysis will be presented. | Participants will be updated on the status of GGBN's activities around the current workplan. Results of the 2023 Community Survey and Stakeholder Analysis will be presented. | ||
=GGBN and the Future of Biodiversity Biobanking= | =GGBN and the Future of Biodiversity Biobanking= | ||
''Chairs: Ole Seberg, Jonas Astrin, Katie Barker'' | ''Chairs: Ole Seberg, Jonas Astrin, Katie Barker'' | ||
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Participants will discuss how GGBN is meeting its mission, including identifying areas to improve or scale back certain services to the community. Results of this discussion will inform updates to GGBN's workplan. | Participants will discuss how GGBN is meeting its mission, including identifying areas to improve or scale back certain services to the community. Results of this discussion will inform updates to GGBN's workplan. | ||
Revision as of 12:20, 7 February 2024
Contents
- 1 Biodiversity Biobank Collections: Infrastructure
- 2 Biodiversity Biobank Collections: Sample Management
- 3 Environmental Samples and Data
- 4 Cell Banking & Culture Collections
- 5 Biobanking in megadiverse countries and the Southern Hemisphere
- 6 Policies for Molecular Collections, GGBN Data Standard, and Workflows for Publishing Data Workshop
- 7 The Nagoya Protocol in Practice: Does it Affect My Field Work and Associated Research?
- 8 General Assembly Meeting
- 9 GGBN and the Future of Biodiversity Biobanking
Biodiversity Biobank Collections: Infrastructure
Chairs: Gilberto Ocampo and Ana Lourdes Medrano
Provides participants the opportunity to share information on their genetic collections, including facilities and infrastructure, interoperability, address issues related to long-term sustainability, address challenges around data and sample quality, present use cases.
Biodiversity Biobank Collections: Sample Management
Chairs: Gilberto Ocampo and Ana Lourdes Medrano
Session on new insights regarding sample preservatives and preservation, DNA extraction, among others. Abstracts describing the use of classical museum samples in genomic projects (genome skimming, bait capture, draft genomes) are particularly (but not exclusively) encouraged.
Environmental Samples and Data
Chairs: Jonas Astrin, Jackie Mackenzie-Dodds, Rachel Meyer
Explore links and synergies between biodiversity biobanks and ESBs (environmental specimen banks).
Cell Banking & Culture Collections
Chairs: Jonas Astrin, Jackie Mackenzie-Dodds, Oliver Ryder
Provides participants the opportunity to share information on cell collections and collections of cultured cells, their potential for research, and implications at biodiversity biobanks. This session includes presentations on the protocols and techniques for collection, preservation, authentication, and distribution for all cell culture collections and on Biological Resource Centers as important ex-situ biodiversity conservation facilities, which maintain high-quality samples.
Biobanking in megadiverse countries and the Southern Hemisphere
Chairs: Kim Labuschagne and Oluwatoyin Ogundipe
Despite several notable exceptions, biobanking activities are still comparatively scarce in the Southern Hemisphere. This stands in contrast to the actual need for biobanking in those regions of the world with particularly rich biodiversity, and to the general notion that all regions of the world should preserve autochthonous biodiversity ex-situ, including samples fit for molecular analysis. This is most relevant in areas currently undergoing strong anthropogenic change. This session will revolve around topics as: Which initiatives already exist and can be strengthened to help establishing biodiversity biobanks in megadiverse countries and the Southern Hemisphere? How is biobanking linked to public health programs and could this influence the effectiveness of building biodiversity biobanks? To what extent are indigenous perspectives being considered in biobanking to date?
Policies for Molecular Collections, GGBN Data Standard, and Workflows for Publishing Data Workshop
Chair: Astrid de Mestier
Overview of the molecular collections handbook and workflows for publishing data. Participants can ask specific questions regarding publishing data to the GGBN.
The Nagoya Protocol in Practice: Does it Affect My Field Work and Associated Research?
Chair: Gilberto Ocampo
Biological collections and biobanks must be aware of Access and Benefit Sharing(ABS) to legally manage the biological material. Failure to comply can result in legal consequences. This session will provide, in an interactive way, key information about ABS; practical tools for researchers, collections and biobanks to deal with ABS measures and develop an ABS strategy; an update on the internationaldiscussions about Digital Sequence Information (DSI); and plenty of time for questions and discussion.
General Assembly Meeting
Chairs: Ole Seberg, Jonas Astrin, Katie Barker
Participants will be updated on the status of GGBN's activities around the current workplan. Results of the 2023 Community Survey and Stakeholder Analysis will be presented.
GGBN and the Future of Biodiversity Biobanking
Chairs: Ole Seberg, Jonas Astrin, Katie Barker
Participants will discuss how GGBN is meeting its mission, including identifying areas to improve or scale back certain services to the community. Results of this discussion will inform updates to GGBN's workplan.
