| NIMBIoS Investigative Workshop: Next Generation Genetic Monitoring | |
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United States - TN - Knoxville |
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| Hosted by: | National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) |
| Venue: | NIMBIoS at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
| Dates: | Nov 07, 2016 through Nov 09, 2016 |
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Description |
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| The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) is now accepting applications for its Investigative Workshop, "Next Generation Genetic Monitoring," to be held Nov. 7-9, 2016, at NIMBioS. Objectives: Genetic variation underlies key ecological processes and economic activities, and is thus a collective resource for sustaining future species, ecosystems and human society. As biodiversity loss accelerates and environmental challenges mount, there is need for quantitative evaluation of the status and trends of genetic biodiversity. However, appropriate mathematical tools for this evaluation are lacking. Despite major recent advances in obtaining genetic data, current genetic metrics are piecemeal, may be incomparable across studies and data types, and are often collected and presented in an ad hoc manner. There is urgent need to conceive and develop standard, summary-level genetic indices that are robust, easily interpretable and tractable across diverse datasets. In this workshop we will develop a framework for constructing these mathematical tools. Specifically, we will: identify key attributes of successful indices in biodiversity science, survey and critique existing genetic metrics, and identify potential statistical approaches suitable for summarizing the highly dimensional nature of genetic data. We hope the workshop will inspire several synthesis papers, new collaborations, and research funding proposals for developing, evaluating and distributing new genetic indices. The inherent challenges of our aims require integration of mathematical and computational approaches with ecology, genetics, and biodiversity science. Our workshop will help unlock the conservation potential of genomics research, and ensure that genetic and non-genetic factors are considered in quantitative fashion when evaluating and managing wild and cultivated species. More broadly, we will lay a foundation for developing new theory and approaches for describing, quantifying, and interpreting the complex, multidimensional information contained in biodiversity datasets. Location: NIMBioS at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Co-Organizers: Sean Hoban (Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL); Michael W. Bruford (Biosciences, Cardiff Univ., Wales, UK); Louis Bernatchez (Biology, Univ. Laval, Canada); and Erin Landguth (Computational Ecology Laboratory, Univ. of Montana) For more information about the workshop and a link to the online application form, go to http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_nextgen Participation in NIMBioS workshops is by application only. Individuals with a strong interest in the topic are encouraged to apply, and successful applicants will be notified within two weeks after the application deadline. If needed, financial support for travel, meals, and lodging is available for workshop attendees. Application deadline: July 24, 2016 The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) (http://www.nimbios.org) brings together researchers from around the world to collaborate across disciplinary boundaries to investigate solutions to basic and applied problems in the life sciences. NIMBioS is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, with additional support from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. |
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| Additional Information | |
| Event URL: | http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_nextgen |
| ISCB Member Discount: | None |
| Contact Person: | Catherine Crawley ([javascript protected email address]) |
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