iBOL Organization

Hebert is a Professor of Integrative Biology at the University of Guelph and a Canada Research Chair in Molecular Biodiversity. Hebert is the founder and Director of the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics and coordinates its linkages with the International Barcode of Life Consortium. Hebert first developed DNA barcoding, and his scientific publications have received over 100K citations. 

Hollingsworth is Director of Science and Deputy Keeper at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. He is also an Honorary Professor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a Visiting Professor of the University of Edinburgh, and a Visiting Professor of the University of Johannesburg.

Ratnasingham is a bioinformatician with two decades of experience leading innovative informatics projects in the research and commercial sectors. He is the chief architect of the BOLD (Barcode of Life Data Systems) and mBRAVE (Multiplex Barcode Research and Visualization Environment) data platforms, launched in 2005 and 2017. He designed and developed the BIN (Barcode Index Number) framework, a machine learning system to accelerate the registration of biodiversity.

Kerr oversees the alignment of research programs as they flow through the Centre for Biodiversity Genomic’s operating units and catalyzes research activities. He earned his PhD from U of G and spent nearly a decade serving as the Toronto Zoo’s Curator of Birds and Invertebrates which included management of its various conservation programs.