iBOL News & Events
Donald Hobern Appointed Executive Secretary of the iBOL Consortium
iBOL welcomes Donald Hobern as its new Executive Secretary. He comes to iBOL from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Advancing the genomic revolution of species delimitation: Kick-off meeting
$1.1M project largely funded by a grant awarded to Marko Mutanen, iBOL’s Finnish representative, by the Academy of Finland.
iBOL Invites You to #illuminateBiodiversity for Earth Day
In honour of Earth Day, iBOL is inviting citizens around the world to #IlluminateBiodiversity by posting a favourite picture or story of our living planet on social media.
8th International Barcode of Life Conference updates
The 8th iBOL Conference (#iBOL2019) will be held in Trondheim, Central Norway between June 17-20, 2019.
20th Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies
iBOL Members in Portugal help organize the 20th Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies in Braga, Portugal, from 9 – 12 September 2019.
CBG receives $7.5 million from Canada First Research Excellence Fund
The Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (CBG) at the University of Guelph, Canada received a 3-year award from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) in February 2019 to help support its involvement in BIOSCAN
$2.6M STREAM project uses DNA technology to assess freshwater health in Canada
A new environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding project will leverage $2.6 million in new funding over three years to monitor and assess the health of Canada’s freshwater systems with unprecedented speed.
DNA Barcoding in the Canadian Arctic Receives a $1.8 million Boost from Polar Knowledge Canada
New opportunities for DNA-based biodiversity surveillance in the Canadian Arctic have opened as a result of a $1.8 million contribution agreement.
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