iBOL News & Events
Bulgaria: International conference May 25-27
The International Conference on DNA Barcoding and Biodiversity (ICDBB) will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria, from May 25-27. The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is organizing the event as part of BULCode Project, supported by the National Program “European Scientific Networks,” Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria.
Daniel Janzen and Winnie Hallwachs Discuss the Costa Rica BioAlfa Project
BIOSCAN: Illuminating Biodiversity Webinar Special Feature – Dan Janzen and Winnie Hallwachs discuss the BioAlfa project and its goal of achieving nationwide bioliteracy in Costa Rica by applying DNA barcoding technologies and data to construct a public biodiversity reference library.
Webinar: Macrogenetics Through DNA Barcodes
Dr. Leonardo Dapporto joins us from the Università di Firenze in Italy to discuss the exciting and rapidly evolving field of macrogenomics, showing the potential of macrogenetics in testing the main phylogeographic hypotheses across an entire large taxon (butterflies).
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics and collaborators receive $7.2 million to reveal Canadian biodiversity
BIOSCAN–Canada, led by Professor Paul Hebert, will receive more than $7 million to support genomics research and technologies that will enhance understanding of Canadian biodiversity.
Hong Kong Researchers join iBOL Consortium
The Chinese University of Hong Kong has joined the International Barcode of Life Consortium and its global research program, BIOSCAN.
Dr. Guilherme Oliveira Receives Medal of Merit
The Brazilian Association of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology has awarded Dr. Guilherme Oliveira, a Brazilian researcher, with a Medal of Merit. The award recognizes individuals who are driving research and knowledge in bioinformatics and computational biology in Brazil.
Spain joins iBOL Consortium
The Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain’s largest public institution dedicated to the development and dissemination of multidisciplinary scientific and technological research, joins iBOL Consortium.
Italy joins iBOL Consortium
The Numerical and Experimental Zoology Laboratory in the Department of Biology at the University of Florence in Italy joins the International Barcode of Life (iBOL) as the research consortium’s 40th member. Dr. Leonardo Dapporto, who leads the lab – known as “Zen Lab” for short – will represent Italy on iBOL’s Science Committee.
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