Plant collection in Ehden Nature Reserve \u2013 north Lebanon
PHOTO CREDIT: Saint Joseph University<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22.3″ custom_padding=”3px|0px|0px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”31px|0px|0|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.9″ _dynamic_attributes=”content” text_font=”||on||||||” text_text_color=”#646564″ custom_padding=”20px||”]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9kYXRlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJkYXRlX2Zvcm1hdCI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJjdXN0b21fZGF0ZV9mb3JtYXQiOiIifX0=@[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”31px|0px|0|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.3″ text_font=”||||||||” custom_padding=”0px||18px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone”]
Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat, iBOL\u2019s Science Committee member and a leader in DNA barcoding and conservation in Lebanon, has been named as a notable alumnus of the U.S. State Department\u2019s International Visitor Leadership Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n For its 80th<\/sup> anniversary celebration, the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) \u2013 a program that helps to foster international relationships through professional development exchanges \u2013 is highlighting 80 program alumni whose work has had a positive global impact.<\/p>\n Magda, a professor of plant genetics and Director, Department of Life and Earth Science at Saint-Joseph University (USJ) of Beirut, is recognized as a leader in environmental issues and conservation in Lebanon. As a participant in the 2013 IVLP entitled \u201cWomen\u2019s Innovation in Science and Engineering\u201d, Magda travelled throughout the U.S. building her professional networks. During her visit, she established a long-term collaboration with the Smithsonian to explore biodiversity using DNA barcoding and metabarcoding.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MDK.png” _builder_version=”4.4.3″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.3″] Using genomic tools to examine biodiversity in Eastern Mediterranean countries, Magda\u2019s research investigates plant and animal species phylogeny,\u00a0phylogeography, and their historical evolutionary processes.\u00a0She is interested in using DNA barcoding to explore endemic plants and native animals and recently she has been focused on using eDNA\u00a0metabarcoding to decipher the role of animal wildlife in ecological restoration processes. Her research results have allowed her to develop conservation policies and forest ecosystem restoration strategies that are optimizing the survival of tree populations in the face of climate change.<\/p>\n Read more about DNA barcoding in Lebanon.<\/a><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.3″ custom_padding=”26px|||||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.3″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.3″] Magda has also been working with insects in Lebanon, deploying\u00a0Malaise traps<\/a>\u00a0in the mountains of Lebanon as a part of\u00a0TRACE (Tracking the Response of Arthropods to Changing Environments)<\/a>, a major research theme within iBOL\u2019s\u00a0BIOSCAN<\/a> research program. She is serves as President of\u00a0\u201cJouzour Loubnan<\/em><\/a>\u201d, an NGO aiming to restore and rehabilitate the most degraded landscapes in Lebanon, and has launched an online database of native Lebanese flora<\/a>.<\/p>\n As a member of iBOL since 2018, Magda has been actively involved in the iBOL community and has been motivating young researchers to advance their understanding of DNA barcoding and its role in conservation. In July 2019, she encouraged three researchers from her lab at USJ to travel to the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph in Canada to learn more about DNA barcoding workflows and research methods.<\/p>\n Read more about how BIOSCAN is inspiring Lebanon\u2019s next generation of researchers<\/a><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22.3″ custom_padding=”0px|||||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#a8d367″ custom_padding=”67px|0px|0|0px|false|false” border_style_top=”double”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.3.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”center” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop”] Media Contacts: <\/strong><\/p>\n International Barcode of Life Consortium<\/p>\n <\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#a8d367″ custom_padding=”0px||” custom_padding_tablet=”8px|||0px” custom_padding_phone=”0px|||0px”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.0″ text_font=”Abel||||||||” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_color=”#646564″ header_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”right” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”20px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone”] Hannah James<\/strong> Donald Hobern<\/b>\niBOL Executive Secretary\ndhobern@uoguelph.ca<\/span><\/a><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#a8d367″ module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0|50px|67px|50px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”center” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”15px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop”] The International Barcode of Life (iBOL) Consortium is a research alliance with a mission to develop and apply a globally accessible, DNA-based system for the discovery and identification of all multicellular life. 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Constructing the Reference Library \u2013 DNA isolation
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