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A $376,000 award will extend the interoperability and reuse of biodiversity data held by two informatics platforms, BOLD and mBRAVE developed at the University of Guelph\u2019s Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (CBG).<\/p>\n
\u201cThis award will make it possible to greatly extend the capacity of these platforms to support the global biodiversity science community, aiding research on themes ranging from environmental assessments to biosecurity and conservation,\u201d said Prof. Paul Hebert, the CBG\u2019s director. \u201cIt will also advance research in key areas including agriculture, climate change, and pandemics.\u201d<\/p>\n
The project, \u201cBOLD and mBRAVE: Maximizing impacts and access\u201d is funded by CANARIE<\/a>, a non-profit with a mandate to strengthen Canadian leadership in science and technology by delivering digital infrastructure that supports world-class research and innovation.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.1″ text_font=”||||||||” custom_margin=”18px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone”]<\/p>\n The Barcode of Life Data System<\/a> (BOLD), first released in 2005, is a workbench used to acquire, store, analyze, and publish DNA barcodes which are now the international standard for discriminating species via genetic sequences. With nearly 30,000 registered users, BOLD is an indispensable tool for biodiversity researchers and was recently recognized as one of the world\u2019s top data repositories<\/span>. The Multiplex Barcode Research and Visualization Environment<\/a> (mBRAVE), launched in 2017, supports DNA metabarcoding workflows, the parallel sequencing of thousands of individual specimens, and the analysis and interpretation of massive volumes of data produced by high-throughput sequencing (HTS). These data are integrated to support species identification and discovery at previously impossible scales.<\/p>\n The CANARIE-funded project will improve the data distribution capabilities of BOLD and mBRAVE and will also enhance their ability to interface with other major biodiversity data infrastructures such as GenBank<\/a>, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility<\/a> (GBIF), and the Catalogue of Life<\/a> (CoL).<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ibol.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Profile-Photo-Sujeevan.jpg” alt=”Sujeevan Ratnasingham, chief architect of BOLD Systems” title_text=”Profile-Photo-Sujeevan” _builder_version=”4.6.1″ custom_margin=”20px||||false|false”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.1″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|2px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.1″ text_font=”||||||||” custom_margin=”29px|||||” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone”]<\/p>\n \u201cOur aim is to work with these data initiatives to develop a seamless open data fabric that serves the biodiversity science community,\u201d said Sujeevan Ratnasingham, an adjunct professor who is leading the project. Ratnasingham is also Associate Director, Informatics who has led the development of BOLD and mBRAVE from the beginning.<\/p>\n Ratnasingham\u2019s informatics team will develop infrastructure that will enable researchers to discover and access biodiversity-based sequence data through GenBank, specimen and metabarcoding data through GBIF, species designations and their identifiers through CoL. 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International Barcode of Life\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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