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International Workshop Series - How Does Sharing Genetic Data Impact Biodiversity Science and Conservation?

With support from the National Science Foundation, the American Institute of Biological Sciences and the USA Nagoya Protocol Action Group are organizing an international workshop series in the fall of 2021 to explore how the international scientific community can study biodiversity in the changing landscape of international policy.

More than Potatoes: Collaboration for Collecting and Building the Tree of Life

Topic: Phylogenetics, genome evolution, taxonomy
Date: November 15, 2021
Time: 9:00 -11:00 AM EST or 2:00 - 4:00 PM UTC (This program will be recorded)
Location: Online via Zoom

Leandro and Sandy have collaborated for over a decade to understand the evolution and diversity of the nightshade family (Solanaceae). Join them in a conversation about what it takes to make collections and phylogenetic studies have the greatest societal impacts.

Speakers:
Sandra Knapp, The Natural History Museum, UK
Leandro Giacomin, HSTM Herbarium & Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Brazil

Hosted by:
American Society of Plant Taxonomists (Carolyn Ferguson, Naomi Fraga)
Botanical Society of America (Michael Donoghue, Krissa Skogen, Tanisha Williams)

Visit the Discussion Portal to learn more about the speakers, access learning materials, and share your ideas and questions.

For more information on this event click here.