Dr Shannon Corrigan1,2, Mr Liam Anstiss2, Dr Philipp Bayer1,2, Dr Emma DeJong2, Ms Adrianne Doran2, Dr Richard Edwards2, Ms Lauren Huet2, Dr Lara Parata2, Mr Tyler Pierce2, Dr Priscila Goncalves1,2
1Minderoo Foundation, Boorloo, Perth, Australia, 2Minderoo OceanOmics Centre at UWA, Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Boorloo, Perth, Australia
Biography:
I use modern genomics approaches to study the biology, ecology, and conservation of marine vertebrates. I'm particularly fond of cartilaginous fishes and their DNA. A current focus is generating reference genome resources to support the development of environmental DNA as a scalable biomonitoring tool.
Abstract:
In this presentation we introduce ‘Ocean Genomes’ delivered via the Minderoo OceanOmics Centre at UWA. With focus on quality, completeness, curation, and open accessibility we work to accelerate and scale the production of reference quality genome resources for marine vertebrates. It is intended that these resources will, 1) facilitate the development of breakthrough eDNA based biomonitoring applications, 2) future-proof reference resources for beyond mitochondrial metabarcoding eDNA approaches, and 3) serve as foundational tools for studying marine vertebrate biodiversity to inform their conservation and management. We will describe Ocean Genomes main goals, tools and workflows, along with progress to date, partnerships and opportunities for collaboration.