“Genome Sequencing and Microbial Resources” workshop
February 19, 2024
June 10, 2024 - June 11, 2024
Location
UC Davis, CA, USA
Outline
The increasing power of DNA sequencing technologies presents new opportunities to utilize microbial specimens and associated data in exciting ways to broaden scientific discovery. This workshop will explore the challenges and opportunities related to microbial genome sequencing, with focus on living microbes, whether sourced from a researcher’s freezer or a large formal repository. Discussions will explore opportunities to integrate phenotypic and genotypic information, specimen and data storage, preservation procedures, licensing of both intellectual and tangible property and emerging requirements of Nagoya Protocol.
Registration is open
Fee
- Regular rate: $125
- Student rate: $75
Draft Agenda
Monday, June 10
8:00 am – Registration and badge pick-up
8:30 am – Welcome and Introductions – Dusti Gallagher, USCCN Project Manager
U.S. Culture Collections Network Overview
Session 1: Challenges and Opportunities with Microbial Collections
8:45 am – Panel Discussion – Moderator: Dusti Gallagher
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- Kyria Boundy-Mills, Phaff Yeast Culture Collection
- Catalina Salgado-Salazar, ARS – Invited
- Sayeh Homayounpour, Ginkgo Bioworks
- Michael Lomas, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
09:45 am – Michael Lomas, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Specimen Management Plan discussion
10:15 am – Networking Break
Session 2: The Power of Data – Leveraging Collections to Answer Scientific Questions
10:30 am – Tiffany Lowe-Power, UC-Davis
KBase & Genome course
11:00 am – Edward Dudley, Penn State University
EDGE CMT Project: Predicting bacteriophage susceptibility from Escherichia coli genotype
11:30 am – Caitilyn Allen, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Cool Virulence: Drawing on a Legacy Culture Collection to Uncover New Biology
12:00 pm – Titus Brown, UC Davis
Bioinformatics approaches for making use of microbial genome sequences for taxonomy, function, and pangenomics
12:30 pm – Adam Newman, Gingko Bioworks
Talk Title TBD
1:00 pm – Networking Lunch
Session 3: Unique Opportunities and/or Projects Within the Collections and Scientific Communities
2:15 pm – Rekha Seshadri & Tanja Woyke, JGI
JGI services and sequencing success stories
2:45 pm – Lutz Froenicke, The Genome Center, UC Davis – Invited
3:15 pm – Marco Riojas, ATCC
Biodefense & Emerging Infections Resources
3:45 pm – Open Discussion – Day 1 Q&A
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Networking Reception with Hors D’oeuvres
Tuesday, June 11
7:55 am – Welcome and Announcements
Session 4: The Nagoya Protocol: Potential Impacts on Data, Information, Licensing & Agreements
8:00 am – Amber Hartman-Scholz, DSMZ
International legal frameworks governing the use and transfer of biological materials, Nagoya Protocol
8:30 am – Matthew Ryan, CABI
CABI collection – strain & data preservation
9:00 am – Q&A
9:30 am – Maher Al Rwahnih, UC-Davis – Invited
Talk Title TBD
10:00 am – Dianna Francis, UC-Davis
Intellectual, Tangible Property & Commercial Licensing of Specimens
10:30 am – Open Discussion, Q&A
10:55 am – Wrap-up and Tour Announcements
11:00 am – Networking Break
11:15 am – Departure for Morning Tours
- 11:30-12:00 | Tour #1: UC-Davis Teaching Brewery
- 12:00-12:30 | Tour #2: UC-Davis Teaching Winery
12:45 pm – Box lunch, UC-Davis Alumni Center
1:30 pm – Departure for Afternoon Tours
- 1:45-3:00pm | UC-Davis Bohart Musearum of Entomology
- Wildlife Collection
- Insect Collection
3:30pm – End of Workshop
Practical information
The workshop will take place at the Walter A. Buehler Alumni Center
University of California, Davis
530 Alumni Ln, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Accommodation
The closest hotel to the venue is the Hyatt Place UC Davis, located at walking distance (5 minutes) from the workshop venue. There are several other hotels in the city of Davis, very close to the UC Davis campus.
Registration