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The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), within the scope of the BIOTA–FAPESP Program, the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC) and Smithsonian Institution invite you to the

WORKSHOP BIODIVERSITY and BIOBANK

August 16^th, 2017 (8h30 a.m to 5:00 p.m)
FAPESP - Rua Pio XI, 1500 – São Paulo

The objective of this workshop is to map Brazilian Biological Collections willing to join the initiative of Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN) and Earth Biogenome Project (EBP). Identify number and location of Biobank needed in Brazil, understand the new Law of Biodiversity Access in Brazil and funding agencies willing to support the initiative.

The result of the workshop will advance the participation of Brazil in the Earth Biogenomic Project (EBP).

Registration: eventos/biobank/registration

Program
8h30	Registration
9h00	Opening Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz, Scientific Director of FAPESP Luis Davidovich, President of ABC Jonathan A. Coddington, Director of Global Genome Network (GGBN), Smithsonian Institution
9h30	Setting the Scene The Earth BioGenome Project (EBP) Harris Lewin, UC Davis Genome Center
SESSION 1: BIODIVERSITY
10h30	GGBN and infrastructure needed to build a Biobank Jonathan A. Coddington, Smithsonian Institution
11h00	Large-scale biodiversity genomics initiatives in Brazil: from DNA barcodes to whole genome sequences Eduardo Eizirik, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC–RS)
11h30	BIOTA FAPESP Program Luciano Verdade, FAPESP and University of São Paulo (USP)
12h00	Lunch (restaurants around FAPESP)
SESSION 2: BIOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS AND BIOBANK INITIATIVES
14h00	Viable cell culture cryobanks for research and conservation Oliver Ryder, San Diego Zoo Global
14h30	Biological collections and brazilian access and benefit-sharing legislation (Law of Biodiversity) Manuela da Silva, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
15h00	CRIA’s contribution to open access to data from biological collections and biobanks in Brazil Vanderlei Canhos, Centro de Referência em Informação Ambiental (CRIA)
15h30	Coffee break
SESSION 3: GENOMICS IN BRAZIL AND BIOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS
15h50	An overview of bioinformatics and sequencing in LNCC and Brazil Ana Tereza Vasconcelos, Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica (LNCC/Labinfo – MCTIC)
16h10	Velloziaceae genomics and the Lactad-Unicamp as an EBP node Isabel Rodrigues Gerhardt, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA)
16h20	GGBN resources Katherine Barney Barker, Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN)
16h50	Q&A and Wrap Up
17h00	Closing

Event free of charge | Limited seats | Offical language: English (simultaneous translation will not provided)

INFORMATION:
(11) 3838-4362

Parking Suggestion
Pio Park: Rua Pio XI, 1320 | ELS: Rua Pio XI, 1650 | Tonimar: Rua Jorge Americano, 89