Senckenberg, in partnership with the LOEWE Centre for Translational Biodiversity Genomics and the University of Cologne, is hosting a one-day workshop in Frankfurt on November 7, 2024. This event will unite key stakeholders from policy, academia, applied research, civil society, and industry to launch a flagship initiative: the German Network of Life, focused on advancing biodiversity genome sequencing in Germany.
The conference aims to identify shared interests in applying biodiversity genomics across key areas, including conservation genomics, biodiversity footprints, food security, sustainability, public health, climate adaptation, global change, and natural resource management. It will highlight new opportunities for genomics applications. A resulting white paper will emphasize the need for a German biodiversity genomics initiative, outlining its benefits and proposing a plan for its establishment across sectors.
Invited Speakers
Program
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM: Arrival & Registration
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM: Welcome Talk – Klement Tockner, Senckenberg Society for Nature Research
10:15 AM – 10.45 AM: Keynote Speech, “The Earth BioGenome Project: Progress and Prospects” – Harris Lewin, Earth BioGenome Project, UC Davis
10:45 AM – 11:10 AM: Primer Talk 1, ATLASea – Hugues Roest Crollius,
ATLASea, DYOGEN, Institut de Biologie de l’ENS (IBENS)
11:10 AM – 11:35 AM: Primer Talk 2, „Genebank genomics and the barley pangenome“ – Nils Stein,
Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
11:35 AM – 12:05 PM: Coffee break
12:05 PM – 12:30 PM: Primer Talk 3 – Ann-Marie Waldvogel, Institute of Zoology, University of Cologne
12.30 PM – 12.55 PM: Primer Talk 4 – Qiye Li, BGI Research, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
12.55 PM- 1:45 PM: Lunch
1:45 PM – 2.00 PM: Workshops introduction
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Workshops incl. coffee
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM: Wrap-up
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM: Roadmap
4.15 PM: End
Contact Information
In case you have any problems, you can always contact Luigi de Gaudenzi (+49 162 1510793) or Miklos Balint (+49 176 97638880) directly.
Logistics
The address is Mertonstrasse 17, the arrows in the picture show the two visitor entrances to the building.
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Below you can find some information about using public transport to reach the institute from the main station, in case you will not stay in a nearby Hotel. Information about tickets can be found here: https://www.rmv.de/c/en/tickets/your-ticket/tickets-overview/day-tickets.
You have two possibilities to get to the institute from the main station, these connective trains usually leave every few minutes:
- U-Bahn/ subway line 4 in the direction of Bockenheimer Warte, this is also the exit. Follow the station exit signs for ‚Senckenberg Museum‘ and you will be headed in the right direction (~500).
- Tram/ streetcar lines 16 (direction Ginnheim) or 17 (direction Rebstockbad), they start on the street in front of the main entrance of the main station. Exit here is the Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage, then it is about 400 m, just behind the Marriott Hotel.