Hi everybody,
You have till Friday, Feb. 28, to nominate yourself and someone else as a
NEW AgBioData steering committee (SC) member (
https://forms.gle/1dTTbEhN8FDs6Ep5A*)*!
The SC is a vibrant, collaborative, and inclusive environment that offers
opportunities to expand leadership skills, network with agricultural
research community stakeholders, and help achieve a FAIR agricultural data
ecosystem. We are looking for candidates to serve as members of the
AgBioData SC who are willing to commit a proportion of *their time to
AgBioData activities (approximately 2 hours/week) for 3 years. *
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Best,
Annarita
Hi everybody,
Please *see below two important opportunities*:
- The AgBioData steering committee (SC) is calling *for nominations for
new SC members*!
Do you want to take a leadership role within the AgBioData consortium?
Do you know someone who can contribute significantly to the AgBioData
steering committee? Nominate* yourself or somebody you think might fit
the position by next Friday, February 28, at *
https://forms.gle/1dTTbEhN8FDs6Ep5A
*! *The SC is a vibrant, collaborative, and inclusive environment that
offers opportunities to expand leadership skills, network with agricultural
research community stakeholders, and help achieve a FAIR agricultural data
ecosystem.
*We are looking for candidates to serve as members of the AgBioData SC who
are willing to commit a proportion of their time to AgBioData activities
(approximately 2 hours/week) for 3 years. *
- You have until Friday, February 21, to register for the new AgBioData
working group on
*Natural Language Processing for biocuration (NLP4Biocuration WG)! The
NLP4Biocuration WG will explore the application of existing NLP tools to
biocuration and identify their limitations with AgBioData-curated
content. Join it by completing this form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0exyHDowMCnL1_VkCBsff6T0sSPTl3pg…>
by
February 21! The commitment will generally be between 2-6 hours monthly,
including meeting attendance and offline work (e.g., literature, writing,
etc.). Please share the registration link with anybody who you think is
interested.*
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Have a lovely week!
Annarita
Dear all,
This is a friendly reminder to register for the new working group (WG)
on *Natural
Language Processing (NLP) for biocuration*!
The NLP4Biocuration WG will explore the application of existing NLP tools
to biocuration and identify their limitations with AgBioData-curated
content. *Complete this form to join the working group by February 21! *
*The commitment will generally be between 2-6 hours monthly*, including
meeting attendance and offline work (e.g., literature, writing, etc.). This
is your opportunity to shape the future of our research community by
contributing to developing best data archiving and management practices
that can benefit you and all the other stakeholders.
Participating in the AgBioData working groups will also offer you
opportunities for
- professional networking
- leadership skill development
- authorship in impactful manuscripts
- possibility to join the AgBioData Ambassador and Championship programs
Please share the registration link with anybody who you think is interested.
Best,
Annarita
Dear all,
Registration for the new working group (WG) on *Natural Language Processing
(NLP) for biocuration* is now OPEN!
The NLP4Biocuration WG will explore the application of existing NLP tools
to biocuration and identify their limitations with AgBioData-curated
content.
*Join the NLP4biocuration working group by completing this form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0exyHDowMCnL1_VkCBsff6T0sSPTl3pg…>
by February 21! *
*The commitment will generally be between 2-6 hours monthly*, including
meeting attendance and offline work (e.g., literature, writing, etc.). This
is your opportunity to shape the future of our research community by
contributing to developing best practices of data archiving and management
that can benefit you and all the other stakeholders.
Participating in the AgBioData working groups will also offer you
opportunities for
- professional networking
- leadership skill development
- authorship in impactful manuscripts
- possibility to participate in the AgBioData Ambassador and
Championship programs
Please share the registration link with anybody that you think can be
interested.
Best,
Annarita
Hi everybody,
Don't miss our monthly webinar TOMORROW, Feb. 5th, at 12 PM CDT. David
Molik and Adam Wright from the Genome Assembly and Annotation Nomenclature
working group will present their recent publication (
https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyaf006) and recommendations on gene and
genome nomenclature.
I have included more details about the webinar and the Zoom link to attend
the webinar below.
I hope you will join us.
Best,
Annarita
:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:
*Abstracts:*
*Guidelines for Gene and Genome Assembly Nomenclature (GAAN)*
Clear and informative naming schemes enhance the utility of genome
assemblies and gene annotations. We present a comprehensive nomenclature
framework which incorporates species, sequencing group,
colony/breed/strain, version, and other critical metadata in a
well-structured format. This approach aligns with standards from AgBioData
discussions and ensures compatibility with major repositories such as those
in the INSDC. To facilitate adoption, we developed the Gene and Genome
Assembly Nomenclature (GAAN) tool for validating names under these
guidelines. Future iterations of GAAN will integrate external databases
like the Darwin Tree of Life Identifiers and the Vertebrate Breed Ontology
for further validation.
*| 1P ET | 12P CT | 11A MT | 10A PT |*
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Dear agricultural genome or phenome researcher:
This is a further announcement of the series of four “Field Days” on Single
Cell genomics in agriculture. Also, please see below for a second reminder
on travel funding for attending the AG2PI Single Cell Workshop March 29-30!
Details on the four sessions can be found at:
https://www.faang.org/bbs?s=2025_wkshop..txt
If you are interested in attending one or more of these *free* online
sessions, please register at least 2 days in advance at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1W2aSNN0QEE-yzqehj2DHsGKa9N3fvCXHPMY9gAeZa7…
We will follow up with registered people to provide Zoom information one
day before the session and provide information on obtaining the sessions'
recordings once they are available.
*ALSO:*
**We still have a handful of seats available for early career researchers
to request $600 funding that will cover costs for the SC Workshop in
Orlando, Florida:
https://www.agbt.org/home/home/agbt-ag/agworkshops/#workshop3
If you are interested in this, have your advisor send confirmation you are
eligible: that you are currently in graduate school or within 5 years of
attaining your PhD.**
Thanks for your interest!
Chris Tuggle for the AG2PI Single Cell Workshop Organizing Committee
Hi everybody,
Join us for the first monthly webinar of 2025! Next Wednesday, Feb. 5th, at
12 PM CDT, David Molik and Adam Wright from the Genome Assembly and
Annotation Nomenclature working group will present their recent publication
(https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyaf006) and recommendations on gene and
genome nomenclature.
I have included more details about the webinar and the Zoom link to attend
the webinar below.
I hope you will join us.
Best,
Annarita
:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:
*Abstracts:*
*Guidelines for Gene and Genome Assembly Nomenclature (GAAN)*
Clear and informative naming schemes enhance the utility of genome
assemblies and gene annotations. We present a comprehensive nomenclature
framework which incorporates species, sequencing group,
colony/breed/strain, version, and other critical metadata in a
well-structured format. This approach aligns with standards from AgBioData
discussions and ensures compatibility with major repositories such as those
in the INSDC. To facilitate adoption, we developed the Gene and Genome
Assembly Nomenclature (GAAN) tool for validating names under these
guidelines. Future iterations of GAAN will integrate external databases
like the Darwin Tree of Life Identifiers and the Vertebrate Breed Ontology
for further validation.
*| 1P ET | 12P CT | 11A MT | 10A PT |*
Find your local time here
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=AgBioData+Monthly…>
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Dear everyone,
AgBioData will be at PAG 32 in San Diego! If you are attending the
conference, please join us:
- For *our workshop* on *Friday, Jan. 10, at 4 PM in room Town and
Country C*. There will be presentations from the current working groups
and we will provide updates on the consortium's direction. More info on the
workshop is available here <https://www.agbiodata.org/agb-pag32>.
- At* booth #210! *We will be there with our member databases to meet
you in person and answer questions.
Looking forward to seeing you at PAG!
Best,
Annarita
Hi everybody,
Join us TOMORROW, at 12 PM CDT, for our monthly webinar with Sarah Dyer.
She will discuss Ensembl as a precious resource for annotated genomes
across the tree of life.
I have included more details about the webinar and the Zoom link to attend
the webinar below.
I hope you will join us.
Best,
Annarita
:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:
*Abstracts:*
*Plants, pollinators, and pests in Ensembl - integrating genomics data for
agriculturally relevant species*
Ensembl is an open platform integrating publicly available genomic data to
support the exploration of gene annotations, genetic variation, and
comparative genomics. Increasing numbers of genomes are available for
agriculturally relevant species, with multiple high-quality genomes now
being generated for many crops. In addition, large-scale biodiversity
projects are increasing the number of insect genomes available for pest and
pollinator species. Providing ways to explore this genomic data is key to
supporting research and breeding efforts for agricultural species. Ensembl
Metazoa and Ensembl Plants now hold more than 380 invertebrate and almost
160 plant genomes, respectively. In addition, our new Ensembl site (
https://beta.ensembl.org) already holds more than 1,500 invertebrates and
over 100 plant genomes. The new site will ultimately replace the current
suite of Ensembl component sites, bringing annotated genomes together from
across the Tree of Life. In this webinar, we will look at the species, data
types, and tools you can find in Ensembl and ways you can access these
resources.
*| 1P ET | 12P CT | 11A MT | 10A PT |*
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*Join Zoom
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Meeting ID: 820 3835 6125
Passcode: 160683
Hi everybody,
Join us TOMORROW, at 12 PM CDT, for our monthly webinar with Sarah Dyer.
She will discuss Ensembl as a precious resource for annotated genomes
across the tree of life.
I have included more details about the webinar and the Zoom link to attend
the webinar below.
I hope you will join us.
Best,
Annarita
:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:
*Abstracts:*
*Plants, pollinators, and pests in Ensembl - integrating genomics data for
agriculturally relevant species*
Ensembl is an open platform integrating publicly available genomic data to
support the exploration of gene annotations, genetic variation, and
comparative genomics. Increasing numbers of genomes are available for
agriculturally relevant species, with multiple high-quality genomes now
being generated for many crops. In addition, large-scale biodiversity
projects are increasing the number of insect genomes available for pest and
pollinator species. Providing ways to explore this genomic data is key to
supporting research and breeding efforts for agricultural species. Ensembl
Metazoa and Ensembl Plants now hold more than 380 invertebrate and almost
160 plant genomes, respectively. In addition, our new Ensembl site (
https://beta.ensembl.org) already holds more than 1,500 invertebrates and
over 100 plant genomes. The new site will ultimately replace the current
suite of Ensembl component sites, bringing annotated genomes together from
across the Tree of Life. In this webinar, we will look at the species, data
types, and tools you can find in Ensembl and ways you can access these
resources.
*| 1P ET | 12P CT | 11A MT | 10A PT |*
Find your local time here
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=AgBioData+Monthly…>
*Join Zoom
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Meeting ID: 820 3835 6125
Passcode: 160683