Dear AgBioData community,
We are excited to announce that the registration for *VIRTUAL*
participation in the* 2023 AgBioData community workshop* (May 1-2, 2023) is
now *OPEN*!
This workshop will bring together the working group (WG) members and member
database resources to share the progress and achievements made by the WGs
and discuss the future directions of the consortium. You can find a draft
of the workshop here <https://www.agbiodata.org/meetings/AGB_community_2023>
.
If you are interested in participating virtually and providing valuable
insights as a data generator and manager, *please register by completing
this short form <https://forms.gle/LaYcyh4Z12yZ9Pa19> by April 26th*.
I hope you will be able to join us!
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Have a nice week.
Annarita
Dear AgBioData community members,
We'd like to announce, on behalf of USDA NIFA, that the newest Agricultural Genomes to Phenomes Initiative program RFA was published today. Here's the link<https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/agricultural-genome-…> to the RFA on the USDA NIFA website.
------------------------
Nicole Scott, PhD
Program Specialist
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Iowa State University
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Hi everybody,
This is a friendly reminder of tomorrow's webinar at 12 PM CT with Krystal
Tsosie <https://search.asu.edu/profile/535281> from Arizona State
University. She will present digital data tools and machine learning
approaches to protect indigenous knowledge and biodiversity.
I have included below more details about the webinar and the Zoom link to
attend the webinar.
I hope you will join us.
Best,
Annarita
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Presenters: Dr. Krystal Tsosie, Arizona State University
Abstract:
*From Green Revolution to “Rescue” Indigeneity: Using Digital Data Tools
and Machine Learning Approaches to Protect Indigenous Knowledge and
Biodiversity.*
Comprising less than 5% of the world's population, Indigenous people
protect 80% of global biodiversity. The next genomic ”discoveries” in
industry and academia may co-opt Indigenous knowledge or disenfranchise
Indigenous peoples, who are often last to benefit and are least protected
from intellectual property claims. Ethical and sustainable research
necessitates new digital data approaches as grounded in machine learning
and Indigenous stewardship models to operationalize CARE data governance
principles, direct benefit sharing, and equitable engagement and
partnerships with Indigenous communities.
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Hello AgBioData community members,
There are four upcoming events we'd like to share with you:
1. The next AG2PI Field Day, "CENSA - A circular economy approach for reducing nitrogen use inefficiencies in integrated livestock production systems", is April 19 from 10:30 am to noon CDT (UTC-5). Drs. Edward Buckler and Mark Boggess will Describe a vision for more sustainable integrated crop and livestock production systems. See flyer attached. Register for this virtual event at https://www.ag2pi.org/workshops-and-activities/field-day-2023-04-19/.
1. The next AG2PI training workshop will be April 25 from 12pm to 2pm CDT (UTC-5) titled, "Water dynamics from molecular structure to phenotype". In this workshop, Drs. Carmela Rosaria Guadagno and Marilyn Gunner, along with graduate students Benjamin Romanjenko and Jose Ortiz-Soto, will introduce how to utilize protein structural information and sequencing data to predict hydration phenotype in different organisms. This workshop is an outcome of an AG2PI seed grant award<https://www.ag2pi.org/resources/ag2pi-funded-seed-grants/#round-2> to Dr. Guadagno. See flyer attached. Register for this virtual event at https://www.ag2pi.org/workshops-and-activities/workshop-2023-04-25/.
1. An additional AG2PI training workshop, will be April 28 from 10am to 11:30am CDT (UTC-5) titled, "Homomorphic encryption to enable sharing of confidential data in agricultural genome to phenome". In this workshop, Drs. Hao Cheng and Jack Dekkers will demonstrate a new method of encrypting data that preserves privacy of proprietary information. See flyer attached. This workshop is an outcome of an AG2PI seed grant award<https://www.ag2pi.org/resources/ag2pi-funded-seed-grants/#round-3> to Dr. Cheng. Register for this virtual event at https://www.ag2pi.org/workshops-and-activities/workshop-2023-04-28/.
1. Registration is now open for the AG2PI conference, cohosted with USDA NIFA: Mapping the Future of Agricultural Genome to Phenome Research, June 15-16! Registration is free (go to https://www.ag2pi.org/workshops-and-activities/conference-2023-06-15/) but limited to 150 attendees. Some travel support is available for those who request it but is contingent upon attendance and the availability of funds. This event will include talks by community thought leaders, stakeholder roundtables, small group discussions, and networking opportunities, all designed to map the future of AG2P research and develop recommendations concerning the research investments needed to achieve that future. These recommendations have been requested by USDA-NIFA.
Please share with your colleagues and students. We look forward to seeing you at a future event!
------------------------
Nicole Scott, PhD
Program Specialist
Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative
Iowa State University
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Dear AgBioData member,
We are excited to announce that AgBioData will have a *two-day in-person
workshop in Chicago (IL)* on *May 1-2, 2023*. This meeting is meant to
bring together working group (WG) members and member database resources to
share the progress and achievements made by the WGs and discuss the future
directions of the consortium (more details and a draft meeting agenda here
<https://www.agbiodata.org/meetings/AGB_community_2023>).
We have *funds to cover travel expenses*, in detail, a two-ways flight
ticket, a two-night hotel room (nights: 04/30-05/01), and meals onsite
during the event for about 50 participants. *We have a few spots still
available *and are opening the invitation to anybody from the AgBioData
community interested in learning more about our WGs and willing to
contribute to our mission of FAIR data in agriculture research. *We can
support ONLY members located in the US.*
*Please complete this form <https://forms.gle/nj12dgafaB2F9Rc67> to
secure a spot. *
If you can't attend in person but are interested in participating
virtually, we assure you that the meeting will be hybrid and will soon send
more details and a Zoom registration link.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Annarita
Dear AgBioData member,
We are excited to announce that AgBioData will have a *two-day in-person
workshop in Chicago (IL)* on *May 1-2, 2023*. This meeting is meant to
bring together working group (WG) members and member database resources to
share the progress and achievements made by the WGs and discuss the future
directions of the consortium (more details and a draft meeting agenda here
<https://www.agbiodata.org/meetings/AGB_community_2023>).
We have *funds to cover travel expenses*, in detail, a two-ways flight
ticket, a two-night hotel room (nights: 04/30-05/01), and meals onsite
during the event for about 50 participants. *We have a few spots still
available *and are opening the invitation to anybody from the AgBioData
community interested in learning more about our WGs and willing to
contribute to our mission of FAIR data in agriculture research. *We can
support ONLY members located in the US.*
*Please complete this form <https://forms.gle/nj12dgafaB2F9Rc67> to
secure a spot. *
If you can't attend in person but are interested in participating
virtually, we assure you that the meeting will be hybrid and will soon send
more details and a Zoom registration link.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Annarita
Hi everybody,
Join us next Wed, *April 5th, *at 12 PM CT for our monthly webinar. We will
have Krystal Tsosie <https://search.asu.edu/profile/535281> from Arizona
State University talking about digital data tools and machine learning
approaches to protect indigenous knowledge and biodiversity.
I have included below more details about the webinar and the zoom link to
attend the webinar.
I hope you will join us.
Best,
Annarita
:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:
Presenters: Dr. Krystal Tsosie, Arizona State University
Abstract:
*From Green Revolution to “Rescue” Indigeneity: Using Digital Data Tools
and Machine Learning Approaches to Protect Indigenous Knowledge and
Biodiversity.*
Comprising less than 5% of the world's population, Indigenous people
protect 80% of global biodiversity. The next genomic ”discoveries” in
industry and academia may co-opt Indigenous knowledge or disenfranchise
Indigenous peoples, who are often last to benefit and are least protected
from intellectual property claims. Ethical and sustainable research
necessitates new digital data approaches as grounded in machine learning
and Indigenous stewardship models to operationalize CARE data governance
principles, direct benefit sharing, and equitable engagement and
partnerships with Indigenous communities.
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Hi everybody,
This is a friendly reminder of *tomorrow's* monthly webinar (*March 1st*)*.
*We will have *Irene Cobo Simón* from the Institute of Forest Science
(ICIFOR-INIA, CSIC; Spain) talking about the CartograPlant
<https://treegenesdb.org/ct/about>, a web-based application that
integrates, visualizes, and analyzes genotypic, phenotypic, environmental
data, and their associated metadata, from georeferenced plants.
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Presenters: Dr. Irene Cobo Simón, Institute of Forest Science (ICIFOR-INIA,
CSIC; Spain)
Abstract:
*CartograPlant: Cyberinfrastructure to improve plant health and
productivity in the context of a changing climate.*
Climate change is threatening plant health and productivity at all spatial
scales. To date, it remains largely unknown whether plant breeding and
agricultural management practices can keep pace with the rate and direction
of environmental change, as well as species’ rate of adaptation to rapid
environmental change. In addition, the incidence of invasive pests and
pathogens is increasing as a consequence of globalization. This trend is
being exacerbated by climate change. Thus, future plant health and
productivity will depend on the match between genotypes (and their
resulting phenotypes) and new environments. However, these analyses are
challenging since they require the integration of diverse data types,
usually decentralized and lacking in standardization: genotypic, phenotypic
and environmental. Hence, centralized and up-to-date platforms which
integrate, visualize and analyze high-throughput biological data are key,
especially in the current big data era in plant biology. CartograPlant (
https://cartograplant.org/) is a web-based application that integrates,
visualizes, and analyzes genotypic, phenotypic, environmental data, and
their associated metadata, from georeferenced plants. Environmental data is
available through advanced integration of global and regional layers. The
genotype and phenotype metrics are collected through direct submission of
studies at the time of publication or through the biocuration efforts of
the affiliated databases and applications (TreeGenes, BIEN, TreeSnap). Data
analysis is enabled by accessing the metadata associated with the public
studies and providing appropriate workflows through Galaxy (
https://galaxyproject.org/). This metadata collection, using ontologies and
standards, allows data integration and analysis coming from different
studies, which is key to perform both mega and meta-analysis. Mega-analysis
and meta-analysis of GWAS (GxP association) and landscape genomics (GxE
association) studies can improve the power to detect association signals by
increasing sample size and by examining more variants throughout the genome
than each dataset alone. Thus, they allow users to answer unprecedented and
ambitious adaptive questions, taking advantage of the potential of
high-throughput biological data. This talk will describe the recent updates
in data sources, functionalities, and analytic workflows offered by
CartograPlant.
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Hi everybody,
Our next monthly webinar is next Wed, *March 1st. *Irene Cobo Simón from
the Institute of Forest Science (ICIFOR-INIA, CSIC; Spain) will talk about
the CartograPlant <https://treegenesdb.org/ct/about>, a web-based
application that integrates, visualizes, and analyzes genotypic,
phenotypic, environmental data, and their associated metadata, from
georeferenced plants.
I have included below more details about the webinar and the zoom link to
attend the webinar.
I hope you will join us.
Best,
Annarita
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Presenters: Dr. Irene Cobo Simón, Institute of Forest Science (ICIFOR-INIA,
CSIC; Spain)
Abstract:
*CartograPlant: Cyberinfrastructure to improve plant health and
productivity in the context of a changing climate.*
Climate change is threatening plant health and productivity at all spatial
scales. To date, it remains largely unknown whether plant breeding and
agricultural management practices can keep pace with the rate and direction
of environmental change, as well as species’ rate of adaptation to rapid
environmental change. In addition, the incidence of invasive pests and
pathogens is increasing as a consequence of globalization. This trend is
being exacerbated by climate change. Thus, future plant health and
productivity will depend on the match between genotypes (and their
resulting phenotypes) and new environments. However, these analyses are
challenging since they require the integration of diverse data types,
usually decentralized and lacking in standardization: genotypic, phenotypic
and environmental. Hence, centralized and up-to-date platforms which
integrate, visualize and analyze high-throughput biological data are key,
especially in the current big data era in plant biology. CartograPlant (
https://cartograplant.org/) is a web-based application that integrates,
visualizes, and analyzes genotypic, phenotypic, environmental data, and
their associated metadata, from georeferenced plants. Environmental data is
available through advanced integration of global and regional layers. The
genotype and phenotype metrics are collected through direct submission of
studies at the time of publication or through the biocuration efforts of
the affiliated databases and applications (TreeGenes, BIEN, TreeSnap). Data
analysis is enabled by accessing the metadata associated with the public
studies and providing appropriate workflows through Galaxy (
https://galaxyproject.org/). This metadata collection, using ontologies and
standards, allows data integration and analysis coming from different
studies, which is key to perform both mega and meta-analysis. Mega-analysis
and meta-analysis of GWAS (GxP association) and landscape genomics (GxE
association) studies can improve the power to detect association signals by
increasing sample size and by examining more variants throughout the genome
than each dataset alone. Thus, they allow users to answer unprecedented and
ambitious adaptive questions, taking advantage of the potential of
high-throughput biological data. This talk will describe the recent updates
in data sources, functionalities, and analytic workflows offered by
CartograPlant.
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Hi everybody,
This is a friendly reminder of our webinar tomorrow (*February 1st.). *Monica
Munoz-Torres <https://tislab.org/members/monica-munoz-torres.html> from the
University of Colorado School of Medicine will talk about the Monarch
Initiative <https://monarchinitiative.org/>, a consortium and a set of
resources that seeks to bridge the space between basic and applied and
clinical research by developing tools that facilitate connecting data
across a variety of scientific approaches and disciplines.
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*Presenters: *Dr. Monica Munoz-Torres
<https://tislab.org/members/monica-munoz-torres.html>, University of
Colorado School of Medicine
*Host: *Dr. Monica Poelchau
Abstract:
*The Monarch Initiative: harmonizing cross-species data for disease
diagnostics and discovery.*
Addressing complex scientific challenges requires weaving together data
from diverse sources, organisms, contexts, formats, and granularities, and
building a coherent holistic view of this data landscape to address any
given problem is non-trivial – much of the relevant information is
scattered and not readily accessible for searching or analysis. The Monarch
Initiative is a consortium and a set of resources aiming to overcome these
limitations by integrating the fragmented data landscape into the most
comprehensive open collection of genotype-phenotype data available. Monarch
seeks to bridge the space between basic and applied and clinical research,
developing tools that facilitate connecting data across a variety of
scientific approaches and disciplines including genomics, proteomics,
molecular modeling, diagnosis of disease and syndromes, and the
organization of patient record data. The Monarch Knowledge Graph (KG) links
together clinical, biomedical, and basic science research data spanning
multiple species, and it supports reasoning across a wide range of
organisms, body systems, and diseases. We founded the Human Phenotype
Ontology (HPO), one of the most widely used biomedical ontologies and the
gold standard for describing human phenotypes, and are also creators of the
Mondo unified disease ontology, the Unified Phenotype Ontology (uPheno),
the cross-species anatomy ontology (Uberon), the Environmental Conditions
and Treatments Ontology (ECTO), and most recently, the Vertebrate Breed
Ontology (VBO), a single source for data standardization and integration of
all breed names. We also created the Simple Standard for Sharing Ontology
Mappings (SSSOM) to harmonize the ontologies that are used by the sources,
and the only ISO-approved standard for exchanging detailed, case-level
phenotype data, Phenopackets. Monarch tools and resources are publically
available and are designed for both informatics users, as well as clinical
and basic research use cases. By making data more interoperable, our
widely-used standards for data annotation and exchange help support a wide
range of data sharing and reuse by projects and organizations around the
world, and reduce the effort they need to devote to data harmonization.
During this presentation, we will introduce you to a few of these resources
and offer you the information to find and implement the ones that best
serve your scientific needs.
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