Webinar Record

Genomes of Animals and Plants (GAP) Virtual Conference is a Dovetail Genomics sponsored event that will help bring the genome assembly community together in these troubled times. Now, more than ever, efficient communication of exciting advances in plant and animal genomics is necessary.

The inaugural GAP2021 event will take place virtually on January 12-14, 2021 and will showcase de novo genome assembly projects from leading researchers in three main areas of study – conservation, evolution and agriculture. The emphasis will be on the application of high quality, chromosome-scale assemblies to downstream biological research.

In addition to exciting talks from our invited speakers, we will update attendees on the latest Dovetail advances in genome assembly technology and bioinformatics. Interactive Q&A sessions will enable scientific discussion between attendees and the speaker panels, small breakout discussions will facilitate smaller focused group conversations, and all attendees are encouraged to present their scientific research in the poster session.

Genomic analyses reveal range-wide devastation of sea otter populations

Presented by: Annabel Beichman, Biological Mechanisms of Healthy Aging Post-Doctoral Trainee (NIH T32) University of Washington The genetic consequences of species-wide…

Using chromosome-length genomes to evaluate the risks and benefits of outbreeding in the endangered Pacific pocket mouse

Presented by: Aryn Wilder, PhD, San Diego Zoo Major advances in our ability to explore genomes allow us to apply powerful new tools to long-standing questions in…

Putting ‘genomes’ into the emerging field of geogenomics

Presented by: Greer Dolby, PhD, Arizona State University Speciation can occur in many ways, but Earth’s changing landscape is a major force shaping the diversification…

Assembly and scaffolding in polyploid apomictic Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.)

Presented by: Shaun Bushman, PhD, USDA-ARS Perennial cool-season grasses present a unique combination of challenges for genomic assembly. They can be auto- and…

How can genomics aid management decisions? Lessons from the mountain lion Puma concolor

Presented by: Beth Shapiro, PhD, UC Santa Cruz Genetic approaches have long been used in conservation research, but it has only recently become tractable to generate…

Inference and Prediction of Adaptive Change in Hummingbirds and Minnows

Presented By: Nicolas Alexandre, PhD Student, UC Berkeley The ability to sequence whole genomes of many individuals has become increasingly feasible with low coverage…

Unraveling the evolutionary origin of a globally naturalized and adaptively plastic grass, Poa annua

Poa annua L. (annual bluegrass) is a C3 grass that’s become naturalized on all seven continents and exhibits a remarkable range of adaptive plasticity: from…

Dovetail helps shed light into the outcomes of secondary contact & its consequences for conservation of duck species

Presented by Philip Lavretsky, PhD, University of Texas, El Paso Secondary contact between diverging or divergent lineages can have a myriad of immediate and future…

The Genome of the House Cricket, Acheta domesticus: Improving Insects for Food and Feed Applications

Presented by Brenda Oppert, PhD, USDA-ARS The world faces significant challenges to feed increasing populations. In my previous Dovetail webinar, I explained how…

Genome Assembly of Rana muscosa

Presented by Adam Session, PhD, University of California, Berkeley The mountain yellow-legged frog, Rana muscosa, is an endangered species with a large (9.5GB)…