Conservation Lecture Series: The California Conservation Genomics Project

Thu, Oct 29th 2020, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Online

The California Conservation Genomics Project is a three-year initiative that will identify species, ecosystems and communities that together provide a summary of natural genetic variation across the 18 terrestrial ecoregions and entire
coastline that comprise California. By collecting genomic data in a consistent way across taxa, we can create analysis
pipelines that effectively combine data from 225 species and ~20,000 fully sequenced genomes to create the first comprehensive genomic map of the state. We will use this map to identify healthy and at-risk regions of the state, define barriers
that define management units across species, and guide activities ranging from the placement of solar installations to the
repatriation of confiscated plants and animals.
Presenter:
Brad Shaffer has been a faculty member, at UC Davis and UCLA, for 35 years, where he has applied genetic tools and
analysis to the evolution, ecology, and conservation of California’s rich, but declining reptiles and amphibians. He is the
Founding Director of the UCLA LA Kretz Center for California Conservation Science, Director of the UC Stunt Ranch
Reserve, and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the Institute of the
Environment and Sustainability at UCLA

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Contact: Whitney Albright

Whitney.Albright@wildlife.ca.gov