7th International Workshop for Mangrove Biodiversity Studies by eDNA Metabarcoding
16 - 23 July, 2024
at the Iriomote Station, TBRC, University of the Ryukyus
Co-sponsored by JSPS Core to Core, e-Asia, AJ-CORE, KAKENHI International (B), COI-Next@Kanazawa Univ., and COI-Next@Tohoku Univ.
Welcome to Iriomote Station!
We are pleased to hold the “7th International Workshop for Mangrove Biodiversity Studies by eDNA Metabarcoding” at Iriomote Station, Tropical Biosphere Research Center (TBRC), University of the Ryukyus, Japan.
The international collaboration project for eDNA research on global mangroves started in 2020 by obtaining support from JSPS Core to Core. The project successfully finished at the end of March 2023, and we started the second phase of the program by obtaining support from JSPS Core to Core in April 2024. We will explore further collaborations with Nature Positive oriented projects launched at Tohoku University and Kanazawa University.
In this one-week workshop, we will provide basic training for 12 participants from 8 countries to further use of eDNA metabarcoding for their own studies.
Workshop Schedule
16 July: Arrival to Iriomote Station.
Workshop Web Page (access restricted) : http://nesseiken.info/KAJITA/index.php?Lecture%2FJSPSC2C%2F2024JulyWorkshop
17: Field sampling and eDNA extraction
18 - 19: Library preparation. Lectures on eDNA metabarcoding
20: NGS run by Illumina iSeq100
Seminars and Lectures
21 - 22: Data Analyses
23: Closing the workshop
Organizers
Tadashi Kajita (TBRC, University of the Ryukyus, Japan)
Yukinobu Isowa (TBRC, University of the Ryukyus, Japan)
Bernadeth Grace Pananganan, (TBRC, University of the Ryukyus, Japan), Research Assistant
Saki Sugawara, (TBRC, University of the Ryukyus, Japan), Research Assistant
Kohei Okuda (TBRC, University of the Ryukyus, Japan), Administrator
Participants
Heng Wei Khang (Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia)
Alfian Mubaraq (Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia)
Shalika Kumbregama (University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)
Jean Fall (Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal)
Mareah Wayne Maramag (Univerisity of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines)
Allyn Duvin P. Hinoguin (Mindanao State University at Naawan, Philippines)
Uma Maheswari (CAS in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, India)
Md. Nazmus Sakib (Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Bangladesh)
Anusha Rajkaran (University of the Western Cape, South Africa)
Ndeye Codou Mbaye (Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal)
Florina Anthony (University Malaysia, Sabah, Malaysia)
Md. Mizanur Rahman (University of the Ryukyus, Japan)
Sponsors
JSPS Core to Core Program.
(No. JPJSCCB20240006) Program HP: https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-c2c/, Project HP: http://c2c.mangroves.info
e-ASIA JRP
(No. JPMJSC21E5). Program HP: https://www.the-easia.org/jrp/ Project HP (information) : https://www.jst.go.jp/inter/english/program_e/multilateral_e/e_asia.html
AJ-CORE JRP
(No. JPMJSC21E5). Program HP: https://www.jst.go.jp/inter/english/program_e/multilateral_e/aj-core.html
JSPS KAKENHI - Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B)) for FY2022
No. (21KK0115) Program HP: https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-grantsinaid/35_kokusai/04_kyoudoub/download.html
COI-Next Kanazawa University
Project HP (information) : https://coi-next-en.w3.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/ ; Japan Science and Technology Agency (COI-NEXT program, Grant number JPMJPF2102).
COI-Next Tohoku University
Project HP (information) : https://www.naturepositive-hub.jp/ ; Japan Science and Technology Agency (COI-NEXT program, Grant number JPMJPF2206)