6th International Workshop for Mangrove Biodiversity Studies by eDNA Metabarcoding

7 - 16 May, 2024
at the Iriomote Station, TBRC, University of the Ryukyus

Co-sponsored by JSPS Core to Core, e-Asia, COI-Next@Kanazawa Univ., COI-Next@Tohoku Univ., and KAKENHI International (B)

Welcome to Iriomote Station!

We are pleased to hold the “6th 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 project by obtaining support from JSPS Core to Core in April 2024. In the 2nd phase project, we will explore further collaborations with Nature Positive oriented projects at Tohoku University and Kanazawa University.

In this 10 days workshop, we will provide basic trainings for students from Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Japan for their further use of eDNA metabarcoding for their own studies..

Workshop Schedule

7 May: Guidance of the workshop.
- Workshop Page: http://nesseiken.info/KAJITA/index.php?Lecture%2FJSPSC2C%2F2024MayWS%2F2_LabWork
8: Field sampling training and eDNA extraction: Lecture on eDNA metabarcoding
- Seminars:
  - 1. Yutaka Takeuchi, Co-creation Platform for Circular Economical System Supported by Completely Recyclable Plant-derived Polysaccharide Plastics
  - 2. Rensep Husneya , Evaluation of reproductive characteristics of mud crab (Scylla olivacea) in the Southern regional Thailand
  - 3. Eka Maya Kurniasih, The population genetics and ecology of the mangrove horseshoe crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda) for conservation efforts in Indonesia
9 - 10: Library preparation: Lecture on eDNA metabarcoding
11 - 12: (weekend。 no official activities)
13: NGS run by Illumina iSeq100
14 - 15: Data Analyses
16: Closing the workshop

Organizers

Tadashi Kajita (TBRC, University of the Ryukyus, Japan)
Yutaka Takeuchi (Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, Kanazawa University)
Yukinobu Isowa (TBRC, University of the Ryukyus, Japan), Secretary
Saki Sugawara, (TBRC, University of the Ryukyus, Japan), Research Assistant
Bernadeth Grace Pananganan, (TBRC, University of the Ryukyus, Japan), Research Assistant

Participants

Marizka Juliano (Gent University, Belgium) [Philippine]
Rensep Husneya (Kanazawa University, Japan) [Thailand]
Yuri Kida (Kanazawa University, Japan) [Japan]
Phurithat Jarupong (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand) [Thailand]
Eka Maya Kurniasih (University of the Ryukyus, Japan) [Indonesia]