EBP LIFE

Inaugural Edition Of The EBP Newsletter, November 18, 2024

We’re excited to share a seasonal newsletter with you highlighting EBP successes. The EBP is comprised of 58 global affiliated projects and counting who share the mission of creating annotated reference-quality genomes for ~ 1.8 million named eukaryotic species.

#PublicationHighlight

Mon, Sep 16

Comparative genomics reveals the dynamics of chromosome evolution in Lepidoptera

Chromosomes are a central unit of genome organization. One-tenth of all described species on Earth are butterflies and moths, the Lepidoptera, which generally possess 31 chromosomes.

#GoaTUpdate

#InternationalScienceCommittee

The Chairs of Scientific Committees have been envisioning priorities for the upcoming phase of committee work, considering what barriers and challenges the committee is currently facing, as well as those that may be encountered during phase 2 scale-up, reflecting on whether the group's format should evolve to reach the goals, or if there might be merit in merging with other groups to strengthen linkages and streamline efforts

#EBPSpotlight

Mon, Sep 16

SPOTLIGHT Fang Chen, Senior Data Science Specialist

In July, Chen joined the EBP Secretariat as a Senior Data Science Specialist. Her main goal is to implement core data service and analytics tools for the EBP. She is particularly drawn to the position for its mission to create a genomic library of all eukaryotic species for the betterment of our planet.

#Events

Fri, Nov 01

BG24 Round Up

#BG24 had 2,100 registrants and 1,991 unique visitors per day from around the globe. #BGA24 received 6,600 sign-ups from 60 countries.

July 20-24, 2025

SMBE 2025

Annual Meeting for the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution

Beijing, China

July 20-24, 2025

#SocialMedia

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