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Genomics Aotearoa update – June 2023

  • Genomics Aotearoa Co-Director Peter Dearden responding to the National Party's announcement on revisiting GM restrictions in New Zealand.
  • Ang McGaughran (University of Waikato), co-lead of the GA Invasomics project, has been talking about the role of genomics in New Zealand biosecurity.
  • DNA and genomics workshop for school teachers organised by Genomics Aotearoa, in conjunction with Pūtahi Manawa (Healthy Hearts for Aotearoa New Zealand - HHANZ). 
  • Published paper: Exploring the depth and breadth of the genomics toolbox during the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from Aotearoa New Zealand. 
  • Thank you to recent Genomics Aorearoa seminar presenters Shannon Clarke, Santiago C. González-Martínez, Thomas Buckley.
  • Advanced genome assembly workshop, July 4-6, 2023.
  • Metagenomics Summer School 2023. 
  • Upcoming bioinformatics training. 
  • Queenstown Research Week - Genomics Satellite (August 27-28), BioProtection Satellite (August 31-September 1). 
  • The annual MapNet conference is on November 22-24, 2023. 
  • eResearch NZ 2024 is coming to Wellington February 7-9, 2024. 
  • Introducing Genomics Aotearoa post doc Rebecca Clarke.