This talk will introduce two major forms of cold-water biogenic habitats.   Deep-sea coral reefs are extensive in the NE Atlantic region due to high food availability and high carbonate saturation levels.  Maerl beds are calcified seaweed habitats and are the oldest biogenic habitat type found in shallow waters of the region. (...)

Nov 13 - Nov 16 Shimpei Endo (Assistant Professor, Tohoku University, Japan)

Did you know Open Access (OA) is more than just Open Access Journals?

Please register for this webinar via Zoom if you would like to learn more about the different paths to Open Access to further the reach of your research. This webinar will be held in English and is hosted by the OIST Library.

Speaker: Dr Alejandro Trujillo-Gonzalez, Principal Scientist, National eDNA Reference Centre, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia

Hosted by: Dr. Roger Huerlimann, OIST Marine Climate Change Unit

Abstract: Globalisation is increasing the rate and complexity of trade connections between countries. This increasing network of interactions, in hand with the movement of both people and goods, puts countries at risk of invasive pests and diseases, constraining their capacity to protect economic, ecological, and social livelihood. Tackling the increasing influx of invasive pests and pathogens requires the use of biosecurity measures within diverse methodologies used to detect, eradicate, and minimize the inherent risks of these unwanted species. (...)

A Swiss startup company called QNAMI - will be visiting OIST to showcase their quantum sensing technology. They develop scanning magnetometers which can map out nanoscale sized magnetic fields.

Oct 20 - Mar 15 Duc Hoang (Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Vietnam)

Arrival of New Intern!

Juan Polo Gomez, Postdoctoral Researcher, Quantum Research Centre, Technology Innovation Institute, Dubai, UAE

Speaker: Dr Xueyan Shen, Senior Lecturer Aquaculture Institute, James Cook University Singapore.

Hosted by: Dr. Roger Huerlimann, OIST Marine Climate Change Unit

Abstract:

Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) is the only member of the Rachycentridae family and exhibits considerable sexual dimorphism in growth rate. Sex determination in teleosts has been a long-standing basic biological question. The molecular mechanisms of sex determination/differentiation in cobia species is completely unknown. We reported high-quality, chromosome-level genome sequences of male cobia with a genome assembly size of 586.51 Mb (contig/scaffold N50: 86.0 kb/24.3 Mb) and female cobia, 583.88 Mb (79.9 kb/22.5 Mb). (...)

Speaker: Professor Dean R. Jerry, Tropical Futures Institute, James Cook University Singapore, Australian Research Council Hub for Supercharging Tropical Aquaculture through Genetic Solutions, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia.

Hosted by: Dr. Roger Huerlimann, OIST Marine Climate Change Unit

Abstract: As the farming of aquaculture species matures the industry is progressively adopting innovation to increase productivity and lower risk due to disease and environmental perturbations. Technologies based on artificial intelligence and machine learning, rapid diagnostics, biosensors, and integration of genomic data are being developed in efforts to obtain precise information on the health and well-being of the cultured species, along with allowing finer-scale management of the production system. (...)