• Login
    View Item 
    •   Home
    • Research
    • Articles
    • View Item
    •   Home
    • Research
    • Articles
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Browse

    All of KAUSTCommunitiesIssue DateSubmit DateThis CollectionIssue DateSubmit Date

    My Account

    Login

    Quick Links

    Open Access PolicyORCID LibguideTheses and Dissertations LibguideSubmit an Item

    Statistics

    Display statistics

    The Global Invertebrate Genomics Alliance (GIGA): Developing Community Resources to Study Diverse Invertebrate Genomes

    • CSV
    • RefMan
    • EndNote
    • BibTex
    • RefWorks
    Type
    Article
    Authors
    Bracken-Grissom, Heather
    Collins, Allen G.
    Collins, Timothy
    Crandall, Keith
    Distel, Daniel
    Dunn, Casey
    Giribet, Gonzalo
    Haddock, Steven
    Knowlton, Nancy
    Martindale, Mark
    Medina, Monica
    Messing, Charles
    O'Brien, Stephen J.
    Paulay, Gustav
    Putnam, Nicolas
    Ravasi, Timothy cc
    Rouse, Greg W.
    Ryan, Joseph F.
    Schulze, Anja
    Worheide, Gert cc
    Adamska, Maja
    Bailly, Xavier
    Breinholt, Jesse
    Browne, William E.
    Diaz, M. Christina
    Evans, Nathaniel
    Flot, Jean-Francois
    Fogarty, Nicole
    Johnston, Matthew
    Kamel, Bishoy cc
    Kawahara, Akito Y.
    Laberge, Tammy
    Lavrov, Dennis
    Michonneau, Francois
    Moroz, Leonid L.
    Oakley, Todd
    Osborne, Karen
    Pomponi, Shirley A.
    Rhodes, Adelaide
    Rodriguez-Lanetty, Mauricio
    Santos, Scott R.
    Satoh, Nori
    Thacker, Robert W.
    Van de Peer, Yves cc
    Voolstra, Christian R. cc
    Welch, David Mark
    Winston, Judith
    Zhou, Xin cc
    KAUST Department
    Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division
    Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC)
    Bioscience Program
    Integrative Systems Biology Lab
    Marine Science Program
    Red Sea Research Center (RSRC)
    Reef Genomics Lab
    Date
    2013-12-11
    Online Publication Date
    2013-12-11
    Print Publication Date
    2014-01-01
    Permanent link to this record
    http://hdl.handle.net/10754/575591
    
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    Over 95% of all metazoan (animal) species comprise the invertebrates, but very few genomes from these organisms have been sequenced. We have, therefore, formed a Global Invertebrate Genomics Alliance (GIGA). Our intent is to build a collaborative network of diverse scientists to tackle major challenges (e.g., species selection, sample collection and storage, sequence assembly, annotation, analytical tools) associated with genome/transcriptome sequencing across a large taxonomic spectrum. We aim to promote standards that will facilitate comparative approaches to invertebrate genomics and collaborations across the international scientific community. Candidate study taxa include species from Porifera, Ctenophora, Cnidaria, Placozoa, Mollusca, Arthropoda, Echinodermata, Annelida, Bryozoa, and Platyhelminthes, among others. GIGA will target 7000 noninsect/nonnematode species, with an emphasis on marine taxa because of the unrivaled phyletic diversity in the oceans. Priorities for selecting invertebrates for sequencing will include, but are not restricted to, their phylogenetic placement; relevance to organismal, ecological, and conservation research; and their importance to fisheries and human health. We highlight benefits of sequencing both whole genomes (DNA) and transcriptomes and also suggest policies for genomic-level data access and sharing based on transparency and inclusiveness. The GIGA Web site () has been launched to facilitate this collaborative venture.
    Citation
    (2013). The Global Invertebrate Genomics Alliance (GIGA): Developing Community Resources to Study Diverse Invertebrate Genomes. Journal of Heredity, 105(1), 1–18. doi:10.1093/jhered/est084
    Sponsors
    American Genetic Association with a Special Event Award that provided the primary funding for the maiden GIGA workshop; Theodosius Dobzhansky Center for Genome Bioinformatics (Russia Ministry of Science Mega grant 11.G34.31.0068 to S.J. O'Brien, Principal Investigator); Life Technologies and BioNanoGenomics; National Science Foundation's "Assembling the Tree of Life" (DEB awards 0732903, 0829763, 0829783, 0829791, 0829986).
    Publisher
    Oxford University Press (OUP)
    Journal
    Journal of Heredity
    DOI
    10.1093/jhered/est084
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1093/jhered/est084
    Scopus Count
    Collections
    Articles; Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division; Red Sea Research Center (RSRC); Bioscience Program; Marine Science Program; Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC); Plankton Genomics, part of the Global Ocean Genome Project; Reef Genomics, part of the Global Ocean Genome Project

    entitlement

     
    DSpace software copyright © 2002-2023  DuraSpace
    Quick Guide | Contact Us | KAUST University Library
    Open Repository is a service hosted by 
    Atmire NV
     

    Export search results

    The export option will allow you to export the current search results of the entered query to a file. Different formats are available for download. To export the items, click on the button corresponding with the preferred download format.

    By default, clicking on the export buttons will result in a download of the allowed maximum amount of items. For anonymous users the allowed maximum amount is 50 search results.

    To select a subset of the search results, click "Selective Export" button and make a selection of the items you want to export. The amount of items that can be exported at once is similarly restricted as the full export.

    After making a selection, click one of the export format buttons. The amount of items that will be exported is indicated in the bubble next to export format.