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iBOL in the USA – June 2013

The USA barcoding community is characterized by its diversity in operations and funding sources. Large institutions like the Smithsonian and AMNH lead sequencing projects, while smaller operations, including federal management agencies like the FDA, are increasingly involved. Although there are limited national-scale projects, many contribute to global taxonomic initiatives, such as the Lepidoptera of North America and the Urban Barcoding Project. Funding transitions and grants support various biodiversity efforts, while challenges like federal budget constraints and data accessibility demand attention in the evolving landscape of biodiversity genomics.

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iBOL in the USA – June 2013

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  1. iBOL in the USA – June 2013 USA barcoding community is diverse USA funding sources are diverse Large sequencing operations at Smithsonian, AMNH (NYC), and NYBG Many small sequencing operations, increasingly including federal management agencies (e.g., FDA) Much sequencing at Guelph

  2. Projects Not many USA national scale projects Many contributions to global taxonomically-focused projects Lepidoptera of North America Urban Barcoding Project, Cold Spring Harbor

  3. Smithsonian/CBOL • Transition of funding for CBOL secretariat • Sloan to part grant and part SI federal • Federal barcoding funds • Core lab support and internal competitive grants • Projects include Chesapeake biodiversity, zoo animals, tree plots, mining USNM collections • Google Barcode of Wildlife Project • Pacific Science Inter Congress, Fiji, July 11

  4. Barcode of Wildlife • Law enforcement tool for wildlife trafficking • Google global impact grant ($3 M for 2 years) • Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Mexico, Brazil, Thailand • Reference DNA library ca. 2000 endangered species (CITES and national priorities) and 8000 related species • Engaging law enforcement (and research institutions)

  5. Challenges • Federal budget “sequester” • Maintaining barcoding principles (e.g., heuristic library thru standardization) versus chasing the latest NGS trends – finding our place in biodiversity genomics • Data access/publication versus dark taxa • New federal funding policy (OSTP February memo)

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