# WheatIS EWG updates

Michael Alaux

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WheatIS EWG updates

Michael Alaux

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Submitted on 8 Apr 2024

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# WheatIS EWG updates

<figure><img src="image_2.png" /></figure>

wheatIS
WHEAT INFORMATION SYSTEM
WheatIS EWG updates

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**wheatIS**
WHEAT INFORMATION SYSTEM
# New chair

* Thanks to Taner Sen, who stays as co-chair

* Thanks to Hadi Quesneville

* Michael Alaux: chair since April 2023

* Head of the Plant bioinformatics facility at INRAE-URGI

* Wheat projects and consortium:
  IWGSC, BreedWheat, Whealbi, AGENT
# New chair

* Thanks to Taner Sen, who stays as co-chair

* Thanks to Hadi Quesneville

* Michael Alaux: chair since April 2023

* Head of the Plant bioinformatics facility at INRAE-URGI

* Wheat projects and consortium:
  IWGSC, BreedWheat, Whealbi, AGENT
# COVID lockdowns

☐ Less coordination activities

☐ No in person-meeting

☐ Only few virtual meetings

➢ Meetings start again now

☐ WheatIS EWG virtual meeting 13/10/2022

☐ Planning a WheatIS annual assembly at PAG

☐ Friday 13/01/2023 10AM-12PM

☐ You are welcome !
# COVID lockdowns

☐ Less coordination activities

☐ No in person-meeting

☐ Only few virtual meetings

➢ Meetings start again now

☐ WheatIS EWG virtual meeting 13/10/2022

☐ Planning a WheatIS annual assembly at PAG

☐ Friday 13/01/2023 10AM-12PM

☐ You are welcome !
# COVID lockdowns

- ☐ Communication activities

- ☐ Article Sen et al.

https://f1000research.com/articles/9-536

- ☐ Logo design

<figure><img src="image_3.png" /></figure>

wheatIS
WHEAT INFORMATION SYSTEM
# COVID lockdowns

- ☐ Communication activities

- ☐ Article Sen et al.

https://f1000research.com/articles/9-536

- ☐ Logo design

<figure><img src="image_4.png" /></figure>

wheatIS
WHEAT INFORMATION SYSTEM
# COVID lockdowns

- ☐ Bioinformatics development activities

- ☐ WheatIS data discovery tool

- ➤ New version of the tool

<figure><img src="image_4.png" /></figure>
# COVID lockdowns

- ☐ Bioinformatics development activities

- ☐ WheatIS data discovery tool

<figure><img src="image_5.png" /></figure>

- ➤ New version of the tool

<figure><img src="image_6.png" /></figure>
# WheatIS data discovery

International Network

France

<figure><img src="image_5.png" /></figure>

SouthGreen
bioinformatics platform

<figure><img src="image_6.png" /></figure>

arcad

PHENOME
FPPN

Crop biostatistics research and resource center

<figure><img src="image_7.png" /></figure>

MaiAGE

Germany

<figure><img src="image_8.png" /></figure>

HELMHOLTZ
GEMEINSCHAFT

<figure><img src="image_9.png" /></figure>

IPK
GATERSLEBEN

PLANTS DB

United Kingdom

<figure><img src="image_10.png" /></figure>

EnsemblPlants

<figure><img src="image_11.png" /></figure>

EMBL-EBI

<figure><img src="image_12.png" /></figure>

ROTHAMSTED
RESEARCH

TGAC

<figure><img src="image_13.png" /></figure>

The Genome Analysis Centre™

United States

USDA

NIFA

<figure><img src="image_14.png" /></figure>

Triticaceae CAP

GrainGenes

A Database for Triticaceae and Arena

<figure><img src="image_15.png" /></figure>

Gramene

Australia

<figure><img src="image_16.png" /></figure>

THE UNIVERSITY OF
WESTERN
AUSTRALIA

Mexico

<figure><img src="image_17.png" /></figure>

CIMMYT

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

## INRAE-URGI

IWGSC@GnpIS [19195264]

GnpIS [631498]

brapi@INRAE-URGI [15949]

OpenMinTeD@GnpIS [1692]

WheatIS File Repository [6]

## EBI

Ensembl Plants [3071189]

## IPK

CR-EST [199220]

GEBIS [51820]

MetaCrop [355]

## Gramene

Gramene [229851]

## T3

The Triticaceae Toolbox [206406]

UniProt by T3 [16607]

## UWA

Wheat Pangenome [167167]

## Rothamsted Research

KnetMiner [108474]

## GrainGenes

GrainGenes [20190]

Komugi wheat gene catalog by

GrainGenes [3119]

## PGSB

CrowsNest [13324]

## CIMMYT

CIMMYT Publications [1600]

CIMMYT Datasets [183]

## EVA

brapi@EVA [710]

## TERRA-REF

brapi@TERRA-REF [284]

## IPGPAS

PlantPhenoDB [6]

https://urgi.versailles.inrae.fr/wheatis/
# WheatIS data discovery

International Network

France

<figure><img src="image_7.png" /></figure>

SouthGreen
bioinformatics platform

<figure><img src="image_8.png" /></figure>

arcad

PHENOME
FPPN

Crop biophysics research and resource center

<figure><img src="image_9.png" /></figure>

MaiAGE

Germany

<figure><img src="image_10.png" /></figure>

HELMHOLTZ
GEMEINSCHAFT

<figure><img src="image_11.png" /></figure>

IPK
GATERSLEBEN

PLANTS DB

United Kingdom

<figure><img src="image_12.png" /></figure>

EnsemblPlants

<figure><img src="image_13.png" /></figure>

EMBL-EBI

<figure><img src="image_14.png" /></figure>

ROTHAMSTED
RESEARCH

TGAC

<figure><img src="image_15.png" /></figure>

The Genome Analysis Centre™

United States

USDA

NIFA

<figure><img src="image_16.png" /></figure>

Triticaceae CAP

GrainGenes

A Database for Triticaceae and Arena

<figure><img src="image_17.png" /></figure>

Gramene

Australia

<figure><img src="image_18.png" /></figure>

THE UNIVERSITY OF
WESTERN
AUSTRALIA

Mexico

<figure><img src="image_19.png" /></figure>

CIMMYT™
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

## INRAE-URGI

IWGSC@GnpIS [19195264]

GnpIS [631498]

brapi@INRAE-URGI [15949]

OpenMinTeD@GnpIS [1692]

WheatIS File Repository [6]

## EBI

Ensembl Plants [3071189]

## IPK

CR-EST [199220]

GEBIS [51820]

MetaCrop [355]

## Gramene

Gramene [229851]

## T3

The Triticaceae Toolbox [206406]

UniProt by T3 [16607]

## UWA

Wheat Pangenome [167167]

## Rothamsted Research

KnetMiner [108474]

## GrainGenes

GrainGenes [20190]

Komugi wheat gene catalog by
GrainGenes [3119]

## PGSB

CrowsNest [13324]

## CIMMYT

CIMMYT Publications [1600]

CIMMYT Datasets [183]

## EVA

brapi@EVA [710]

## TERRA-REF

brapi@TERRA-REF [284]

## IPGPAS

PlantPhenoDB [6]

https://urgi.versailles.inrae.fr/wheatis/
# WheatIS data discovery

## Species (13)

Filter on Species...

## Data type

☐ Bibliography [48]

☐ Phenotyping Experiment [32]

☐ Genetic map [6]

☐ Germplasm [4]

☐ Qtl [4]

☐ Gene [3]

☐ Phenotyping study [1]

☐ Physical map [1]

☐ QTL [1]

## Ontology annotation (22)

Filter on Ontology annotation...

<figure><img src="image_18.png" /></figure>

Expand search ?

## Database

☐ OpenMinTeD@GnplS [44]

☐ The Triticeae Toolbox [36]

☐ GrainGenes [11]

☐ CIMMYT Publications [4]

☐ Komugi wheat gene catalog by GrainGenes [3]

☐ GnpIS [1]

☐ PlantPhenoDB [1]

Results 1 to 20 of 100

### 10.3389/fpls.2019.01007 - OpenMinTeD@GnplS

Bibliography **Triticum**

Genetic Mapping and Prediction Analysis of **FHB** Resistance in a Hard Red Spring Wheat Breeding Population. 2019 Genetic Mapping and Prediction Analysis of **FHB** Resistance in a Hard Red Spring Wheat Breeding Population Fusarium head blight (**FHB**) is one of the

### 10.1371/journal.pone.0057500 - OpenMinTeD@GnplS

Bibliography **Triticum** **Triticum aestivum**

Whole Genome Association Mapping of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in European Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). 2013 Whole Genome Association Mapping of [...] evaluated for resistance to Fusarium head blight (FHB) caused by Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium cu

### 10.3389/fpls.2018.00573 - OpenMinTeD@GnplS

Bibliography **Triticum**

Genetic Analysis of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in CIMMYT Bread Wheat Line C615 Using Traditional and Conditional QTL Mapping. 2018 Genetic Analysis of [...] and Conditional QTL Mapping Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a destructive wheat disease present through

### KS031027-FHB-8 - The Triticeae Toolbox

Germplasm **Triticum aestivum**

KS031027-FHB-8 Property Growth habit=Winter, Species=aestivum

### 10.1007/s00122-019-03362-9 - OpenMinTeD@GnplS

Bibliography **Triticum**

Genetics for low correlation between Fusarium head blight disease and deoxynivalenol (DON) content in a bread wheat mapping population. 2019 Genetics for lo [...] owing minor and the latter showing no effects on **FHB** resistance.AbstractDeoxynivalenol (DON) contami

### UNLFHB NH_2020 - The Triticeae Toolbox

Phenotyping Experiment **Triticum**

UNLFHB_NH_2020 FHB

### 10883/18889 - CIMMYT Publications
# WheatIS data discovery

## Species (13)

Filter on Species...

## Data type

☐ Bibliography [48]

☐ Phenotyping Experiment [32]

☐ Genetic map [6]

☐ Germplasm [4]

☐ Qtl [4]

☐ Gene [3]

☐ Phenotyping study [1]

☐ Physical map [1]

☐ QTL [1]

## Ontology annotation (22)

Filter on Ontology annotation...

<figure><img src="image_20.png" /></figure>

Expand search ?

## Database

☐ OpenMinTeD@GnplS [44]

☐ The Triticeae Toolbox [36]

☐ GrainGenes [11]

☐ CIMMYT Publications [4]

☐ Komugi wheat gene catalog by GrainGenes [3]

☐ GnpIS [1]

☐ PlantPhenoDB [1]

Results 1 to 20 of 100

### 10.3389/fpls.2019.01007 - OpenMinTeD@GnplS

Bibliography **Triticum**

Genetic Mapping and Prediction Analysis of **FHB** Resistance in a Hard Red Spring Wheat Breeding Population. 2019 Genetic Mapping and Prediction Analysis of **FHB** Resistance in a Hard Red Spring Wheat Breeding Population Fusarium head blight (**FHB**) is one of the

### 10.1371/journal.pone.0057500 - OpenMinTeD@GnplS

Bibliography **Triticum** **Triticum aestivum**

Whole Genome Association Mapping of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in European Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). 2013 Whole Genome Association Mapping of [...] evaluated for resistance to Fusarium head blight (FHB) caused by Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium cu

### 10.3389/fpls.2018.00573 - OpenMinTeD@GnplS

Bibliography **Triticum**

Genetic Analysis of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in CIMMYT Bread Wheat Line C615 Using Traditional and Conditional QTL Mapping. 2018 Genetic Analysis of [...] and Conditional QTL Mapping Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a destructive wheat disease present through

### KS031027-FHB-8 - The Triticeae Toolbox

Germplasm **Triticum aestivum**

KS031027-FHB-8 Property Growth habit=Winter, Species=aestivum

### 10.1007/s00122-019-03362-9 - OpenMinTeD@GnplS

Bibliography **Triticum**

Genetics for low correlation between Fusarium head blight disease and deoxynivalenol (DON) content in a bread wheat mapping population. 2019 Genetics for lo [...] owing minor and the latter showing no effects on **FHB** resistance.AbstractDeoxynivalenol (DON) contami

### UNLFHB NH_2020 - The Triticeae Toolbox

Phenotyping Experiment **Triticum**

UNLFHB_NH_2020 FHB

### 10883/18889 - CIMMYT Publications
# WheatIS data discovery

## How to join the wheatIS data?

If you want your information system to be referenced, you to [contact us](#) as soon as possible so that we can provide you with the best way to go ahead.

Note that since the tool makes a backlink to your information system, we need a URL allowing researchers to get detailed information about the indexed entry directly in your information system.

About

Join us

Terms of use

Help

News/Perspectives

## Overview of the metadata associated to each searchable entry/document

* a short *name* identifying uniquely the entry, ie. `BTH_Le_Moulon_2000_SetA`

* an *url* linking back to the entry in your own web application, ie. https://urgi.versailles.inrae.fr/ephesis/ephesis/viewer.do#trialCard/trialId=56

* a *description*, of the entry that contains all the relevant keywords allowing to find your entry. All the terms of this field are used by the search tool to allow users to find entries

* an *entryType* describing the type of the entry, that could be any of the terms listed in the dedicated section below

* a *species* field, containing the species related to the entry (zero, one or several, but it is highly recommended to provide at least one)

* a *node*, the name of your laboratory/institute, it should be the same for all the entities you manage

* a *databaseName*, the name of the database from which the entry has been extracted. It can differ from one entry to another if you handle several databases

## Detailed specifications for the metadata fields

### name

The value of the *name* field must be unique in your own dataset and should be clear enough to help scientists to identify at the first glance this entry among the other.

<table><thead><tr><td>Status</td><td>Cardinality</td><td>Constraints</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Mandatory</td><td>1</td><td>Unique</td></tr></tbody></table>
# WheatIS data discovery

wheatIS
WHEAT INFORMATION SYSTEM

<figure><img src="image_21.png" /></figure>

Home Wheat@URGI

More... ▼

## How to join the wheatIS data?

If you want your information system to be referenced, you to [contact us](#) as soon as possible so that we can provide you with the best way to go ahead.

Note that since the tool makes a backlink to your information system, we need a URL allowing researchers to get detailed information about the indexed entry directly in your information system.

## Overview of the metadata associated to each searchable entry/document

* a short *name* identifying uniquely the entry, ie. `BTH_Le_Moulon_2000_SetA`

* an *url* linking back to the entry in your own web application, ie. https://urgi.versailles.inrae.fr/ephesis/ephesis/viewer.do#trialCard/trialId=56

* a *description*, of the entry that contains all the relevant keywords allowing to find your entry. All the terms of this field are used by the search tool to allow users to find entries

* an *entryType* describing the type of the entry, that could be any of the terms listed in the dedicated section below

* a *species* field, containing the species related to the entry (zero, one or several, but it is highly recommended to provide at least one)

* a *node*, the name of your laboratory/institute, it should be the same for all the entities you manage

* a *databaseName*, the name of the database from which the entry has been extracted. It can differ from one entry to another if you handle several databases

## Detailed specifications for the metadata fields

### name

The value of the *name* field must be unique in your own dataset and should be clear enough to help scientists to identify at the first glance this entry among the other.

<table><thead><tr><td>Status</td><td>Cardinality</td><td>Constraints</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Mandatory</td><td>1</td><td>Unique</td></tr></tbody></table>

<figure><img src="image_22.png" /></figure>

<figure><img src="image_23.png" /></figure>
# Plans for 2023 (challenges and help)

- WheatIS data discovery development planned

- Challenge: few PM without dedicated hiring

- Help: support to institutional boards of direction

- Perform some videos

- Challenge: difficult to have a professional quality

- Help: communication people from the WI or budget ?

- Article on the WheatIS data discovery tool to write

- Challenge: little time available
# Plans for 2023 (challenges and help)

- WheatIS data discovery development planned

- Challenge: few PM without dedicated hiring

- Help: support to institutional boards of direction

- Perform some videos

- Challenge: difficult to have a professional quality

- Help: communication people from the WI or budget ?

- Article on the WheatIS data discovery tool to write

- Challenge: little time available
# Plans for 2023 (challenges and help)

- ☐ Other subjects that will be discussed during the annual assembly at PAG:

- ☐ Website updates

- ☐ Perhaps help needed

- ☐ Future of the files repository

- ☐ Is there a need from other WI EWG ?

- ☐ Standards and nomenclature follow-up

- ☐ Perhaps financial help for meetings
# Plans for 2023 (challenges and help)

- ☐ Other subjects that will be discussed during the annual assembly at PAG:

- ☐ Website updates

- ☐ Perhaps help needed

- ☐ Future of the files repository

- ☐ Is there a need from other WI EWG ?

- ☐ Standards and nomenclature follow-up

- ☐ Perhaps financial help for meetings
# Plans for 2023 (challenges and help)

- For underrepresented countries

- New EWG members

- New data sources to index in the WheatIS data discovery tool
# Plans for 2023 (challenges and help)

- For underrepresented countries

- New EWG members

- New data sources to index in the WheatIS data discovery tool
# Topics that should addressed in partnership with other EWGs

* What are the needs of other EWG in terms of data ?

* Data discovery: new sources to add ?

* Files repository to store data ?

* Guidance about data standards, tools to analyse their data, etc. ?
# Topics that should addressed in partnership with other EWGs

* What are the needs of other EWG in terms of data ?

* Data discovery: new sources to add ?

* Files repository to store data ?

* Guidance about data standards, tools to analyse their data, etc. ?
# Acknowledgements

## WheatS Expert Working Group

<figure><img src="image_19.png" /><figcaption>Mr. Michael Alaux</figcaption></figure>

Deputy leader of Information System and data Integration team at URG

NRAE

France

Email: michael.alaux@uqo.ca

<figure><img src="image_20.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Ruth Bastow</figcaption></figure>

Innovation Director
Crisp Health and Protection Limited
(CHAP)

UK

Email: rth@uqohealth.uqo.ca

<figure><img src="image_21.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Ute Baumann</figcaption></figure>

Bioinformatics Group Leader
Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics

Australia

Email: ute.baumann@adelaide.edu.au

<figure><img src="image_22.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Vijai Bhadauria</figcaption></figure>

Research Scientist
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Canada

Email: vijai.bhadauria@canada.ca

<figure><img src="image_23.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Mario Caccamo</figcaption></figure>

Head of Crop Bioinformatics

NAB

UK

Email: marie.caccamo@uqo.ca

<figure><img src="image_24.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Laurel Cooper</figcaption></figure>

Scientific Curator and Project Coordinator, Plant Otolarynx and CRIP projects

Oregon State University

USA

Email: ccooper@science.oregonstate.edu

<figure><img src="image_25.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Robert Davey</figcaption></figure>

Data infrastructure & Algorithms Group Leader

Edinburgh Institute (EI)

UK

Email: robert.davey@edinburgh.ac.uk

<figure><img src="image_26.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Kate Dreher</figcaption></figure>

Germplasm Data Coordinator

MEXICO

Email: l.kate.dreher@uqo.ca

<figure><img src="image_27.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Jorge Dubcovsky</figcaption></figure>

Professor

UCC and HNMI

USA

Email: jkodovs@uqo.ca

<figure><img src="image_28.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Sarah Dyer</figcaption></figure>

Envirotier Plants Project Leader

EMBL-DBI

UK

Email: sbd@embl.de

<figure><img src="image_29.png" /><figcaption>Prof. David Edwards</figcaption></figure>

School of Plant Biology

University of Western Australia

Australia

Email: dave.edwards@uwa.edu.au

<figure><img src="image_30.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Paul Kersey</figcaption></figure>

Deputy Director of Science
(Bioinformatics and Genomics)

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
UK

Email: gkpersey@rbg.kew.gov.uk

<figure><img src="image_31.png" /><figcaption>Prof. Gerard Lazo</figcaption></figure>

Geneticist, GrainGenes Curator
USDA ARS

USA

Email: gerard.lazo@usda.ars.gov

<figure><img src="image_32.png" /><figcaption>Prof. David Marshall</figcaption></figure>

Reader
SR/UC, Scotland's Rural College
UK

Email: david.marshall@sruc.ac.uk

<figure><img src="image_33.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Klaus Mayer</figcaption></figure>

Research Director
MIPS, Heimholz Center Munich
Germany

Email: l.klaus.mayer@heimholz-munich.de

Email: klaus.mayer@uqo.ca

<figure><img src="image_34.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Amidou N'Diaye</figcaption></figure>

Professional Research Associate
University of Saskatchewan, Crop
Development Centre
Canada

Canada

Email: amidou.ndiaye@uqo.ca

<figure><img src="image_35.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Hadi Quesneville</figcaption></figure>

Head of research unit in Genomics-Info
(URGI)

NRAE

France

Email: hadi.quesneville@urgo.fr

<figure><img src="image_36.png" /><figcaption>Prof. Christopher Rawlings</figcaption></figure>

Head of Computational and Systems Biology

Notrampass Research

UK

Email: chris.reawings@notrampass.ac.uk

<figure><img src="image_37.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Mark Sawkins</figcaption></figure>

Assistant Director
WYPI

USA

Email: mark.sawkins@wpi.edu

<figure><img src="image_38.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Taner Sen</figcaption></figure>

GrainGenes, Lead Scientist & Coll
Assistant Prof

USDA-AWS & Iowa State University
USA

Email: tner.aus@iowa.edu

<figure><img src="image_39.png" /><figcaption>Prof. Doreen Ware</figcaption></figure>

Research Scientist & Adj. Associate Professor

USDA-AWS & Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

USA

Email: wans@uqo.ca

Chair: Michael Alaux

Co-chairs: Taner Sen, Mario Caccamo, Dave Edwards
# Acknowledgements

## WheatiS Expert Working Group

<figure><img src="image_24.png" /><figcaption>Mr. Michael Alaux</figcaption></figure>

Deputy leader of Information System and data Integration team at URG

NRAE

France

Email: michael.alaux@uqo.ca

<figure><img src="image_25.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Ruth Bastow</figcaption></figure>

Innovation Director
Crisp Health and Protection Limited
(CHAP)

UK

Email: rth@uqohealth.uqo.ca

<figure><img src="image_26.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Ute Baumann</figcaption></figure>

Bioinformatics Group Leader
Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics

Australia

Email: ute.baumann@uqo.edu.au

<figure><img src="image_27.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Vijai Bhadauria</figcaption></figure>

Research Scientist
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Canada

Email: vijai.bhadauria@canada.ca

<figure><img src="image_28.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Mario Caccamo</figcaption></figure>

Head of Crop Bioinformatics

NAAB

UK

Email: mario.caccamo@uqo.ca

<figure><img src="image_29.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Laurel Cooper</figcaption></figure>

Scientific Curator and Project Coordinator, Plant Osteology and cROp projects

Oregon State University

USA

Email: ccooper@uqo.edu.au

<figure><img src="image_30.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Robert Davey</figcaption></figure>

Data infrastructure & Algorithms Group Leader

Edinburgh Institute (EI)

UK

Email: robert.davey@edinburgh.ac.uk

<figure><img src="image_31.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Kate Dreher</figcaption></figure>

Germplasm Data Coordinator

CIMMYT

Mexico

Email: l.kate.dreher@polar.org

<figure><img src="image_32.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Jorge Dubcovsky</figcaption></figure>

Professor

UCCD and HNMI

USA

Email: jkudcovsky@uqo.ca

<figure><img src="image_33.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Sarah Dyer</figcaption></figure>

Envirotier Plants Project Leader

EMBL-DBI

UK

Email: s06.601@uqo.ac.uk

<figure><img src="image_34.png" /><figcaption>Prof. David Edwards</figcaption></figure>

School of Plant Biology

University of Western Australia

Australia

Email: dave.edwards@uwa.edu.au

<figure><img src="image_35.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Paul Kersey</figcaption></figure>

Deputy Director of Science
(Bioinformatics and Genomics)

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
UK

Email: g.18888@rbg.kew.gov.uk

<figure><img src="image_36.png" /><figcaption>Prof. Gerard Lazo</figcaption></figure>

Geneticist, GrainGenes Curator
USDA ARS

USA

Email: gerard.lazo@usda.ars.gov

<figure><img src="image_37.png" /><figcaption>Prof. David Marshall</figcaption></figure>

Reader
SR/UC, Scotland's Rural College
UK

Email: david.marshall@sruc.ac.uk

<figure><img src="image_38.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Klaus Mayer</figcaption></figure>

Research Director

MIPS, Heimholz Center Munich

Germany

Email: l.klaus.mayer@heimholz-munich.de

<figure><img src="image_39.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Amidou N'Diaye</figcaption></figure>

Professional Research Associate
University of Saskatchewan, Crop
Development Centre
Canada

Canada

Email: amidou.ndiaye@uqo.ca

<figure><img src="image_40.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Hadi Quesneville</figcaption></figure>

Head of research unit in Genomics-Info
(URGI)

NRAE

France

Email: hadi.quesneville@uqo.ca

<figure><img src="image_41.png" /><figcaption>Prof. Christopher Rawlings</figcaption></figure>

Head of Computational and Systems Biology

Notrassländ Research
UK

Email: chris.reawlings@notrassland.ac.uk

<figure><img src="image_42.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Mark Sawkins</figcaption></figure>

Assistant Director
WYYP

USA

Email: mksawkins@notrassland.ac.uk

<figure><img src="image_43.png" /><figcaption>Dr. Taner Sen</figcaption></figure>

GrainGenes, Lead Scientist & Coll
Assistant Prof

USDA-AWS & Iowa State University
USA

Email: tner.601@iowa.usda.gov

<figure><img src="image_44.png" /><figcaption>Prof. Doreen Ware</figcaption></figure>

Research Scientist & Adj. Associate Professor

USDA-AWS & Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

USA

Email: wans@uqo.edu

Chair: Michael Alaux

Co-chairs: Taner Sen, Mario Caccamo, Dave Edwards