Genomic data analysis of Casearia Sylvestris in different Brazilian Biomes

• Grant number: 16/05765-3
• Support type: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): August 01, 2016
• Effective date (End): November 30, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Genetics
• Principal Investigator: Maria Imaculada Zucchi
• Grantee: João Paulo Gomes Viana
• Supervisor abroad: Julian Catchen
• Home Institution: Instituto de Biologia (IB). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Local de pesquisa : University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
• Associated to the scholarship: 13/05762-6 - Conservation genomic of Casearia sylvestris in Cerrado and Mata Atlântica from Southest region of Brazil, BP.DR

Abstract

Among the most important and more elaborate steps in population genomics study of plant species using Next Generation Sequencing are processing and data analysis. This process requires addition of advanced computational resources, knowledge and domain-specific Bioinformatics tools to the techniques applied in this project. In Brazil, this area has been underexplored and lacks researchers in the genomics of adaptation area, a recent field that was driven by the advent of next generation sequencing. For this reason, this proposal aims to grant is awarded to the internship with Dr. Julian Catchen, assistant professor at the University of Illinois, United States, excellence in Bioinformatics applied to Population Genomics and excellence in the development of the main tools used in these methods today. This internship is going to enable the student to the development of this step of their research and enable the implementation of this area in the research group.

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

GOMES VIANA, JOAO PAULO; BOHRER MONTEIRO SIQUEIRA, MARCOS VINICIUS; ARAUJO, FABIANO LUCAS; GRANDO, CAROLINA; SUJII, PATRICIA SANAE; SILVESTRE, ELLIDA DE AGUIAR; NOVELLO, MARIANA; PINHEIRO, JOSE BALDIN; CAVALLARI, MARCELO MATTOS; BRANCALION, PEDRO H. S.; RODRIGUES, RICARDO RIBEIRO; DE SOUZA, ANETE PEREIRA; CATCHEN, JULIAN; ZUCCHI, MARIA I. Genomic diversity is similar between Atlantic Forest restorations and natural remnants for the native tree Casearia sylvestris Sw.. PLoS One, v. 13, n. 3 MAR 7 2018. Web of Science Citations: 2.