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SUMMARY:CPS Annual Meeting 2025
DESCRIPTION:\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\nUBC Campus Conference Map\n\n\n\n\nThe 17th International Cereal Rusts and Powdery Mildews Conference (ICRPMC2025 ( https://icrpmc2025.ca/#home )) is scheduled for June 15-20, 2025, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at the UBC Vancouver campus. This meeting will take place in conjunction with the Canadian Phytopathological Society (CPS) Annual Meeting and the Bourlag Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) Technical Workshop.\n\n\n\nFor AAFC employees, please note that while the meeting is a joint meeting, you can submit separate requests for CPS or ICRPMC because only 3 days overlap between the two groups.\n\n\n\nPlease visit the conference website here for more details: https://icrpmc2025.ca/ ( https://icrpmc2025.ca/ )\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCPS per-conference Workshop: Identification of phytopathogens using high-throughput sequencing data generated from environmental samples\n\n\n\nWorking with any plant-associated microbe comes with the inherent challenge that no environment is sterile, and a plant’s metabiome is teeming with life. When collecting field samples outside of the laboratory, the issue is compounded further.  In this era of big data and easy access to high throughput sequencing, it is increasingly common for scientists to work with large sequence datasets which must first be evaluated for quality and potential contaminating reads. Sequence data files from environmental samples often contain genetic material from organisms not targeted by the experimental design. Understanding how to identify species from NGS sequencing data, or from targeted sequencing such as ITS spacers while properly accounting for common sources of error and bias is a valuable skill which can be of use to researchers who are beginning a new metagenomic project, or who are mid-way through analysing large and targeted datasets\n\n\n\nThis workshop provides hands-on trainings on in silico approaches for identifying and classifying samples from sequencing data, drawing on experience with rust fungus-infected cereal samples collected from fields. However, the concepts we intend to explore in the workshop are broadly applicable so they can be tailored to specific species of interest.\n\n\n\nWe will work through examples covering using non-targeted NGS data to identify unknown species via k-mer based approaches such as kraken and using the online interface Clasnip to identify species via ITS sequence.\n\n\n\nSpecial Notification: This workshop is intended for participants already familiar with command-line tools and Linux operating systems. It is not suitable for beginners seeking basic Linux training. Participants should bring their own laptops equipped with either macOS or a Linux virtual machine installed via VirtualBox. Instructors will provide detailed instructions to all registrants on setting up the necessary working environment, which must be completed prior to attending the workshop.\n\n\n\nDate: June 15, 2025\n\n\n\nDuration: 2.5 – 3 hrs\n\n\n\nNo. of participants: Limited capacity to 50 participants\n\n\n\nOrganisers\n\n\n\n\nWen Chen, wen.chen@agr.gc.ca ( mailto:wen.chen@agr.gc.ca )\n\n\n\nMaria Antonia Henriquez, mariaantonia.henriquez@agr.gc.ca ( mailto:mariaantonia.henriquez@agr.gc.ca )\n\n\n\nSamuel Holden sholden1@ualberta.ca ( mailto:sholden1@ualberta.ca )\n\n\n\n\nLeaders/Instructors\n\n\n\n\nSamuel Holden – lead\n\n\n\nDavid Kim – co-Lead\n\n\n\nSean Formby – Teaching Assistant (TA)\n\n\n\nBrian Duarte – TA\n\n\n\nRajdeep Khangura – TA\n\n\n\nNote: Additional TAs Are To-be-determined\n\n\n\n\nRegistration fees: $30 – All participants\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more information contact:\n\n\n\nTracy GartnerProgram ManagerCereal Breeding Lab (CBL)University of Albertatgartner@ualberta.ca780-909-2321\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRefunds: As of May 28 refunds are not available. If a registrant can not attend in person, they will be given the option to attend the meeting virtually.\n
URL:https://phytopath.ca/events/cps-annual-meeting-2025/
ORGANIZER;CN=Bourlag Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) Technical Workshop:MAILTO:
CATEGORIES:CPS Annual Meeting,CPS Event
LOCATION:Vancouver, British Columbia
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