TY - JOUR
T1 - The i5K initiative
T2 - Advancing arthropod genomics for knowledge, human health, agriculture, and the environment
AU - Evans, Jay D.
AU - Brown, Susan J.
AU - Hackett, Kevin J.J.
AU - Robinson, Gene
AU - Richards, Stephen
AU - Lawson, Daniel
AU - Elsik, Christine
AU - Coddington, Jonathan
AU - Edwards, Owain
AU - Emrich, Scott
AU - Gabaldon, Toni
AU - Goldsmith, Marian
AU - Hanes, Glenn
AU - Misof, Bernard
AU - Muñoz-Torres, Monica
AU - Niehuis, Oliver
AU - Papanicolaou, Alexie
AU - Pfrender, Michael
AU - Poelchau, Monica
AU - Purcell-Miramontes, Mary
AU - Robertson, Hugh M.
AU - Ryder, Oliver
AU - Tagu, Denis
AU - Torres, Tatiana
AU - Zdobnov, Evgeny
AU - Zhang, Guojie
AU - Zhou, Xin
N1 - Funding Information:
After an illuminating Plenary talk by O. Ryder (San Diego Zoo) describing parallel efforts in vertebrate species (Genome10K Community of Scientists 2009), the workshop featured research and forward-thinking presentations by scientists deeply interested in arthropods. Presentations by J. Coddington (Smithsonian Institution) and M. Pfrender (University of Notre Dame) highlighted the logistics of identifying key species on the tree of life, curating these species, and preparing material for sequencing and analyses. This was the first public report and opportunity for reflection on 1 year of intense discussions by the i5K Working Group charged with vetting species as a whole and choosing a core set that have extremely high priority for sequencing. Representatives from the US National Science Foundation and US Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (G. Gilchrist and M. Purcell-Miramontes, respectively) reviewed competitive programs that support genomic studies and possible avenues for coordinated research and training efforts. Finally, biologists and informaticists gave their insights into what makes a genome project successful and highlighted currently available tools for sequencing, assembling, and analyzing genomes.
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - Insects and their arthropod relatives including mites, spiders, and crustaceans play major roles in the world's terrestrial, aquatic, and marine ecosystems. Arthropods compete with humans for food and transmit devastating diseases. They also comprise the most diverse and successful branch of metazoan evolution, with millions of extant species. Here, we describe an international effort to guide arthropod genomic efforts, from species prioritization to methodology and informatics. The 5000 arthropod genomes initiative (i5K) community met formally in 2012 to discuss a roadmap for sequencing and analyzing 5000 high-priority arthropods and is continuing this effort via pilot projects, the development of standard operating procedures, and training of students and career scientists. With university, governmental, and industry support, the i5K Consortium aspires to deliver sequences and analytical tools for each of the arthropod branches and each of the species having beneficial and negative effects on humankind.
AB - Insects and their arthropod relatives including mites, spiders, and crustaceans play major roles in the world's terrestrial, aquatic, and marine ecosystems. Arthropods compete with humans for food and transmit devastating diseases. They also comprise the most diverse and successful branch of metazoan evolution, with millions of extant species. Here, we describe an international effort to guide arthropod genomic efforts, from species prioritization to methodology and informatics. The 5000 arthropod genomes initiative (i5K) community met formally in 2012 to discuss a roadmap for sequencing and analyzing 5000 high-priority arthropods and is continuing this effort via pilot projects, the development of standard operating procedures, and training of students and career scientists. With university, governmental, and industry support, the i5K Consortium aspires to deliver sequences and analytical tools for each of the arthropod branches and each of the species having beneficial and negative effects on humankind.
KW - agriculture
KW - comparative genomics
KW - disease vector
KW - genome sequencing
KW - insect evolution
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U2 - 10.1093/jhered/est050
DO - 10.1093/jhered/est050
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23940263
AN - SCOPUS:84882791773
SN - 0022-1503
VL - 104
SP - 595
EP - 600
JO - Journal of Heredity
JF - Journal of Heredity
IS - 5
ER -