<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Dear All,</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
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<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">A limited number of spots are still available!
The workshop will focus on genomic techniques and challenges specific to collections,
and is specifically aimed at researchers and curators with little or no
experience in genetic/genomic work, to enable them to utilize emerging DNA
sequencing technologies and facilitate genomic research in natural</span> <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">history collections. We will hold the workshop at the California
Academy</span> <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">of Sciences in San Francisco from
12-14 March, 2020.</span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">We have a fantastic line-up
of speakers, hands-on demonstrations, and panel</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">discussions, including a keynote talk by
genomicist Dr. Ed Green, who was</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">the first to sequence the complete Neanderthal
genome. Admission to the Cal</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Academy public exhibits and NightLife</span> <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">event</span> <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">(21+) on
Thursday 12th is included in the workshop registration.</span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The workshop is co-organized
by Beth Shapiro (Paleogenomics Lab, UC Santa Cruz), Brian Simison (Center for</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Comparative Genomics, California
Academy of Sciences), and me (Paleogenomics</span> <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Lab, UC Santa Cruz) and is sponsored by the Institute for Museum and
Library Services.</span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Please follow the link below
to see the full schedule and to register. Feel</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">free to contact me directly if you have any
questions.</span><br>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.calacademy.org/imls-museum-genomics-workshop-2020" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">https://www.calacademy.org/imls-museum-genomics-workshop-2020</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
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<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Kim Ballare, PhD</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">(she/her/hers)<br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Post-Doctoral Scholar, Paleogenomics Lab</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">University of California, Santa Cruz</span><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">lab website: </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://pgl.soe.ucsc.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">https://pgl.soe.ucsc.edu/</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">e-mail: </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="mailto:kballare@ucsc.edu" target="_blank">kballare@ucsc.edu</a></span></span></p><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>