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class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-78181a29 uael-mobile-dual-heading-align-center uael-dual-heading-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-dual-color-heading" data-id="78181a29" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="uael-dual-color-heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="uael-module-content uael-dual-color-heading uael-heading-stack-none"> <h2> <a href="https://bioscan.life/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" > <span class="uael-before-heading"><span class="elementor-inline-editing uael-dual-heading-text uael-first-text" data-elementor-setting-key="before_heading_text" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar="basic"></span></span><span class="uael-adv-heading-stack"><span class="elementor-inline-editing uael-dual-heading-text uael-highlight-text" data-elementor-setting-key="second_heading_text" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar="basic">BIOSCAN</span></span><span class="uael-after-heading"><span class="elementor-inline-editing uael-dual-heading-text uael-third-text" data-elementor-setting-key="after_heading_text" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar="basic">: a global scientific mission</span></span> </a> </h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-243ea237 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="243ea237" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p style="text-align: left;">Environmental change is driving species extinctions at an accelerating pace. If we are to curb these trajectories, we must be able to rapidly track changes in biodiversity on a planetary scale. Motivated by this urgent need, the <a href="https://ibol.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">International Barcode of Life (iBOL) Consortium</a> activated BIOSCAN in June 2019. Coordinated from Canada’s <a href="https://biodiversitygenomics.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (CBG)</a>, BIOSCAN involves researchers and organizations from over <a href="https://ibol.org/about/ibol-consortium/science-committee/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">30 nations</a> which share the goal of establishing an Earth observation system for biodiversity.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-38db80f3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider" data-id="38db80f3" data-element_type="widget" id="about" data-widget_type="divider.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-divider"> <span class="elementor-divider-separator"> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-68be1b28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="68be1b28" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2><span style="color: #d93844;">BIOSCAN-Canada</span> is catalyzing <span style="color: #99cc00;">BIOSCAN</span>’s success in each of these areas:</h2> </div> </div> <section class="elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e239890 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="3e239890" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2387b781" data-id="2387b781" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3f2df626 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box" data-id="3f2df626" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="icon-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-icon-box-wrapper"> <div class="elementor-icon-box-content"> <h3 class="elementor-icon-box-title"> <span > Species Discovery </span> </h3> <p class="elementor-icon-box-description"> Complete the registry of all multicellular life in Canada using DNA barcoding </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-44d31076" data-id="44d31076" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-53f2e0d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box" data-id="53f2e0d0" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="icon-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-icon-box-wrapper"> <div class="elementor-icon-box-content"> <h3 class="elementor-icon-box-title"> <span > Species Interactions </span> </h3> <p class="elementor-icon-box-description"> Reveal connections between species to understand biological communities </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-291ac0b2" data-id="291ac0b2" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6b4d0bde elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box" data-id="6b4d0bde" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="icon-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-icon-box-wrapper"> <div class="elementor-icon-box-content"> <h3 class="elementor-icon-box-title"> <span > Species Dynamics </span> </h3> <p class="elementor-icon-box-description"> Track changes in species distribution in response to ecosystem modifications </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d5938e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="2d5938e" data-element_type="section" id="research" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22c6f1c" data-id="22c6f1c" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-25ecabf elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-infobox" data-id="25ecabf" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="uael-infobox.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="uael-module-content uael-infobox uael-imgicon-style-normal uael-infobox- infobox-has-icon uael-infobox-icon-above-title uael-infobox-link-type-none"> <div class="uael-infobox-left-right-wrap"> <div class="uael-infobox-content"> <div class="uael-module-content uael-imgicon-wrap "> </div> <div class='uael-infobox-title-wrap'><h2 class="uael-infobox-title elementor-inline-editing" data-elementor-setting-key="infobox_title" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar="basic" >BIOSCAN-Canada's research goals:</h2></div> <div class="uael-infobox-text-wrap"> <div class="uael-infobox-text elementor-inline-editing" data-elementor-setting-key="infobox_description" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar="advanced"> ~ </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-106f6a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-image-accordion" data-id="106f6a4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="eael-image-accordion.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="eael-img-accordion accordion-direction-horizontal eael-img-accordion-horizontal-align-center eael-img-accordion-vertical-align-center" id="eael-img-accordion-106f6a4" data-img-accordion-id="106f6a4" data-img-accordion-type="on-hover"> <div class="eael-image-accordion-hover eael-image-accordion-item overlay-active" style="background-image: url(https://bioscancanada.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-18-at-12.02.41-PM.png); flex: 3 1 0%;" tabindex="0"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="overlay-inner overlay-inner-show"> <h2 class="img-accordion-title">Optimizing protocols for <br />biodiversity analysis</h2> <p><h6 style="color: #ffffff;padding: 7%;padding-bottom: 0px"><strong>BIOSCAN-Canada aims to optimize protocols for DNA barcoding, symbiome analysis, and metabarcoding – tools that will increase the speed and scope of biodiversity analysis. These cost-effective methods will also increase the capacity of the CBG’s core facility and will be transferred to new core facilities in other countries to accelerate the work of BIOSCAN internationally.</strong></h6></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="eael-image-accordion-hover eael-image-accordion-item" style="background-image: url(https://bioscancanada.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/MG_2441-Bee-CO.jpg);" tabindex="0"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="overlay-inner "> <h2 class="img-accordion-title">Building genomics-based biodiversity knowledge</h2> <p><h6 style="color: #ffffff;padding: 7%;padding-bottom: 0px"><strong>Our work generates genomics-based biodiversity knowledge for ecosystems. It reveals new species and interactions among species that could help to mitigate and forecast economic impacts.</strong></h6> <h6 style="color: #ffffff;padding-right: 10%;padding-left: 10%"><strong>BIOSCAN-Canada is also tracking how species are responding to environmental change.</strong></h6></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="eael-image-accordion-hover eael-image-accordion-item" style="background-image: url(https://bioscancanada.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_0514-scaled-1.jpg);" tabindex="0"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="overlay-inner "> <h2 class="img-accordion-title">Developing a Natural Capital Accounting system</h2> <p><h6 style="color: #ffffff;padding: 7%;padding-bottom: 0px"><strong>BIOSCAN-Canada is developing a Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) system that incorporates genomics-based biodiversity knowledge co-produced with Indigenous Peoples. Our team fosters discussions to facilitate user-informed generation and dissemination of results. At the same time, the NCA framework will address policy relevance and access and benefits sharing related to digital sequence information.</strong></h6></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <style typr="text/css"> #eael-img-accordion-106f6a4 .eael-image-accordion-hover:hover { flex: 3 1 0% !important; } #eael-img-accordion-106f6a4 .eael-image-accordion-hover:hover:hover .overlay-inner * { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transform: none; transition: all .3s .3s; } </style> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b15693 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="0b15693" data-element_type="section" id="impact" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-background-overlay"></div> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62d4e93" data-id="62d4e93" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f3dcfb elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="2f3dcfb" data-element_type="section" data-settings="{"background_background":"gradient"}"> <div class="elementor-background-overlay"></div> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67007761" data-id="67007761" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-background-overlay"></div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-132de356 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="132de356" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Genomics <strong>benefitting society and nature</strong></h2> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-35fd9705 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list" data-id="35fd9705" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="icon-list.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <ul class="elementor-icon-list-items"> <li class="elementor-icon-list-item"> <span class="elementor-icon-list-icon"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="fas fa-arrow-circle-right"></i> </span> <span class="elementor-icon-list-text">Develop new tools to support Canada’s environmental consulting, forestry, and agriculture sectors through faster, more accurate biodiversity monitoring and assessment</span> </li> <li class="elementor-icon-list-item"> <span class="elementor-icon-list-icon"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="fas fa-arrow-circle-right"></i> </span> <span class="elementor-icon-list-text">Engage local communities and incorporate Indigenous ways of knowing into an accounting method for "natural capital"</span> </li> <li class="elementor-icon-list-item"> <span class="elementor-icon-list-icon"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="fas fa-arrow-circle-right"></i> </span> <span class="elementor-icon-list-text">Enable effective and timely policymaking and conservation planning</span> </li> <li class="elementor-icon-list-item"> <span class="elementor-icon-list-icon"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="fas fa-arrow-circle-right"></i> </span> <span class="elementor-icon-list-text">Strengthen Canada's leadership in worldwide conservation efforts</span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3af39e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="e3af39e" data-element_type="section" id="team" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-background-overlay"></div> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a6e2b9b" data-id="3a6e2b9b" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-74511e8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-infobox" data-id="74511e8c" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="uael-infobox.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="uael-module-content uael-infobox uael-imgicon-style-normal uael-infobox- infobox-has-icon uael-infobox-icon-above-title uael-infobox-link-type-none"> <div class="uael-infobox-left-right-wrap"> <div class="uael-infobox-content"> <div class="uael-module-content uael-imgicon-wrap "> </div> <div class='uael-infobox-title-wrap'><h2 class="uael-infobox-title elementor-inline-editing" data-elementor-setting-key="infobox_title" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar="basic" >Our Team</h2></div> <div class="uael-separator-parent"> <div class="uael-separator"></div> </div> <div class="uael-infobox-text-wrap"> <div class="uael-infobox-text elementor-inline-editing" data-elementor-setting-key="infobox_description" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar="advanced"> <p>The BIOSCAN–Canada teams include biologists to lead sample and sequence acquisition, data scientists to curate and analyze results, environmental scientists to contextualize them, and social scientists to oversee community engagement and to develop policy impact. It also includes partners in the government, NGO, and private sectors.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-78dd72fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="78dd72fb" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-spacer"> <div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div> </div> </div> </div> <section class="elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5984f19c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="5984f19c" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc5eff7 elementor-invisible" data-id="bc5eff7" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"animation":"fadeIn","animation_delay":200,"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-138224ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="138224ba" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img decoding="async" width="470" height="470" src="https://bioscancanada.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CBG-Hebert-2.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-739" alt="" srcset="https://bioscancanada.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CBG-Hebert-2.jpg 470w, https://bioscancanada.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CBG-Hebert-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https://bioscancanada.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CBG-Hebert-2-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px" /> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-101b98e2 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon" data-id="101b98e2" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="icon.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-icon-wrapper"> <div class="elementor-icon"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="fas fa-chevron-right"></i> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4558c0b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="4558c0b8" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h4 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Paul Hebert</h4> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-2bc06d7e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider" data-id="2bc06d7e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="divider.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-divider"> <span class="elementor-divider-separator"> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div 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src="https://bioscancanada.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/StC-Clare-1.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-740" alt="" srcset="https://bioscancanada.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/StC-Clare-1.jpg 470w, https://bioscancanada.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/StC-Clare-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https://bioscancanada.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/StC-Clare-1-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px" /> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-358e709c elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon" data-id="358e709c" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="icon.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-icon-wrapper"> <div class="elementor-icon"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="fas fa-chevron-right"></i> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4bd0d276 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="4bd0d276" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h4 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Elizabeth Clare</h4> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-152ae4b8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider" data-id="152ae4b8" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="divider.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-divider"> <span class="elementor-divider-separator"> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-75e86b33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="75e86b33" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p><strong>York University</strong><br />Theme Lead: Species Interactions</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element 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</div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1f73ca20 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon" data-id="1f73ca20" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="icon.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-icon-wrapper"> <div class="elementor-icon"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="fas fa-chevron-right"></i> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3c85480e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="3c85480e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h4 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Melania Cristescu</h4> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-14e29c47 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider" data-id="14e29c47" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="divider.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> 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