scholarly journals The Future of DNA Barcoding: Reflections from Early Career Researchers

Diversity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 313
Author(s):  
Danielle M. Grant ◽  
Ole Bjørn Brodnicke ◽  
Ann M. Evankow ◽  
André O. Ferreira ◽  
João T. Fontes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Early Career ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
The Future ◽  
Identification Of Species

Over the last two decades, the use of DNA barcodes has transformed our ability to identify and assess life on our planet. Both strengths and weaknesses of the method have been exemplified through thousands of peer-reviewed scientific articles. Given the novel sequencing approaches, currently capable of generating millions of reads at low cost, we reflect on the questions: What will the future bring for DNA barcoding? Will identification of species using short, standardized fragments of DNA stand the test of time? We present reflected opinions of early career biodiversity researchers in the form of a SWOT analysis and discuss answers to these questions.

scholarly journals Positioning for success: building capacity in academic competencies for early-career researchers in sub-Saharan Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Merritt ◽  
H. Jack ◽  
W. Mangezi ◽  
D. Chibanda ◽  
M. Abas
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Training Experience ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Academic Competencies ◽  
Sub Saharan

Background. Capacity building is essential in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to address the gap in skills to conduct and implement research. Capacity building must not only include scientific and technical knowledge, but also broader competencies, such as writing, disseminating research and achieving work–life balance. These skills are thought to promote long-term career success for researchers in high-income countries (HICs) but the availability of such training is limited in LMICs. Methods. This paper presents the contextualisation and implementation of the Academic Competencies Series (ACES). ACES is an early-career researcher development programme adapted from a UK university. Through consultation between HIC and LMIC partners, an innovative series of 10 workshops was designed covering themes of self-development, engagement and writing skills. ACES formed part of the African Mental Health Research Initiative (AMARI), a multi-national LMIC-led consortium to recruit, train, support and network early-career mental health researchers from four sub-Saharan African countries. Results. Of the 10 ACES modules, three were HIC-LMIC co-led, four led by HIC facilitators with LMIC training experience and three led by external consultants from HICs. Six workshops were delivered face to face and four by webinar. Course attendance was over 90% and the delivery cost was approximately US$4500 per researcher trained. Challenges of adaptation, attendance and technical issues are described for the first round of workshops. Conclusions. This paper indicates that a skills development series for early-career researchers can be contextualised and implemented in LMIC settings, and is feasible for co-delivery with local partners at relatively low cost.

scholarly journals Support of Early-Career Researchers Supports the Future of ASLO

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-34
Author(s):  
Kaitlin J. Farrell ◽  
Alli N. Cramer ◽  
Kelly L. Hondula ◽  
Seth K. Thompson ◽  
Jacob A. Zwart
Keyword(s):  
Early Career ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals The molecular identification of Zanthoxylum armatum DC of Pakistan based on DNA barcoding

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 323-333
Author(s):  
Shakila Umer ◽  
Nayab Safdar ◽  
Khushi Muhammad
Keyword(s):  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Molecular Identification ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Pcr Analysis ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
Zanthoxylum Armatum ◽  
The Family ◽  
Plant Taxon ◽  
Identification Of Species ◽  
Zanthoxylum Bungeanum

Zanthoxylum armatum DC., belonged to the family Ruteacea, is a medicinal plant used to cure many diseases. DNA barcoding was used as a tool for molecular identification of Zanthoxylum armatum DC. species from Balakot Pakistan. In the present study four DNA barcodes including matk, rbcl, ITS and trnH-psbA were used. The sequenced data were analyzed by using BLASTn at NCBI, FASTA and Mega 7.0 software. During PCR analysis, 3 DNA barcodes ITS, rbcl and trnh-psbA were successfully amplified and showed the 100% sequencing success. Furthermore, these barcode markers showed 99-100% sequence similarity with the reference sequences at the BLASTn. The further analysis revealed the sequence similarity of investigating marker with Zanthoxylum armatum (MH016484.1), Zanthoxylum nitidum (FN599471.1) and Zanthoxylum bungeanum (MF097123.1) respectively. The current finding provides the basis for sequenced data of Z. armatum to be used in future for molecular discrimination among the plant species from Pakistan and it is concluded that combination of diverse kind of barcoding markers could be helpful in proper identification of species at lower taxonomic level. Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 27(2): 323-333, 2020 (December)

Early Career Researchers and Mentors Work Together to Shape the Future of the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme

ARCTIC ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
J.F. Provencher ◽  
N. Gantner ◽  
J. Schmale ◽  
H. Swanson ◽  
J.L. Baeseman
Keyword(s):  
Early Career ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Assessment Programme ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals Following Up on Interdisciplinary Encounters: Benefits for Early Career Researchers

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. S6-S20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Bridle
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Project Delivery ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
The Future

Interdisciplinarity is often quoted as a means to solve the complex social challenges faced by humanity, and the future of research is thus seen as increasingly interdisciplinary. However, there are risks and challenges to embarking on interdisciplinary research, particularly for early-career researchers. Encounters – bringing together early-career researchers to cultivate their interdisciplinary skills or to develop new projects – have been proposed and trialled as a means to boost interdisciplinarity amongst early-career researchers and equip them with the necessary skills for successful project delivery. However, little follow-up evaluation has been undertaken, especially considering career impacts several years after encounter participation. This article focuses on two encounter types and evaluates the level of interdisciplinary interactions obtained and the benefits experienced by participants. In conclusion, encounters are found to be highly successful, resulting in many projects and skills/career development. As such, further funding should be allocated to this type of event.

scholarly journals Scientistt: Cultivating a Community of Passionate Young Researchers

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Early Career ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
The Future ◽  
New Community ◽  
Training Opportunities ◽  
And Training ◽  
Young Researchers

Scientistt is a new networking platform for PhD students and early-career researchers, where they can connect with others in similar fields, share their work, and access up-to-date information about conferences, funding and training opportunities. In this exclusive interview, we speak with Hassan Mahmudul, Scientistt’s CEO and founder, and Callum Elson, head of marketing, who tell us all about this thriving new community, and their hopes for the future.

Early-Career Researchers’ Perceptions of the Prevalence of Questionable Research Practices, Potential Causes, and Open Science

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 365-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Stürmer ◽  
Aileen Oeberst ◽  
Roman Trötschel ◽  
Oliver Decker
Keyword(s):  
Open Science ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Research Culture ◽  
Research Practices ◽  
Questionable Research Practices ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Incentive Structures ◽  
Exploratory Survey ◽  
The Future

Abstract. Young researchers of today will shape the field in the future. In light of current debates about social psychology’s research culture, this exploratory survey assessed early-career researchers’ beliefs (N = 88) about the prevalence of questionable research practices (QRPs), potential causes, and open science as a possible solution. While there was relative consensus that outright fraud is an exception, a majority of participants believed that some QRPs are moderately to highly prevalent what they attributed primarily to academic incentive structures. A majority of participants felt that open science is necessary to improve research practice. They indicated to consider some open science recommendations in the future, but they also indicated some reluctance. Limitation and implications of these findings are discussed.

DNA barcoding as an aid for species identification in austral black flies (Insecta: Diptera: Simuliidae)

Genome ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 348-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis M. Hernández-Triana ◽  
Fernanda Montes De Oca ◽  
Sean W.J. Prosser ◽  
Paul D.N. Hebert ◽  
T. Ryan Gregory ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Species Identification ◽  
Dna Barcode ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Black Flies ◽  
Cryptic Diversity ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
Identification Of Species ◽  
Species Groups

In this paper, the utility of a partial sequence of the COI gene, the DNA barcoding region, for the identification of species of black flies in the austral region was assessed. Twenty-eight morphospecies were analyzed: eight of the genus Austrosimulium (four species in the subgenus Austrosimulium s. str., three species in the subgenus Novaustrosimulium, and one species unassigned to subgenus), two of the genus Cnesia, eight of Gigantodax, three of Paracnephia, one of Paraustrosimulium, and six of Simulium (subgenera Morops, Nevermannia, and Pternaspatha). The neighbour-joining tree derived from the DNA barcode sequences grouped most specimens according to species or species groups recognized by morphotaxonomic studies. Intraspecific sequence divergences within morphologically distinct species ranged from 0% to 1.8%, while higher divergences (2%–4.2%) in certain species suggested the presence of cryptic diversity. The existence of well-defined groups within S. simile revealed the likely inclusion of cryptic diversity. DNA barcodes also showed that specimens identified as C. dissimilis, C. nr. pussilla, and C. ornata might be conspecific, suggesting possible synonymy. DNA barcoding combined with a sound morphotaxonomic framework would provide an effective approach for the identification of black flies in the region.

scholarly journals “Wait for a permanent contract”: The temporal politics of (in)fertility as an early career researcher

2021 ◽  
pp. 239965442199485
Author(s):  
Sarah M Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Early Career ◽  
Rational Decision ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
The Future ◽  
Embodied Experiences ◽  
Early Career Researcher

The impetus for this intervention comes from my own experiences of advice to ‘wait for a permanent contract’ before trying to conceive a child. I contend that this considerate guidance, frequently given to Early Career Researchers, nonetheless re-inscribes a linear capitalist temporality, and that there is a need to resist this binding of the temporalities of (in)fertility to the metrics of the neoliberal academy. I suggest that to promote ‘waiting’ negates the nonlinear, everyday and intimate politics of our varied, embodied experiences of (in)fertility. It is also grounded within problematic assumptions: first, that waiting is linear; that we will arrive at a permanent job in the future, if we persist with the present; and second, that our (in)fertility is known to us, that we are able to, and will, make a rational decision to conceive a child. These are pervasive assumptions with deeply personal implications. Moreover, they are compounded by the short-term contracts, and expectations of institutional mobility that characterise many experiences of UK academia. My hope for this piece is that it invites geographers to further explore embodied politics of (in)fertility.

scholarly journals Environmental and Sustainability Education Research, Past and Future: Three Perspectives From Late, Mid, and Early Career Researchers

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert (Bob) Stevenson ◽  
Jo-Anne Ferreira ◽  
Sherridan Emery
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Sustainability Education ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Career Stages ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Biennial Conference ◽  
Australian Association ◽  
The Future

AbstractThe first research symposium, organised in conjunction with the Australian Association for Environmental Education (AAEE) biennial conference, began with a dialogue between scholars at three different academic career stages. As we all entered the field at different periods in its development, the first part of our presentation and this article provide our perspectives on the context, approaches and issues that characterised the field at the time we became involved in environmental education (EE) and EE research. The second part of this article presents the lessons we have learnt from EE research, and where we see the field headed in the future.

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