Using genomics to guide conservation efforts (Symposium)
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Programme
| Friday, July 10, 2026 |
| 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Room C1 |
Details
Conservation genomics is transforming how we understand and protect biodiversity in a rapidly changing world. Moving beyond traditional marker-based approaches, genome-scale data now allow us to assess adaptive variation, evolutionary potential, and demographic resilience directly from the genome. This session explores how genomic insights inform practical conservation actions — from guiding restoration and assisted gene flow to identifying adaptive variants under climate stress. This session focuses on adaptive landscape genomics, functional diversity, restoration genomics, and genomic monitoring in managed and wild populations. By integrating evolutionary theory, bioinformatics, and applied conservation, this session aims to highlight how genomics can move from the lab to the field, providing tangible tools for species recovery and ecosystem resilience.
Speakers and Presentation Titles
Ms. Beatrice Colombo
Phd Student
Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca
Demographic responses of wild bees to the Anthropocene: a global comparative genomic approach
Gibbs Kuguru
Wageningen University & Research
Low Genetic Diversity and Vulnerability in Maldivian Blacktip Reef Sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
Dr. Christina McCosker
Postdoctoral Researcher
Trent University
Genomic consequences of population bottlenecks and founder events on the adaptive resilience of wood bison
Dr. Bart Pannebakker
Wageningen University & Research
Genomics of Bombus veteranus, an endangered bumblebee in restored floodplains in the Netherlands
Dr. Orly Razgour
University Of Exeter
Integrating multi-omics approaches to understand bat responses to urbanisation
Organiser
Chris Barratt
Researcher
Wageningen University and Research (Netherlands)
Mirte Bosse
Associate Professor
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam & Wageningen University
