Enhancing Digital Infrastructures and Data Handling Practices for Single Specimen Barcoding - the 2024 BGE Barcoding Hackathon
Abstract
The 2024 BGE Barcoding Hackathon, hosted by the Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) project in Leiden, Netherlands, focused on advancing digital infrastructures and data handling practices for single specimen barcoding. This event brought together 24 participants from various consortium member institutes to enhance workflows in DNA barcoding, which complements genome sequencing efforts within BGE. The hackathon was structured around four thematic pillars: Data Generation and Processing, BOLD Release Candidate, Wider Data Integration, and Reference Data Curation. Participants worked on optimizing barcode generation pipelines, developing a new version of the Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) data publishing platform, harmonizing data standards for better integration with databases like ENA and UNITE, and automating curation processes for DNA barcoding records. The outcomes include improved workflows, enhanced data interoperability, and refined curation standards, which collectively support BGE's goals of achieving a step change in molecular biodiversity monitoring and research.
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Università degli Studi di Firenze , Florence , Italy
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University of Tartu Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden · University of Tartu
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Natural History Museum , University of Tartu , Tartu , Estonia
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Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
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Centre for Biodiversity Genomics , Guelph , Canada
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Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
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Centre for Biodiversity Genomics , Guelph , Canada
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Naturalis Biodiversity Center , Leiden , The Netherlands
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Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change
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Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change , Museum Koenig , Bonn , Germany
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Institute of Biology Leiden , Leiden University , Leiden , The Netherlands
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BGE Barcoding Hackathon Leiden , the Netherlands
Naturalis Biodiversity Center , Leiden , The Netherlands
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Bavarian State Collection of Zoology
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Zoologische Staatssammlung München , Munich , Germany
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Naturalis Biodiversity Center , Leiden , The Netherlands
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Naturalis Biodiversity Center , Leiden , The Netherlands
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The University of Manchester , Manchester , UK
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European Bioinformatics Institute
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European Molecular Biology Laboratory , European Bioinformatics Institute , Wellcome Genome Campus , Hinxton , UK
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Natural History Museum , London , UK
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The University of Manchester , Manchester , UK
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Natural History Museum , London , UK
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European Bioinformatics Institute
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European Molecular Biology Laboratory , European Bioinformatics Institute , Wellcome Genome Campus , Hinxton , UK
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Natural History Museum , London , UK
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Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
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Centre for Biodiversity Genomics , Guelph , Canada
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Università degli Studi di Firenze , Florence , Italy
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Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
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Centre for Biodiversity Genomics , Guelph , Canada
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Natural History Museum · Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
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Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research , Berlin , Germany
Natural History Museum , London , UK
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Naturalis Biodiversity Center · Berlin Center for Genomics in Biodiversity Research
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Berlin Center for Genomics in Biodiversity Research , Berlin , Germany
Naturalis Biodiversity Center , Leiden , The Netherlands
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