Pathway to Increase Standards and Competency of eDNA Surveys (PISCeS) 2018
A National Workshop on Environmental DNA
The University of Guelph’s Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (BIO), Department of Integrative Biology & College of Biological Sciences are pleased to have hosedt a National eDNA workshop in the Arboretum on October 11-12, 2018. Academia, regulators, and industry joined in a discussion on Pathways to Increase Standards and competency of Environmental DNA Surveys. The intent was to explore and inform public policy, industry strategies and future research. Day 2 consisted of an eDNA tools training session specially designed for PISCeS participants. The session is free for all registered participants.
The 2-day workshop was held on Thursday, October, 11th and Friday, October 12th at the University of Guelph Arboretum and Summerlee Science Complex Atrium.
Day 1 - October 11th, 2018 | Day 2 - October 12th, 2018 |
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Registration Opens: 7:00 am (Arboretum) Workshop: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Arboretum) Reception and Poster Session: 6:00 - 9:00 pm (Summerlee Science Complex Atrium) |
eDNA Tools Training Session: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm (Arboretum)
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For a detailed agenda of PIECeS 2018, please click here.
Preliminary session overview and direction of interest:
- Where is the science at? Presented by speakers from academia.
- How is the science starting to be applied? Presented by speakers from industry.
- How will eDNA impact the regulatory framework? Presented by speakers from regulatory agencies.
- The need for a National Network. Open discussion concerning a development of a National eDNA Network.
Abstracts
The Scientific Committee of the PISCeS workshop invites abstracts to be submitted for either poster or oral presentation related to the subjects of active or passive eDNA detection and its applications, especially as relates to best practices, standards, and applications involving Species-at-Risk in Canada. We are pleased to note that proceedings from the workshop will be published in a special volume of the forthcoming new journal “Environmental DNA” (Editor-in-Chief, Louis Bernatchez).
- An abstract can be submitted as an Oral or Poster presentation, but due to time constraints, opportunities for oral presentations are limited.
- Abstracts already published elsewhere or based on full papers that have already been published will not be considered for inclusion.
- All abstracts must be submitted as an MS Word doc attachment via email to pisces@uoguelph.ca with “Abstract Submission” indicated in the email header. The abstract submission doc must include: Preference (Poster or Oral), Title, Authors and their affiliations, up to 250-word abstract, and up to 5 keywords. Abstracts must be submitted in English.
Scientific Program Committee: |
Cathryn Abbott
Research Scientist
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
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Louis Bernatchez, Professor Institut de Biologie Integrative et des Systems (IBIS) Universite Laval |
Robert Hanner, Associate Professor Biodiversity Institute of Ontario / Centre for Biodiversity Genomics University of Guelph |
Daniel Heath, Professor Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research University of Windsor |
PISCeS Keynote Speakers


PISCeS Local Organizing Committee
Steve Crookes
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
Department of Integrative Biology University of Guelph
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Robert Hanner
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
Department of Integrative Biology University of Guelph
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Tzitziki Loeza-Quintana
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
Department of Integrative Biology University of Guelph
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Rob Young
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
Department of Integrative Biology University of Guelph
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PISCeS Sponsors
The PISCeS Organizing and Scientific Committees acknowledge financial support from:
- Detour Gold Corp.
- Dillon Consulting Limited
- Halltech Environmental Inc
- Hemmera
- Precision Biomonitoring Inc.
- Smith-Root
- Stantec
- The University of Guelph’s Biodiversity Institute of Ontario
Directions
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PISCeS Inquiries
Please direct general inquiries to: Robert Hanner, PhD
Associate Professor
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
Department of Integrative Biology
University of Guelph
rhanner@uoguelph.ca
519-824-4120 ext 53479