Bauhinia Genome talk at the #GAMe_2017 Galaxy Australasia Meeting, 4th Feb 2017 in Melbourne.

1. Grass Roots Genomics: Using Hong Kong's
Emblem to Teach People About DNA
@SCEdmunds
@BauhiniaGenome
#HKGenome

2. Hong Kong’s R&D spend is low
Data: WorldBank

3. Hong Kong’s fears…
https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/conservation/con_gmo/con_gmo.html

4. How to counter this?
Brought to you by:
HK CUHK
…and the people of Hong Kong

5. An emblematic genome project

6. A historical mystery that needs solving
?
Botanical and Afforestation
Department, 1903: "The mysterious
origin of the tree and its magnificent
flowers at once arrest the interest. …
So far, all efforts to identify them
with any foreign species have failed"

7. A project that needs supporting
@bauhiniagenome #bauhinawatch
https://www.facebook.com/BauhiniaGenome
http://bauhiniagenome.hk/
http://igg.me/at/bauhinia
https://www.paypal.me/HKSSS
https://www.patreon.com/BauhiniaGenome
Follow us:

8. Building skills and awareness in HK

9. Education: (OER) teaching materials
https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/9147/overview

10. Education: reproducible research

11. Education: lets assemble genomes
(or at least 4 x transcriptomes)

12. Education: lets share (OPEN) data
http://dx.doi.org/10.5524/100245

13. Next: lets teach (OPEN) data analysis

14. Next: lets teach (OPEN) data analysis
Galaxy-B?

15. Finally: what can you do to help?
• Spread the word.
• Phenotype: #bauhiniawatch.
• Donate towards whole genomes.
• Help with training ideas.
• Use our materials in training.
Thank you for listening!