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The organization of the next International Conference on Harmful Algae (ICHA, its abbreviation in English) is moving along at an amazingly fast pace and it’s 21st edition will take place for the first time in Chile. During the last 40 years, these conferences have been held in various countries, and most recently in Japan (Hiroshima, 2023), Mexico (La Paz, 2021), France (Nantes, 2018), Brazil (Florianópolis, 2016), New Zealand (Wellington, 2014), among other venues. This edition of ICHA is being organized by over 60 national scientists from many institutions, leaded by Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (Fisheries Development Fund, IFOP), with important…
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This invitation is for participants to join a five day training workshop on qPCR molecular methods for HAB species identification and quantification from the 13th – 17th October in Punta Arenas, Chile. This workshop is aimed at giving participants a theoretical understanding and practical application of real time quantitative PCR and its applications in harmful algal bloom (HAB) monitoring. The course includes presentations, discussions, and practical hands-on demonstrations which covers all aspects of qPCR assay development, implementation and application, from designing and validating qPCR assays for the detection of target DNA from field and culture samples, and including data analysis/result…
Workshop Description: In this session the main issues regarding the worldwide occurrence of emerging marine biotoxins will be discussed. This “roundtable & lunch session” is a unique an opportunity for strengthen research networks to address this global risk. Program: Welcome by the EURLMB. The EURLMB and seafood safety in Europe (video projection). Building the map of emerging toxins in the world. Implications for food safety: drafting a common roadmap for a global risk. Acknowledgements and closure. Presenter Details Name: Lucía Soliño Alonso Title: Researcher Affiliations: Oceanographic Center of Vigo, Spanish Oceanographic Institute (IEO, CSIC) and European Union Reference Laboratory for…