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Massey University and Plant & Food Research Massey University and Plant & Food Research 2019 Karakia Ko te Mauri ohooho, whaka ū i te mana, i te wehi, i ahu mai i ngā Kāhui o ngā Ariki! Tukua tēnei mata ohooho ki runga ki ēnei Tauira, ki ēnei Taura, ki ēnei Tama, ngā rerenga o Tū! He whatinga Toka Tapu, he Whāriki raranga a Io, Io Matuanui, te matawhaiapu, te mata āwhio, i ahu mai i te mana āwhiowhio, te arawhata ki te Toi o ngā Rangi, ki te koopu ora o Taane! Tākina mai te Mauri i te hūhā o Hine-te-reremanu, kia puta ki te Wheiao ki te Ao Mārama! Ūhi! Wēro! Tau mai te Mauri! Haumi ee! Hui ee! Tāiki ee!! (Na Waka Vercoe from Ngāti Awa: This karakia whakamaunu waka refers to the joining of the spirits of the people with the spirit of the waka and that of the kaupapa) He mihi Tuia ko te Rangi e tu nei Tuia ko te Papa e takoto nei Tuia ko te here tangata Ka rongo te pō Ka rongo te ao Tihei mauri ora Tuatahi ka huri ra ngā mihi ki a Io te pūkenga, Io te wānanga, Io Matua Kore. Tuarua ki ngā tini aitua o tēnā iwi, o tēnā iwi puta noa i te motu. Haere koutou ki te huinga o te kahurangi. Tuatoru ki ngā whatu mōrehu o rātou mā, ki ngā mana, ki ngā ihi, ki ngā wehi, nei ra te mihi maioha ki a koutou i ngakau nui ki tenei kaupapa. He mihi hoki ki te Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa me te Rangahau Ahumara Kai. Na ratou i whakaae kia tu tenei wananga whakahikohiko hinengaro. No reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. SING AOTEAROA 2019 Welcome to the fourth SING Aotearoa internship programme. The Summer Internship for Indigenous Genomics is a key capacity building initiative funded by Genomics Aotearoa. In recent years there has been significant advances in the fields of genetics and genomics and an increasing focus on Māori populations and indigenous species. All research conducted in Aotearoa New Zealand should involve consultation with Iwi Māori so it is important that we understand enough about the technical, ethical and cultural issues to engage researchers in robust discussions during that process. The SING Aotearoa programme is designed to develop your understanding of genomics alongside some of the best researchers in New Zealand. We are grateful that researchers like Dr Phil Ross, Dr Patrick Biggs, Prof Barry Scott, Dr Liggy Liggins and Dr Matt Anderson have made space to spend time with us and share their knowledge and experience. Make use of this time by asking lots of questions. The SING Aotearoa workshop is a week-long internship modelled on an existing SING- USA programme (http://conferences.igb.illinois.edu/sing/home). We are fortunate to have a faculty mentor from the USA programme coming to join us in Aotearoa. Dr Matt Anderson will add an international dimension to the programme and bring his experience working with American Indian and Alaska Native interns. Massey University and Plant & Food Research are our hosts for 2019. Massey University is based in Palmerston North, New Zealand, with significant campuses in Albany and Wellington. Massey University is the only university in New Zealand offering degrees in aviation, dispute resolution, veterinary medicine, and nanoscience. Plant & Food Research is a New Zealand-based science company providing research and development that adds value to fruit, vegetable, crop and food products. We are also grateful for the time and resources that are being committed by a range of people and organisations including the Riddet Institute to support this initiative. While genetics has been a lightning rod for debate in past years we hope that this workshop provides a space to share ideas and thoughts in an informative way. Mā te mōhio ka mārama, Mā te mārama ka mātau, Mā te mātau ka ora. Through awareness comes understanding, through understanding comes knowledge, through knowledge comes wellbeing. Kia ora koutou katoa. SING Aotearoa Conveners Maui Hudson Phillip Wilcox Katharina Ruckstuhl Venues Huia Marae Address: State Highway 1, 9km east of Waitarere Beach Massey University Address: Riddet Rd, Palmerston North Phone: +64 6 356 9099 Plant & Food Research Address: Fitzherbert Science Centre Batchelar Road Palmerston North Phone: +64 6 953 7700 Accommodation Participants and mentors requiring accommodation will be staying at Manawatū Halls The Residential Services Office Cnr Rehab Road and University Avenue Massey University Palmerston North 4442 New Zealand +64 6 951 6300 +64 0800 22 88 00 Programme Monday, January 21 (Manawatū Halls) 5:00 – 5:45 pm Check into rooms 6:00 – 8:00 pm Welcome/reception dinner at accommodation Reception dinner Maui Hudson & - Welcome Phil Wilcox & Katharina - Whanaungatanga Ruckstuhl & Nick - Faculty introductions Roskruge - Alumni introductions - Pre-workshop assessment Tuesday, January 22 (Huia Marae) 7:30 – 8:30 am Breakfast (accommodation) 9:30 – 10:00 am Pōwhiri 10:00 – 10:30 Mana whenua kōrero am Break – 15 min 11:00 – 12:30 Introduction to Genetics Phil Wilcox & Simon Hill pm Lunch 1:30 – 2:30 pm CELSI: Cultural Foundation Maui Hudson & Moe Intro to Tikanga in the Lab Milne 2.30 – 3.00 pm Te wero mō te wiki Katharina Ruckstuhl Break – 15 min 3:30 – 5:00 pm Introduction to Breeding Technologies Phil Wilcox and Gene Editing 5:00 – 5:15 pm Participant evaluations of the day 6:00 – 7:00 pm Dinner at Marae Guest speaker – Phil Ross Wednesday, January 23 (Massey University) 7:30 – 8:30 am Breakfast (accommodation) 9:00 – 12:00 pm Plant Genetics Laboratory Phil Wilcox & David Chagne 12:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch talk – Identifying microbes Dr Matt Anderson - associated with rheumatoid arthritis International SING within the Lakota faculty 1:30 – 3:00 pm Bioinformatics lab Patrick Biggs and Anne McDonald Break – 30 min 3:30 – 5:00 pm Approaches to Commercialisation Jason Mika 5:00 – 5:15 pm Participant evaluations of the day 6:30 – 8:30 pm Dinner at Accommodation followed by Debrief Thursday, January 24 (Plant & Food Research & Riddet Institute) 7:30 – 8:30 am Breakfast 9:00 – 12.00pm Plant Gene Editing workshop David Chagne & Revell Drummond PFR Seminar Room 12:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch 1:30 – 2:30 pm Food Innovation – Partnering with Melanie Ruffell & Jane Science Mullaney 2.30 – 3.30pm Genetic Research on Taonga Species Maui Hudson Phil Wilcox Break – 30 min 4:00 – 5:30 pm Future thinking - Breeding Nick Albert / David technologies in Aotearoa Chagne 5:30 – 5:45 pm Participant evaluations of the day 7:00 pm - late Dinner at Brew Union with Interns and Faculty Friday, January 25 (Massey University) 7:30 – 8:30 am Breakfast 9:00 – 10:30 am Case Studies: Barry Scott: Blaise Forrestor-Gauntlet: Mouse stem cells and genome editing Libby Liggins: 11.00 – 12.30pm Tikanga and the Lab Jordan Housiaux Lunch 1:30 pm Final workshop evaluation and Maui Hudson & poroporoāki Phil Wilcox 3:00 Participants return to airport INTERNS for SING Aotearoa 2019 ❖ Miss Meri Haami ❖ Dr. Terri Te Tau ❖ Mr. Craig Marwick ❖ Mr. Howard Maxwell ❖ Mrs. Donna Kerridge ❖ Mr. Bronson Rikiriki ❖ Miss Anastasia Rickard ❖ Mr. John Tiatoa ❖ Rev. Rio Greening ❖ Miss Essie Van Zuylen ❖ Ms. Danielle Sword ❖ Mr. Jack Dakin ❖ Miss Te Aomihia Walker ❖ Ms. Jessica Kereama ❖ Miss Oriwia Spooner ❖ Miss Summer Wynyard ❖ Mr. Cran Gage ❖ Mr. Rodrigo Estrada de la Cerda ❖ Mr Justin Tamihana ❖ Mr Manaaki Davis SING Alumni ❖ Jordan Housiaux Genomics Aotearoa ❖ Ben Te Aika SPEAKERS & MENTORS Dr Matt Anderson Matt is an assistant professor at The Ohio State University with a joint appointment in the Microbiology Department in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity in the College of Medicine. He completed his PhD in the Genetics Department at Stanford University followed by postdoctoral positions in Judith Berman’s lab at the University of Minnesota and Richard Bennett’s lab at Brown University. His research interests center on the evolution of eukaryotic microbes that are relevant to human health. A large contingent within his lab investigates how genetic variability contributes to phenotypic diversity in the most clinically relevant fungal pathogen to humans, Candida albicans. Another major focus of his lab is to describe and understand how the eukaryome, the eukaryotic microbes living on or within their host, contribute to health. Associate Professor Patrick Biggs Dr Biggs completed an undergraduate degree in Applied Biochemistry at Brunel University in 1992, and then a PhD in familial cancer genetics through the University of London in 1996, both in the UK. He worked in the UK and the USA before taking a position at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute where he developed his interest in bioinformatics. In 2007 he moved to New Zealand to work at Massey University, and has been involved in next generation sequencing data generation and analysis over the past 10 years, as part of the Allan Wilson Centre, the Massey Genome Service and New Zealand Genomics Ltd. In 2016 he started his current academic role – Associate Professor in Computational Biology and Genomics – split equally between two Massey University Institutes. His current research interests are in comparative bacterial pathogenomics, particularly species within the Campylobacter, Salmonella and Escherichia genera, and in very high-resolution amplicon-based community typing within species. Dr David Chagne A Senior Scientist with Plant and Food Research since 2004, Dr Chagné’s research focuses on the application of genetic mapping and genomics to elucidate the genetic control of important plant characters, with a strong underpinning interest in the study of DNA variations in plant genomes. David has catalogued single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the apple and pear genomes and identified markers linked to significant traits, including fruit antioxidant content, red flesh and peel, crispness and aroma and further designed a SNP assay that has been used to accurately predict fruit quality of young apple seedlings using genome-wide selection, years before they first set fruit.
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