[초청강연] DNA Barcodes and Biodiversity

DNA Barcodes and BiodiversityDespite more than 250 years of scientific effort, most species remain unknown. Further, the entry of a species into the Linnaean lexicon does little to ensure its subsequent recognition. These barriers to biodiversity analysis will soon be broken by coupling genomic approaches with the traditions of taxonomy. In particular, the discovery that sequence diversity in short genomic segments, DNA barcodes, can discriminate species in large assemblages of life promises to simplify the identification of known species and to hugely expedite the discovery of new ones. The strength of early barcode results has now spurred an international effort to assemble a comprehensive DNA barcode library for eukaryotes. Its completion promises the rise of automated systems supporting either point-of-contact identifications or massive biodiversity screens within a decade. Brief Biography for Paul HebertA native of Kingston (Ontario), Paul completed his undergraduate work at Queen’s University, his PhD in genetics at Cambridge University and postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Sydney and at the Natural History Museum in London. He took up a faculty position at the University of Windsor in 1976 where he remained until repositioning to the University of Guelph in 1990 where he holds a Canada Research Chair in Molecular Biodiversity. Over his career, Paul has served as Director of the Great Lakes Institute at Windsor, as Chair of the Department of Zoology at Guelph, and as Chairman of the Huntsman Marine Science Centre in St. Andrews. He is currently Director of the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario and of the Canadian Barcode of Life Network. He has published more than 270 papers, has received varied national and international scientific awards and is a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences of Canada.