The Whale Shark 100: Applying Population Genomics to Understand Mysteries of the World's Largest Fish

Overview

Population genomics of whale sharks; comparative genomics and habitat-use analysis.

Period: 2018–2020

Funding

  • KAUST Competitive Research Grant — Grant ID: URF/1/3451-01-01 (CoI) — USD 105,838

Team

  • Takashi Gojobori — PI (KAUST (CBRC))
  • Michael Berumen — CoI (KAUST (Marine Science))
  • Robert Hoehndorf — CoI (KAUST (Professor of Computer Science))

Topics: Genomics