Community Resources and Collaborations for Invertebrate Genomics Research
GIGA Data Repositories
- GIGA Zenodo Repository: Datasets and open-source publications
- GIGA NCBI BioProject: “Aquatic non-vertebrate metazoa”
Contribute to the GIGA NCBI BioProject and GIGA-GoaT projects
- Link your pre-existing BioProject to GIGA’s umbrella project.
- Add your genome projects to the GIGA-GoaT (Genomes on a Tree) species target lists.
- Utilize the GoaT resources for project planning and collaborations.
- Register with GIGA-NCBI BioProject and utilize the GIGA-GoaT Resources. 2023 GIGA-V slide deck (Dr. Jeffrey Robinson, UMBC).
Huge thanks to our individual donors and organizational sponsors:
Jack Krebs
Maribeth Glorioso
Shayma Zaidan
Lissa Messing
Emily Schmitt
Erlinda Dumas
GIGA Newsletter:
Liria Huberv
Andre Weisbrod
Kirk Dotson
Juan Armando Sánchez
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GIGA VI, Philippines. July 5-10, 2026
Save the Date We are delighted to announce the selection of the Philippines as the location of GIGA’s 6th triennial conference. The two-part conference is planned to start the week at the University of the Philippines, Diliman campus (in Manila), with bioinformatics workshops and research talk sessions. At the end of the week, it will…
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Project for water quality conservation in the New River in southern Florida
In 2024, GIGA became a proud recipient of generous funding from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Project for water quality conservation in the New River in southern Florida (link below):
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Project: New River Biodiversity and Water Quality – Conserving Our Home in South Florida.
GIGA V (2023) Conference
A snapshot of the GIGA Community:
Latest News:
- GIGA VI, Philippines. July 5-10, 2026
- Welcome to newly elected 2024 GIGA board members:
- Two New Sponge Genomes
- GIGA officially a 501(c)(3) non-profit.
- GIGA fellowship recipient Kate Castellano on her research and career
Donate and support the GIGA mission:
Funds are currently being allocated to education and training in genomics through graduate fellowship awards.
Donations can be submitted at https://www.paypal.com/paypalme2/GIGAIII.
Featured photography from GIGA collaborators:
GIGA III Conference and Workshop, October 2018
