ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE MEETING - 2

27 February 2013Seville, Spain

ECOGENES: FACT SHEET

Funds: EU’s SEVENTH FRAMEWORK

PROGRAMME (FP7). Call: CAPACITIES

Theme: REGPOT - Research Potential

Funding Scheme: Coordination and Support

Actions (CSA-SA) (100% Eligible costs)

Grant agreement nº: 264125

ECOGENES: FACT SHEET

Duration: 36 months (1 December 2010 –

31 November 2013)

Total budget: 4,705,895.70 €

Requested EU Contribution: 2,761,415.82 €

Maximum EU Financial Contribution:

2,761,415.82 €

EcoGenes will reinforce the capabilities of Doñana Biological

Station (EBD-CSIC) to face the challenges posed by the impact of global change in the Mediterranean region

by:

ECOGENES: AIM

ECOGENES: AIM

Creating a cooperation platform of similar institutions of Europe and the Mediterranean region to exchange experiences, share standards and data, and promote training of experts.

ECOGENES: AIM

We have selected an integrative

approach that combine multiple tools and

theoretical frameworks demanded by our

stakeholders and managed by all our

research lines:

Genetics and Genomics

Ecological Modelling

Ecophysiology

ECOGENES: AIM

Loss of biodiversity will be the common

thread of all proposed actions

ECOGENES: OVERVIEW

MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

Project Coordinator & the Project Team

Steering Board

Assessment Committee

WP Leaders

ECOGENES: OVERVIEW

MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

Project Coordinator & the Project Team

Steering Board

Assessment Committee

WP Leaders

ECOGENES: OVERVIEW

PROJECT COORDINATOR & PROJECT TEAM

Prof. Juan José Negro (EBD-CSIC)

Administrative and Financial staff (EBD-CSIC)

Hired assistant for technical and

management support

ECOGENES: OVERVIEW

MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

Project Coordinator & the Project Team

Steering Board

Assessment Committee

WP Leaders

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STEERING BOARD

Leaders of the WPs

At least 3 researchers from partners

entities

One researcher of an external centre from

Mediterranean country

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MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

Project Coordinator & the Project Team

Steering Board

Assessment Committee

WP Leaders

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ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE

Governmental Representatives (3)

National level: Representative of the Spanish Ministry of

Economy and Competitiveness

Regional level: Representatives of the Andalusian Ministry of

Economy, Innovation, Science and Employment;

Representative of the Andalusian Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries

and Environment.

Non-Governmental Inst. and Private Entities (3)

UNEP-MAP (United Nations Environment Programme-

Mediterranean Action Plan).

REE (Red Eléctrica de España).

ABENGOA

ECOGENES: OVERVIEW

ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE

Supervise the overall scientific strategy

Oversee the implementation and progress

of the WPs

Promote regional integration

Act as an interface with legislative and

political levels, as well as scientific

institutions

ECOGENES: OVERVIEW

MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

Project Coordinator & the Project Team

Steering Board

Assessment Committee

WP Leaders

ECOGENES: OVERVIEW

WP Number

WP Title

Type of Activity

Leader

WP1Conceptual Frame – Theory Building. Improvement of Intellectual Capacity

SUPP Jordi Figuerola

WP2Hiring Personnel. Upgrading and Acquisition Research Equipment

SUPP Carles Vilà

WP3 Dissemination and Promotional Activities SUPP Manuela

Forero

WP4 Project Management MGT Juan José Negro

ECOGENES: OVERVIEW

This is a single partner project COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS:

Dept. of Ecological Modelling. Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ (Leipzig, Germany)

Evolutionary Biology Centre. Uppsala University (Uppsala, Sweden)

Dept. of Animal Ecology. University of Groningen (Groningen, The Netherlands)

BIOGECO (Biodiversity, Genes & Community). INRA (Bordeaux, France)

ECOGENES: ACTIVITIES

2010-2011

ECOGENES: ACTIVITIES

2012

ECOGENES: ACTIVITIES

2013

ECOGENES: ACTIVITIES

RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANT CREATION OF WEBSITE 3 CONFERENCES (Oct 2011; Nov 2012; Sept

2013) ECOLOGICAL MODELING COURSE (April 2012) GLOBAL CHANGE COURSE (September 2013) SECONDMENTS/SEMINARS EXHIBITION ON GLOBAL CHANGE

ECOGENES: ACTIVITIES

RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANT CREATION OF WEBSITE 3 CONFERENCES (Oct 2011; Nov 2012; Sept

2013) ECOLOGICAL MODELING COURSE (April

2012) GLOBAL CHANGE COURSE (September 2013) SECONDMENTS/SEMINARS EXHIBITION ON GLOBAL CHANGE

ECOGENES: RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL

Methodology: Open calls 69 applications Final selection decisions:

Genomics Eaaswarkhanth Muthukrishnan/Begoña Martínez Cruz Adrian Brennan

Ecological Modelling Rudolf Rohr Isabel Martínez

Ecophysiology Rocío Márquez Laura Gangoso Francisco Ramírez

Bioinformatician Fernando Cruz

Significant results:Considerable improvement to the research potential of the Institute through new collaborations with hired experienced researchers• 18 scientific papers by the 8 recruited scientists• 14 National and International Joint Research Proposal involving the hired researchers• creation of the Genomics Discussion Group promoted by the hired researchers• training EBD staff in new analysis approaches• supporting laboratories launch

ECOGENES: RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL

ECOGENES: ACTIVITIES

RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANT CREATION OF WEBSITE 3 CONFERENCES (Oct 2011; Nov 2012; Sept

2013) ECOLOGICAL MODELING COURSE (April 2012) GLOBAL CHANGE COURSE (September 2013) SECONDMENTS/SEMINARS EXHIBITION ON GLOBAL CHANGE

ECOGENES: EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION

LEA-EBD LEF-EBD (LIE-EBD) LEM-EBD

Auto Analyser of water quality Up-grading LEF-EBD lab Sequencing System

LightCycler, Oven/Incubator, Electrophoresis’ system

Stable Isotope Mass Spectrometer System (LIE-EBD)

ECOGENES: EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION

Aquatic Ecology Lab (LEA)Auto Analyser of Water Quality 3 H.R (SEAL /

BRAN+LUEBBE)

ECOGENES: EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION

Eco-Physiology Lab (LEF) Roche’s LightCycler® 480 Real-Time PCR

System (+ Up-grading: Safety-cabinet, Electrophoresis system and sealed stainless steel chamber)

ECOGENES: EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION

Molecular Ecology Lab (LEM) GS Junior Sequencing System

ECOGENES: EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION

Stable Isotope Lab (LIE)Thermo Scientific DELTA V ADVANTAGE

Significant results:Considerable improvement to the research potential of the Institute:

• increased number of laboratories users

• decreased analysis time • new techniques of analysis

introduced

ECOGENES: EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION

ECOGENES: ACTIVITIES

RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANT CREATION OF WEBSITE 3 CONFERENCES (Oct 2011; Nov 2012; Sept

2013) ECOLOGICAL MODELING COURSE (April 2012) GLOBAL CHANGE COURSE (September 2013) SECONDMENTS/SEMINARS EXHIBITION ON GLOBAL CHANGE

ECOGENES: RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANT

Methodology: Open call 21 applications Final selection decision: Giulia Crema

Significant results:Activities are taking place as scheduled •close monitoring of activities

•regular submission of deliverables•close monitoring of activities• financial means are correctly used

ECOGENES: RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANT

De: Martina.HARTL@ec.europa.euA: giulia@ebd.csic.esAsunto: Deliverables approvalFecha: miércoles, 09 de enero de 2013 14:59:42Dear Giulia,First of all a happy new year to you, and thanks for all the efforts in producing the deliverables in

a timely manner. I just wanted to let you know that I have approved now in the system the deliverables:

1.1 Report on research activities and results3.4 Scientific publications on web EBD-CSIC 13.5 Seminar participation report 1Kind regardsMartinaMartina HARTLPolicy OfficerEuropean CommissionDG Research & InnovationC5ORBN 09/053B-1049 Brussels/Belgium+32 229-63076martina.hartl@ec.europa.euhttp://ec.europa.eu/research

ECOGENES: RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANT

ECOGENES: ACTIVITIES

RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANT CREATION OF WEBSITE 3 CONFERENCES (Oct 2011; Nov 2012; Sept

2013) ECOLOGICAL MODELING COURSE (April 2012) GLOBAL CHANGE COURSE (September 2013) SECONDMENTS/SEMINARS EXHIBITION ON GLOBAL CHANGE

ECOGENES: CREATION OF WEBSITE

ECOGENES: CREATION OF WEBSITE

Significant results:Design, creation and maintenance of a coordination platform based on the EBD-CSIC web page• Web site project available and updated •intranet accessDissemination of foreground

•Abstracts of the principal findings of the scientific production, always in English and most of the time in Spanish too, and a link to the paper.

ECOGENES: ACTIVITIES

RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANT CREATION OF WEBSITE 3 CONFERENCES (Oct 2011; Nov 2012; Sept

2013) ECOLOGICAL MODELING COURSE (April

2012) GLOBAL CHANGE COURSE (September 2013) SECONDMENTS/SEMINARS EXHIBITION ON GLOBAL CHANGE

C1: GENETICS AND GENOMICS IN WILDLIFE STUDIES

ECOGENES: CONFERENCE

C1: Title: Genetics and Genomics in Wildlife

Studies: Implications for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology

Date: 20-21 October 2011 Host City: Seville Venue: Foro de la Biodiversidad Invited Speakers: 12 Total Participants: 63

ECOGENES: CONFERENCE

C2: GLOBAL CHANGE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.

ECOGENES: CONFERENCE

C2: Title: Global Change in the Mediterranean.

Learning from Experiences Worldwide Date: 15-16 November 2012 Host City: Seville Venue: Casa de la Ciencia-CSIC (House of

Science) Invited Speakers: 21 Total Participants: 120

ECOGENES: CONFERENCE

C3: Tentative Title: Adapting to Global Change in

the Mediterranean hotspot: from genes to ecosystem (EcoGenes)

Date: 17-20 September 2013 Host City: Seville Venue: Barceló Hotel Invited Speakers: 40 Total Participants: 300

ECOGENES: CONFERENCE

Significant results:New collaborations started, former collaborations strengthened• Great deal of fruitful and constructive discussions• Publication of the findings in a specialized journal

ECOGENES: CONFERENCE

ECOGENES: ACTIVITIES

RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANT CREATION OF WEBSITE 3 CONFERENCES (Oct 2011; Nov 2012; Sept

2013) ECOLOGICAL MODELING COURSE (April 2012) GLOBAL CHANGE COURSE (September 2013) SECONDMENTS/SEMINARS EXHIBITION ON GLOBAL CHANGE

Seville, 10-20 April 2012

ECOGENES: ECOLOGICAL MODELING COURSE

Organized by: Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research –

UFZ(Leipzig, Germany)Lecturers: 6Participants: 20 – mainly EBD staff

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Significant results: Increased critical mass of researchers generating theory• Improved ability to create future scenarios in the frame of Global Change• Collaboration with UFZ partner organizations strengthened

ECOGENES: ECOLOGICAL MODELING COURSE

ECOGENES: ACTIVITIES

RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANT CREATION OF WEBSITE 3 CONFERENCES (Oct 2011; Nov 2012; Sept

2013) ECOLOGICAL MODELING COURSE (April 2012) GLOBAL CHANGE COURSE (September 2013) SECONDMENTS/SEMINARS EXHIBITION ON GLOBAL CHANGE

ECOGENES: GLOBAL CHANGE COURSE

Content:Review evidence on the impact of several drivers of Global Change (e.g. nitrogen deposition, increase in CO2, habitat transformation) at the level of species (e.g. abundance, physiology and geographic range) and interactions (e.g. disruption of pollination and ecosystem processes)Participants: Researchers, stakeholders, policy makersLecturers: EBD-CSIC researchers & renowned researchers from all over the world

TOPICS Ecological niche modelling under climate change Climate change and raptor migration: likely effects and

consequences Of titmice and men - escaping extinction in the Pleistocene A process-based approach to the niche Forests of the past: a window to future changes Biotic interactions and Global Change The role of thermal physiology to forecast the impacts of

climate change in ectotherms Global change versus climate change in Mediterranean

ecosystems

ECOGENES: GLOBAL CHANGE COURSE

ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGES: INTEGRATING RESEARCH APPROACHES (Sept 2012)

Expected significant results: Establish a forum for international discussion on how to address the conservation of natural values in a changing world • This course will last beyond the duration of EcoGenes • Basis for a cooperation platform where all similar institutions of Europe could exchange experiences, share standards and data , and promote training of experts to deal with the threats posed by the impact of Global Change

ECOGENES: GLOBAL CHANGE COURSE

ECOGENES: ACTIVITIES

RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANT CREATION OF WEBSITE 3 CONFERENCES (Oct 2011; Nov 2012; Sept

2013) ECOLOGICAL MODELING COURSE (April 2012) GLOBAL CHANGE COURSE (September 2013) SECONDMENTS/SEMINARS EXHIBITION ON GLOBAL CHANGE

ECOGENES: SECONDMENTS

Strengthen collaboration with collaborative partners

Two kinds of short stays have been approved: 1) EBD staff to collaborative centres. 2) Staff from collaborative centres to EBD.

Other organizations: University of Utah, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Environment Canada, Phillip Island Nature Park

Dissemination commitment: Seminars reported on the EcoGenes web, announced through EBD-CSIC newsletter and video-taped.

ECOGENES: SEMINARS

Habitat Selection in Shorebirds 11 February 2011 - Cabinmer, Seville

Theunis Piersma, Animal Ecology Group, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

ECOGENES: SEMINARS

Applications of Isoscapes to Global Wildlife Migration Studies 25 October 2011 - Cabimer, Seville

Leonard Wassenaar, Environment Canada, Saskatoon, Canada

ECOGENES: SEMINARS

Recent advances in the use of stable isotopes to track animal movements. 18 February 2013 - Cabimer, Seville

Keith Hobson, Environment Canada, Saskatoon, Canada

ECOGENES: SEMINARS

Organisation of two-way secondmentsSignificant results:• 11 stays at EBD; 2 stays in Collaborative Centres (Dec 2010 – Feb 2013)• New collaborations started, former collaborations strengthened

Organisation of seminarsSignificant results:• 13 seminars (Dec 2010 – Feb 2013)• Dissemination of the results of the research

projects developed within EcoGenes

ECOGENES: RESULTS

ECOGENES: ACTIVITIES

RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANT CREATION OF WEBSITE 3 CONFERENCES (Oct 2011; Nov 2012; Sept

2013) ECOLOGICAL MODELING COURSE (April 2012) GLOBAL CHANGE COURSE (September 2013) SECONDMENTS/SEMINARS EXHIBITION ON GLOBAL CHANGE

ECOGENES: EXHIBITION ON GLOBAL CHANGE

Aim: Spreading knowledge on Global ChangePublic: GeneralDuration: from June to November 2013Content:

1) Introduction to the global change a. Definition b. Eliminate misconceptions or common confusions c. Differentiate between natural ecological change vs global

change d. Main drivers of global change and effects · Global Warming e. Main tools for monitoring global change f. International and national observatories of global change g. Ways to address / mitigate global change.

2) EBD within the framework of global change. Collection of information and scientific documentation:

EBD-CSIC researchers

Expected significant results:Dissemination commitment• Maintain, even reinforce, our service to the Society of Knowledge

ECOGENES: EXHIBITION ON GLOBAL CHANGE

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