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AN ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE OF GENOMICS: PROBLEM FORMULATION
Citation:
Benson, W H. AN ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE OF GENOMICS: PROBLEM FORMULATION. Presented at Ecological Perspectives of Genomics: Assessing Ecological Risk Through Partnerships, Pensacola, FL, Sep 23-25, 2002.
Description:
n March 2001, an International Council of Chemical Associates sponsored workshop on genomics was held in Orlando, Florida. The objective of the workshop was to review the state-of-the science in the application of genomic technologies in toxicology, ecotoxicology, and molecular epidemiology and the importance of these new developments in understanding the potential effects of chemicals on human health and ecological integrity. During the workshop, it was recognized that there was a need to develop a subsequent workshop dedicated to the ecological perspective of genomics. It is recognized that partnerships with government, academia and the business sector are needed if we, as a scientific community, are to consider the application of genomic technologies in assessing ecological risk. Computational biology as the use of computational techniques to model biological systems at various levels of complexity may serve to integrate molecular biology, biochemistry, genomics and bioinformatics and, thus, make genomics techniques useful in assessing ecological integrity. This presentation will serve to initiate thought and discussion regarding the need to
develop a conceptual model to utilize genomic technologies to reduce uncertainties in ecological risk assessment.