By
Xavier Turon and Marta Pascual
Dear
followers of the ChallenGen project, we must announce that the
project ended officially the 31st
December 2017.
We
have waited to make this post so that some papers with results could
appear and a new project is up and running.
We
are very happy about the success of the ChallenGen project and the
advances made in the three main objectives, along with our
participation in dissemination and outreach activities and student
formation.
We
have an impressive list of ca. 50 papers, which is on a par with
other projects with much (and we mean real much) more budget
available.
These
results are level with the output in form of meeting presentations,
divulgation activities and media appearance. The team has been keen
in reaching both the specialized audiences and the general public.
We
also emphasize that 5 PhD theses have been completed or initiated
within the project, and 18 MSc theses and 12 Bachelor theses have
been presented, always with the highest marks.
We
want to congratulate the team of the project for the important
results obtained. We are happy to announce that our activity will
continue in the framework of a new project funded by the Ministry of
Science, the PopCOmics project. In this new project, we seek to
continue the development of molecular tools as applied to ecological
and conservation issues. Please bookmark the webpage of PopCOmics
http://popcomicsproject.blogspot.com/
and watch out for interesting news.
ChallenGen
is over, long live PopCOmics!
