21-22 August 2018
Prof. Shaw, the Centre Director, was invited to the DNA Standards for Botanical Identification Workshop and Botanical ID Methodology Test Course, which was organized by The United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP).
Topics included:
- New developments in DNA technologies for botanical identification
- Using DNA testing as routine QA methodologies
- Regulatory approaches and industry experiences with DNA botanical identification techniques
- Challenges with the varying outcomes from use of multiple genomic identification methods and guidelines to compare results from these technologies
- Possible solutions to the challenges associated with voucher specimens and public databases
- Performance requirements for validation of DNA methods
- Potential development of reference standards for identification of botanical articles using DNA technologies