In the second episode of Genomic Connections, Kasia and Christian interview Claudio Ciofi, Professor at the University of Florence (UNIFI) and founder of the Florence High-Throughput Sequencing Facility.

They ask Claudio about the many ways DNA information is empowering biodiversity research and improving conservation outcomes, the top methods and technologies for obtaining high-quality genomic data, his first-hand experiences working in the field to collect samples from fascinating species such as Komodo dragons and Galápagos tortoises, and, finally, his vision for the future of the rapidly evolving field of biodiversity genomics.

“Genomic Connections” is a podcast about the science, stories, and people behind biodiversity genomics produced by ⁠ERGA⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠iBOL Europe⁠⁠⁠ within the ⁠⁠Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) project⁠⁠.

"Genomic Connections" is written and produced by Christian de Guttry, Kasia Fantoni, Luisa Marins and Chiara Bortoluzzi.

Graphic design by Luisa Marins.

Music (intro and outro): "⁠⁠Nostalgic Reflections⁠⁠" by Ant.Survila (c) copyright 2025 Licensed under a CC-BY-NC 4.0 license. Ft: airtone.

BGE is a Horizon Europe project funded by the European Commission, the Swiss Confederation and the United Kingdom.

The episode is licensed under a CC-BY 4.0 license.