RCN: DeepFin will Advance The Phylogeny of "Fishes"

“深鳍”是一个新兴的国际系统鱼类学家和理论家的联盟，具有鱼类生物多样性分析的专业知识，寻求整合形态学，古生物学，分子生物学和生物信息学的知识。该小组的最终兴趣是建立所有鱼类的系统发育树，以破译它们的进化关系。该网络的目标是：（i）在这一新兴组织的基础上，在鱼类系统发育研究方面发挥领导作用;（ii）开发网络基础设施，即一个鱼类系统发育门户网站（www.deepfin.org），其中包括联网工具和相互关联的关系数据库;（iii）编写教学材料，促进关于鱼类生物多样性、鱼类进化和鱼类系统发育关系的现有知识的教育。这些目标将通过协调三个主要方面的活动来实现：小组会议/研讨会，网站和数据库开发，学生招募，培训和交流。更广泛的影响：这一努力在物理和虚拟空间中架起学科的桥梁，促进高级系统鱼类学家，各级学生和公众之间的交流和教育。网络基础设施和公共数据库的发展将大大增加整个国际社会专门用于鱼类系统发育研究的信息和材料共享。新建立的系统发育框架将加强对其他学科的科学理解，如基因组学和进化发育生物学。“深鳍”将提供公共宣传和教育。学生交换计划将增加机构和学科之间的交流。积极招募学生参加拟议的活动将扩大系统鱼类学中代表性不足的群体的机会。最重要的是，新一代科学家将接受跨学科的广泛培训。

"Deep Fin" is an emerging international consortium of systematic ichthyologists and theoreticians with expertise in the analysis of fish biodiversity, seeking to integrate knowledge of morphology, paleontology, molecular biology, and bioinformatics. The ultimate interest of the group is to establish the phylogenetic tree of all fishes, to decipher their evolutionary relationships. The goals of the RCN are (i) to build on this incipient organization and provide leadership in fish phylogenetic studies; (ii) to develop cyberinfrastructure, a portal for fish phylogenetics (www.deepfin.org) with networking tools and interconnected relational databases; and (iii) to develop didactic material to foster education on fish biodiversity, fish evolution, and current knowledge on the phylogenetic relationships of fishes. These goals will be reached by coordinating activities in three main fronts: group meetings/workshops, website and database development, and student recruitment, training, and exchange.Broader Impacts: This effort bridges disciplines in both physical and virtual space to promote communication and education between senior-level systematic ichthyologists, students at all levels, and the general public. Development of cyberinfrastructure and public databases will significantly increase information and material sharing throughout the international community dedicated to phylogenetic studies of fishes. The newly established phylogenetic framework will enhance scientific understanding in other disciplines, such as genomics and evolutionary developmental biology. "Deep Fin" will provide public outreach and education. A student exchange program will increase communication between institutions and disciplines. Active recruitment of students for the proposed activities will broaden opportunities for underrepresented groups in systematic ichthyology. Most importantly, a new generation of scientists will be broadly trained across disciplinary boundaries.