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Pig Genome Newsletter #030
P I G G E N O M E U P D A T E
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A Bimonthly Newsletter of the U.S. Pig Genome Coordination Program
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* <angenmap@iastate.edu> *
* May 1, 1998 *
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1. The Food Genome Initiative Program ................................. 15
2. National Animal Genome Research Program Update ...................... 9
3. Genome Coordinator Positions ........................................ 6
4. Please GEt Involved and Help Promote Animal Genome Work ............. 7
5. Primers, Primer, Primers ............................................ 7
6. Your Ideas for New Primers .......................................... 4
7. What's New on the NAGRP Pig Genome Web Site ......................... 7
8. Support for Travel to ISAG is Available but Limited ................. 6
9. The First International Workshop on Pig Chromosome 13 .............. 13
10. Crittenden Enters Poultry Hall of Fame ............................. 17
11. A Special Conference: From Jay Lush to Genomics .................... 11
12. Meeting Updates .................................................... 52
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THE FOOD GENOME INITIATIVE PROGRAM - ROUND 2! A meeting was held on
April 15 in Washington to discuss the USDA's Food Genome Initiative and
to offer public comments on a draft copy of this initiative which had
been previously circulated. The draft document proposes a multi-faceted
program targeting food-related plant, animal and microbial genome research
and applications and would ramp up spending by the USDA to a total of
$100 million per year. Areas of emphasis include bioinformatics,
functional genomics, physical maps, QTLs and generation of ESTs.
Attending the meeting were Dr. Colin Scanes, advisor for NRSP-8, Dr.
Daniel Pomp, NRSP-8 chair, and genome coordinators Ernie Bailey and Max
Rothschild. On behalf of NRSP-8 scientists, Dr. Scanes submitted several
very useful comments as did the other participants. Plans now are for
the document to be revised in the near future. If you would like a copy
of the Initiative document or wish to send comments, please email Dr.
Sally Rockey of CSREES at sroc key@reeusda.gov.
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NATIONAL ANIMAL GENOME RESEARCH PROGRAM UPDATE. The renewal proposal
for the NAGRP support program (NRSP-8) has been approved by Station
Directors in the North Central, Western, Southern and Northeast Regions.
We all should give a special thank you to Drs. Colin Scanes, Dick Frahm,
and the advisors from each of the regions. Thanks also go to Dr. Jerry
Dodgson and members of the writing committee. ). The NRSP-8 Renewal
Proposal (prior to recent modifications), Critical Review, and
Publications List are available, under (http://poultry.mph.msu.edu, under
the "About" button).
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GENOME COORDINATOR POSITIONS. The request for proposals from those who
wish to be Species Coordinators was circulated to NRSP-8 members
officially on April 22. The Coordinator proposals will be due on May
22. All interested members (the PI must be from a participating
Experiment Station) are encouraged to apply. Information can be obtained
from Shirley Riney (sriney@iastate.edu)
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PLEASE GET INVOLVED AND HELP PROMOTE ANIMAL GENOME WORK. The recent
meetings of the species committees from NRSP8 at PAGVI were excellent
examples of the progress we as animal genome scientists are making. It
also served as a time to get together and discuss how we need to move
beyond the NRSP-8 renewal. We need to continue to inform the
researchers, administrators and the public we work with of the
importance of genome research involving farm animals and aquaculture.
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PRIMERS, PRIMERS, PRIMERS! The next set of 53 pairs of fluorescent
primers are made and ready for shipping. As before, please request these
only if you plan to use the entire set and you will acknowledge that
these were a part of the USDA/CSREES sponsored pig genome coordination
program. To request them, please email the pig genome coordinator at
mfrothsc@iastate.edu. We have also ordered another set of 24 pairs of
primers (Set 5) to be made which will be available about June 1.
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YOUR IDEAS FOR NEW PRIMERS! We are still planning to make at least one
more set of primers for this fiscal year. Please send ideas and marker
numbers to mfrothsc@iastate.edu by no later than June 1. Other ideas
for sharing materials would be greatly ap preciated.
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WHAT'S NEW ON THE NAGRP PIG GENOME WEB SITE? If you look at:
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~pigmap/ two new buttons now exist. A
"Whats New" button and a new "Hotlinks" (Red Chili pepper) button have
been added to our NAGRP Pig Genome Web Site. These links will be
updated on a regular basis. The Hotlink for this week is about a recent
news note that appeared in Nature Genetics: "Getting more from your
sequence on the web". Recommendations for future "hotlinks" are
appreciated!
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SUPPORT FOR TRAVEL TO ISAG IS AVAILABLE BUT LIMITED. At present there
have been many requests. The Coordinator will be able to provide some
funds ($500-$700) to one person per Experiment Station if you are
presenting an abstract. If you have not already contacted the
Coordinator at mfrothsc@iastate.edu, please do so by May 10. Please
send a copy of your abstract.
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THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON PIG CHROMOSOME 13 will be held on
Sunday August 9, 1998 in conjunction with the International Society of
Animal Genetics (ISAG) meeting in Auckland, New Zealand. You are
invited to attend. The Workshop will be held near the ISAG conference
center and will last one day. Registration will be 30 New Zealand dollars
(about 20 USD), which includes a lunch and coffee breaks. This
represents for participants only half of these costs; as the remaining
funds has been generously donated by the U.S. National Pig Genome
Coordination program, one of the sponsors of this Workshop. PIC USA has
also generously donated funds to help cover costs of speakers for this
workshop. For more details please contact Chris Tuggle at
cktuggle@iastate.edu or see the previous newsletter (kindly provided by
Chris Tuggle)
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CRITTENDEN ENTERS POULTRY HALL OF FAME! We recently received notice
from Jerry Dodgson that former coordinator for the Poultry Genome, Lyman
Crittenden, had been selected for induction into the Poultry Hall of
Fame. A plaque with Critt's likeness is being prepared to hang in the
Hall which is housed in the National Ag Library in Beltsville with an
inscription as follows: "Dr. Lyman B. Crittenden was a research
geneticist with the Agricultural Research Service for 33 years. His
early seminal research identified dominant virus receptor genes
associated with the inheritance of susceptibility to avian leukosis
viruses. He developed the first experimental line of chickens lacking
endogenous retroviruses that is widely used in commercial and academic res
earch laboratories worldwide. Dr. Crittenden subsequently led in the
development of the first trangenic chicken that was resistant to
infection by an exogenous strain of leukosis virus. He also led in the
implementation of the chicken genome mapping project. His creative
research encompassed avian genetics, retroviral oncology, immunology and
molecular biology" (kindly provided by Jerry Dodgson).
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A SPECIAL CONFERENCE: FROM JAY LUSH TO GENOMICS: Visions for Animal
Breeding and Genetics will be held May 16-18, 1999 at Iowa State
University Ames, Iowa. This not-to-be-missed conference will bring
together quantitative and molecular geneticists from industry, government,
and academe to discuss the future of animal breeding and genetics in
light of changes in the fields of molecular genetics and informatics.
The program will feature eleven plenary lectures by renowned
international scientists and a poster session of current research by
participants. The schedule is arranged to encourage participant
interaction and discussion. Information on the program and speakers can
be seen at http://www.public.iastate.edu/~ans/graduate/visions.html.
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MEETING UPDATES:
June 1-6, 1998, The 13th European Colloquium on Cytogenetics of
Domestic Animals, Budapest, Hungary. Contact: Dr. Klara Biszkup E-mail:
Biszkup@sunserv.katki.hu.
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June 21-23, 1998. Genetically Engineering and Cloning Animals, Park
City/Deer Valley, Utah, sponsored by the Utah State University
Biotechnology Center. Info: Nancy Ashcroft, USU Biotechnology Center,
Logan, Utah
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June 28-July 1, 1998, American Society of Animal Science - Northeastern
Section, University of Mass. Contact: American Society of Animal
Science, Telephone: 217-356-3182
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July 19-24, 1998, Gordon Research Conference on Molecular Genetics,
Salve Regina University Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Contact:
http://www.grc.uri.edu/progra~2/molgen.htm
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July 27-30, 1998 ASAS, Joint American Society of Animal Science and
American Dairy Science Asso. Annual Meeting, Location: Denver, CO.
Contact: http://www.adsa.uiuc.edu/meet/98meet/
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August 9, 1998 The First International Workshop on Pig Chromosome 13,
in conjunction with ISAG meeting, Auckland, New Zealand. Contact: Dr.
Chris Tuggle, cktuggle@iastate.edu.
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August 9-14, 1998, The XXVI (26th) International Conference on Animal
Genetics (ISAG), Aotea Centre, Auckland, New Zealand, Ian Anderson
(ebtu@manawatu.gen.nz). Contact:
http://biochem.otago.ac.nz:800/panzora/isag/isag2.html
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August 10-15, 1998, The XVIIIth International Congress of Genetics
Location: Beijing, China. Contact:
http://www.ihep.ac.cn/ins/IHEP/div10/icg/index.html
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August 17-21, 1998, The Fourth Global Conference on Conservation of
Domestic Animal Genetic Resources, Kathmandu, Nepal. Contact:
biodiversity@narcanbd.wlink.comp.np 84322-4700, phone: 435-797-2753,
Fax: 435-797-2766, email: nancya@cscrs1.usu.edu.
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International Symposium on Food-Bourne Salmonella in Poultry, Baltimore,
MD, July 25-26, 1998. Info: American Association of Avian Pathologists,
382 West Street Road, KennettSquare, PA 19348-1692, Fax: 610-444-5387,
email: aaap@vet.upenn.edu.
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Plant and Animal Genome VII; San Diego, CA, January 17-21, 1999;
associated with National Animal Genome Research Program meeting and
NC-168 Regional Research meeting. Information will eventually be
available at http://www.scherago.com.
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From Jay Lush to Genomics: Visions for Animal Breeding and Genetics will
be held May 16-18, 1999 at Iowa State University Ames, IA. Information
at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~ans/graduate/visions.html.
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Contributions to Pig Genome Update 31, including short meeting
announcements, are always welcome. Please send by June 10.
Max Rothschild
U.S. Pig Genome Coordinator
225 Kildee Hall,
Department of Animal Science
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011
Phone: 515-294-6202, Fax: 515-294-2401
mfrothsc@iastate.edu
cc: Dick Frahm, CSREES and Roger Gerrits, ARS
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