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Pig Genome Newsletter #057
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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* November 1, 2002 *
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1. A Porcine Genome Sequencing "White Paper" was Submitted to NHGRI
2. Genome Sequencing Discussed at the Interagency Working Group Meeting
3. Grants Update - Don't be Late
4. Congratulations Go to Dr. Richard Frahm on his Retirement
5. A Pig Gene Array is Considered; IP Issues have Slowed Progress
6. Plant, Animal & Microbe Genomes XI to be Held January 11-15, 2003
7. Renewal Proposal for NRSP-8 Making Progress
8. Upcoming Meetings (5 items)
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A porcine genome sequencing "White Paper" was submitted to NHGRI this
past month. Thanks to the efforts of Gary Rohrer, USDA-ARS, US Meat
Animal Research Center; Jonathan E. Beever, University of Illinois; Max
F. Rothschild, Iowa State University; Larry Schook (corresponding
author) University of Illinois; and Richard Gibbs and George Weinstock,
Baylor College of Medicine, Human Genome Sequencing Center, the "White
Paper" is now being considered and will hopefully obtain "high priority
ranking." In addition to the efforts of the authors, the White Paper
received solid backing from our colleagues abroad in Denmark, China and
France and solid support from industry personnel from many companies
and organizations. We thank each of them for their support. NHGRI has
rated the chicken genome as a "high priority" (see
www.genome.gov/page.cfm?pageID=10002154.) for full genome sequencing,
along with those of the cow, dog, chimpanzee, honeybee, sea urchin, T.
thermophila, and several fungi. This doesn't necessarily mean that
sequencing on all these genomes will begin soon because funding is
still to be worked out. The Washington U. Genome Center has recently
been granted permission to begin work on the chicken and chimp gene
sequences.
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Genome sequencing was the topic for discussion at the Interagency
Working Group on Domestic Animal Genomics Scientific Stakeholders
meeting that was held in Washington DC October 11. Dr. Joseph Jen,
USDA, Undersecretary for Research, Education and Economics, serves as
coordinator of the Domestic Animal Genome Interagency Work Group and
chaired the meeting. Those representing porcine interests were Fuller
Bazer, Gary Rohrer and Max Rothschild. The meeting produced lively
discussion on how additional funding could be obtained for the five
major animal species (chicken, pig, cow, dog and cat). Several ideas
were considered and efforts are ongoing to find the considerable
funding that would be required. The help of the Alliance for Animal
Genome Research has been appreciated.
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Grants update - don't be late! The 2003 USDA-CSREES NRI grant program
RFA has been posted at www.reeusda.gov/nri/programs/programs.htm.
Deadline dates for the Animal Genome and Genetic Mechanisms (43.0) and
the associated Animal Genome: Basic Reagents and Tools (43.1) programs
have been moved forward to January 15, 2003! (For FY 2004, these
deadline dates will move even earlier, to Dec. 1, 2003.) Peter Brayton
of NRI has alerted us that Bioinformatics applications may be submitted
to both the Reagents and Tools program just mentioned and to program
44.0, Animal Health & Well-Being, deadline date, December 1, 2002.
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Congratulations go to Dr. Richard Frahm, USDA-CSREES Director of the
National Animal Genome Research Program, who has announced his
intention to retire as of the end of 2002. Dick has supplied
leadership to our program for ten years now. This has been invaluable
to us all and he'll be greatly missed. Happily, we've persuaded him to
attend one more PAMG meeting this January in San Diego, so most of us
will get a chance to thank him in person. Please come and wish him
well.
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A pig gene array is still being considered but IP issues have slowed
progress. The US Pig Genome Coordinator is working on making pig gene
microarray materials available to each lab at a reduced cost. To date
several companies have suggested interest. Intellectual property issues
related to data, chip design, use and sharing have slowed the progress
but we continue to hope that language agreeable to all parties can be
reached. For information, please contact the US Pig Genome Coordinator
at mfrothsc@iastate.edu.
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Plant, Animal & Microbe Genomes XI will again be at the Town & Country
Convention Center in San Diego, CA, from Saturday, January 11 through
Wednesday, January 15, 2003. The Swine Workshop/NRSP8 meeting will
begin at 9:30 am Saturday, Jan. 11 and has an excellent program that
shouldn't be missed (see http://www.intl-pag.org/11/11-swine.html).
Advanced registration (at lower price) must be submitted by November 1!
Please see www.intl-pag.org/ to view the program and register. As
usual, some support will be available from the Coordinators for NRSP-8
member and student participation, including the Neal Jorgensen Travel
Award for Swine (send letter and abstract by November 1). If
interested, please email mfrothsc@iastate.edu.
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Renewal proposal for NRSP-8 making progress! The new objectives will
focus on: 1. Mapping and comparative genomics as they lead to the
development and use of full genome sequences; 2. Functional genomics;
and 3. Informatics. Cathy Ernst is coordinating the overall writing
team. Draft proposals are being revised with E-1 (effort) forms
collected from Ag Experiment Stations soon. Please visit with your
station director and get his/her support! The final and complete
proposal is due by Dec. 1, 2002.
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Upcoming meetings (see:
http://www.genome.iastate.edu/community/meetings.html).
National Swine Improvement Federation (NSIF) will meet December 5-6 in
Nashville, TN. For information please email stalder@utd.edu.
Plant, Animal and Microbial Genome XI, and NAGRP, Jan. 11-15, 2003,
Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA. For more information
see information on the web at www.intl-pag.org/.
Advances in Genome Biology & Technology (joint with Automation in
Mapping and DNA Sequencing), February 5-8, 2003, Marco Island, Florida.
See www.agbt.org.
International Symposium on Animal Functional Genomics, May 9-11, 2003,
Kellogg Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Email
rosag@msu.edu for more info.
The John M. Airy Beef Cattle Symposium 2003: Visions for Genetics and
Breeding May 15-17, 2003 in Des Moines, Iowa will be hosted by Iowa
State University. For more information contact James Reecy at
jreecy@iastate.edu.
Additional items can be found at:
http://www.agbiotechnet.com/calendar/index.asp
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Items for Pig Genome Update 58 can be sent to me by no later than
December 15 please.
Max Rothschild
U.S. Pig Genome Coordinator
2255 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 Caird Rexroad II, ARS
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