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Pig Genome Newsletter #076
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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* January 1, 2006 *
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1. PAG XIV & NRSP8/NC1004 Meeting will be held January 14-18 in San Diego
2. The Alliance for Animal Genome Research met in Chicago, Illinois
3. The National Swine Improvement Federation meeting was held
4. First European Conference on Pig Genomics will be held February 20-21
5. AFFY Pig chips available for limited experimentation
6. Upcoming meetings (10 items)
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Happy Holidays and New Year to you, your families and colleagues!!
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PAG XIV & NRSP8/NC1004 Meeting will be held January 14-18, 2006 at the
Town and Country Hotel, San Diego, CA. A draft program is already
available at www.intl-pag.org/ and looks to be another good year. The
NRSP8 swine committee meets jointly with NC1004 and will be jointly
chaired by Joe Cassidy and Zhihua Jiang. It will be held on Saturday
January 14, 2006 beginning at 8:00 am in Royal Palm Salon 1 & 2. The
International Swine Genome Sequencing meeting will be chaired by Larry
Schook and will be held Sunday, 15 at noon-2 pm In Royal Palm Salon 5.
General information regarding PAG may be found at http://www.intl-pag.org/
For those wishing to attend the weekend session only, you may sign-up
for reduced registration. Some limited travel support may be available
for NRSP-8 members. If interested please contact Max Rothschild at
mfrothsc@iastate.edu.
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The Alliance for Animal Genome Research met in Chicago, Illinois on
October 27 and 28th. This was the first face-to-face meeting of many of
the members of the Alliance. The original mission and purpose of the
Alliance was presented by Roger Wyse. Status reports and plans for
current animal sequencing projects were presented for Avian, Bovine,
Companion Animal, Ovine and Porcine species. Discussion ensued about
revising the mission of the Alliance from sequencing of livestock
species to obtainment of funds for functional genomics research. All
participants agreed that this should become the focus of future efforts.
In addition, it was agreed that there was a great need to continue the
efforts of the Alliance. However, it was recognized that continued
funding of the Alliance was necessary to continue these efforts. If you
have questions about the Alliance you are encouraged to contact Kelly
Eversole by email at kellye@erols.com (kindly provided by Jim Reecy).
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The National Swine Improvement Federation meeting was held December 1
and 2, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The National Swine Improvement
Federation cosponsored the meeting with the Canadian Centre for Swine
Improvement. The program provided an international perspective with
speakers from Asia, Europe, Canada and the United States. Speakers
addressed timely topics related to international genetic improvement
strategies, sow herd productivity, welfare initiatives, perspectives on
pork quality, and germplasm preservation. Proceedings will be placed on
the web in the next few months at www.nsif.com. A special thanks goes
to our Canadian hosts and the NSIF officers for planning and hosting the
meeting.
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First European Conference on Pig Genomics organized by COST European
Network for Pig Genomics PigNet will be in Lodi, Italy on February
20-21, 2006. The objective of this conference is to provide a broad
overview of cutting-edge genomics in various areas with a strong
emphasis on the pig. This meeting is aimed at connecting search groups
involved in Pig genomics (www.toulouse.inra.fr/pignet). On-line
registration and poster submission is now open at:
http://www.avenuemedia.it/htdocs/linkCONG/Pignet2006/indice_pignet.htm
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AFFY Pig chips available for limited experimentation. In a continuing
effort to help researchers try new platforms and ideas the Pig Genome
Coordinator will make available 6 chips to qualified requests. To
qualify you must be a pig NRSP-8 group and have never used this
technology. You must also acknowledge the receipt of these from the Pig
Genome Coordination program in all publications. To request a set of 6
chips please contact Max Rothschild at mfrothsc@iastate.edu.
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Upcoming meetings (see:
http://www.animalgenome.org/pigs/community/meetings.html)
Genetic Analysis: Model Organisms to Human Biology, January 5-7, 2006,
sponsored by the Genetics Society of America, Town and Country Hotel,
San Diego, CA. Please see www.gsa-modelorganisms.org .
Genome Sequence Variation and the Inherited Basis of Common Disease and
Complex Traits, January 8-13, 2006, Keystone Symposia, Big Sky Resort,
Big Sky, Montana. Please see www.keystonesymposia.org .
Genomics of Closely Related Organisms, January 12-14, 2006, Marriott
University Park Hotel, Tucson, Arizona. Please see
www.genomics.arizona.edu/meeting2006.html
Plant and Animal Genome XIV, joint with the NAGRP annual meetings, Jan.
14-18, 2006, Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego, CA. Please
see www.intl-pag.org/.
7th Annual Advances in Genome Biology and Technology Conf., Feb. 8-11,
2006, Marco Island Resort & Golf Club, Marco Island, FL. Please see
www.agbt.org
First European Conference on Pig Genomics Lodi, Italy, February 20- 21,
2006. For information please contact pignet2006@toulouse.inra.fr
Pig Breeders Roundtable, March 29-31 in Wye, Kent, England For details
please contact chris.haley@bbsrc.ac.uk
The 8th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock ProductionBelo
Horizonte, MG, Brazil, August 13- 18, 2006. For information please
contact Fernando E. Madalena at iprociencia@terra.com.br
ISAG 2006, 30th International Conference on Animal Genetics, August
20-25, 2006, Porto Seguro - Brazil. See http://www.cbra.org.br/eventos/XXXisag.do
24th Stadler Genetics Symposium, "Genomics of Disease." October 2-4,
2006. University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Please see
http://muconf.missouri.edu/stadler/
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Items for Pig Genome Update 77 can be sent to me by no later than February 15
please.
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A special thanks to friends and colleagues for your help and support. Please
take some time off to enjoy the holidays!!
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: Muquarrab Qureshi, CSREES and Caird Rexroad II, ARS
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