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Pig Genome Newsletter #098
From: "Rothschild, Max F [AN S]" <mfrothsc@iastate.edu>
To: angenmap@animalgenome.org
Subject: US Pig Genome Newsletter #98
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:20:50 -0500
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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* September 1, 2009 *
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1. CSREES needs to detail our accomplishments
2. We are nearly finished with the first draft of the pig genome sequence
3. Report provided on line for our project NC1037
4. Dreaming of San Diego and PAG? Time to submit your anstracts
5. Summer is coming to a close but there is plenty of time to barbecue
6. Pig Genome Update are distributed electronically through AnGenMap
7. Upcoming meetings ( 3 items )
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CSREES needs to detail our accomplishments. CSREES is in the process of
editing and reformatting their web pages and need your help for updating
the community's Animal Breeding, Genetics and Genomics page. Look at the
current (older version) web contents, especially the "in focus" and
"results and impact" sections. The pages can be found following this
link http://www.csrees.usda.gov/animalbreedinggeneticsgenomics.cfm.
Please consider providing a write up using this existing format. Feel
free to provide additional information under other sections as well.
Consider this as an opportunity to showcase your group's achievements.
For more details contact Dr. Muquarrab A. Qureshi at
MQureshi@CSREES.USDA.GOV.
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We are nearly finished with the first draft of the pig genome sequence.
Join the Swine Genome Sequencing Consortium (SGSC) and Pig Genome III
meeting to celebrate the completion of the pig genome sequence in
Hinxton, UK November 2-4. In anticipation of the completion of the pig
genome sequencing project, this workshop will be "SGSC - the genome
assembly and annotation Pig Genome III? Exploiting the sequence".
Registration for the meeting will open September 1, 2009 and the
deadline for submission of abstracts for posters is October 1, 2009.
Please see http://www.pignet.eu/conferences/pig-genome-iii/ or contact
either Larry Schook (schook@illinois.edu), or Martien Groenen
(Martien.Groenen@wur.nl).
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Report provided on line for our project NC1037 entitled "Genetic and
Functional Genomic Approaches to Improve Production and Quality of
Pork". You can find a copy of the report at :
http://www.lgu.umd.edu/lgu_v2/pages/reportAction/reportInfo.cfm?rID=15841
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Dreaming of San Diego and PAG? Time is coming up to submit the
abstracts and plan for next year. See http://www.intl-pag.org/ for more
information. Planning is well underway for next year and your
involvement is encouraged. Cathy Ernst (ernstc@msu.edu) is organizing
the Swine workshop for January 9.
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Summer is coming to a close but there is plenty of time to barbecue and
help our pork producers. Low pork prices and high inputs have made for
a very bad year for many pork producers. This was further fueled by the
so called outbreak of "swine" flu. You can help!! Light up the grill
and buy lots of chops, ribs and brats and enjoy the summer.
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Pig genome Update Newsletters are distributed electronically through
Angenmap, the Animal Genome Discussion Group
(http://www.animalgenome.org/community/discuss). Previous
newsletters are archived as .pdf files at
http://www.animalgenome.org/pigs/newsletter/index.html. Coordinator
updates can also be found at
http://www.animalgenome.org/pigs/community/NRSP8/.
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Upcoming meetings (see:
http://www.animalgenome.org/pigs/community/meetings.html)
Next generation sequencing: challenges and opportunities. October 1-3,
2009, Casa Convalescencia, Barcelona, Spain http://ngs2009.uab.es
Swine Genome Sequencing Consortium (SGSC) and Pig Genome III in Hinxton,
UK November 2-4. Please see
http://www.pignet.eu/conferences/pig-genome-iii/ or contact either
Larry Schook (schook@illinois.edu), or Martien Groenen
(Martien.Groenen@wur.nl).
Plant & Animal Genome Conference, PAG XVIII, Jan. 9-13, 2010, Town &
Country Hotel, San Diego, CA. Information available at http://www.intl-
pag.org/ .
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Items for Pig Genome Update 99 can be sent to me by no later than November 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
http://www.animalgenome.org/pigs/
cc: Muquarrab Qureshi, CSREES and Caird Rexroad II, ARS
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