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Pig Genome Newsletter #115
From: "Rothschild, Max F [AN S]" <mfrothsc@iastate.edu>
To: angenmap@animalgenome.org
Subject: US Pig Genome Newsletter #115
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:57:21 -0600
Pig Genome Update # 115:
- PDF version is available at
http://www.animalgenome.org/pig/newsletter/pdf/No.115.pdf
- Web version is available at
http://www.animalgenome.org/pig/newsletter/No.115.html
- Plain text version is appended below:
P I G G E N O M E U P D A T E
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A Periodic Newsletter of the U.S. Pig Genome Coordination Program
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* January 1, 2013 *
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1. In case you missed it - Pig genome sequence published
2. The PAG XXI and NRSP-8 Swine Genome meetings are around the corner
3. Funds available for genome community
4. NRSP-8 revision is nearly finished
5. The swine genome coordinator is always glad to hear from NRSP-8 members
6. Upcoming meetings ( 4 items )
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** Happy Holidays and New Year to you, your families and colleagues!! **
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In case you missed it. The Swine Genome Sequencing Consortium is pleased to
announce the publication of a high quality draft genome sequence for the pig
(Sus scrofa). The paper entitled "Analyses of pig genomes provide insight
into porcine demography and evolution" describing the sequencing, analysis
and annotation of this draft genome sequence was published in Nature November
15. In parallel a series of companion papers has been published in BMC
journals. This sequence paper represents an important landmark for the
Consortium which was launched back in 2003. For many of the authors their
collaborative research in pig genetics and genomics stretches back to the
early 1990s and the European PiGMaP project and USDA Pig Genome Coordinated
activities in the US. The project has benefited from these long established
collaborations and friendships. Transnational funding was critical to the
delivery of the project, including USDA funding to The Wellcome Trust Sanger
Institute, European Commission and European Research Council funding and
significant contributions from Korean, Japanese and Chinese national sources
and many others including several US universities and industry partners which
are all acknowledged in the paper. The draft pig genome sequence, the pig
genome paper and associated companion papers are important achievements for
the pig research community, but there is more still to learn and do (kindly
provided by the Swine Genome Sequencing Consortium).
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The PAG XXI and NRSP-8 Swine Genome meetings are around the corner. The PAG
meetings will be January 12-16, 2013, in San Diego. Speakers include Eric
Perakslis (US FDA), Michael Eisen (UC Berkeley), Daniel Chourrout (Sars
Centre, Norway), Greger Larson (Durham U.), Steve Jacobsen (UCLA), Gonçalo
Abecasis (U. of Michigan), Michele Morgante (U. of Udine, Italy) and Gary
Muehlbauer (U. of Minnesota), see the program at http://www.intlpag.org. The
Swine Genome Workshop is all day Saturday January 12 with the morning being a
joint session with the Cattle and Sheep Workshop
(https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxi/webprogram/Session1497.html) and a Pig only
session in the afternoon
(https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxi/webprogram/Session1590.html). There are
some great talks planned. On Sunday afternoon beginning at 1:30 pm, the
joint NRSP-8 workshop looks to have some very interesting talks as well and
the NRSP-8 business meeting. For details please see
https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxi/webprogram/Session1553.html.
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Funds available for genome community. Funds are available from now until
August 1, 2013 for shared genotyping and phenotyping activities in the pig
community. The best types of projects are those who have not received funds
in the past and who are between two or more stations for genotyping with the
SNP chips (60K or new 10K) or for collection of specialized phenotypes.
Please contact the Swine Genome Coordinator to discuss your requests.
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NRSP-8 revision is nearly finished. A special thanks goes out to Tom Porter
for chair this undertaking and a number of others including Milt Thomas,
James Mickelson, Stephen White, Eric Peatman, Daniel Ciobanu, Cathy Ernst,
Kristi Cammack, Jamie MacLeod, Moh Salem, Jerry Dodgson, Hans Cheng, James
Reecy, Noelle Cockett, Ernie Bailey, Caird Rexroad, John Liu, Max Rothschild
and Juan Medrano for their work on writing and revising the proposal.
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The swine genome coordinator is always glad to hear from NRSP-8 members and
other readers about ways that the coordination effort can be improved or
provide resources that are needed. Also, if you have items of general
interest to the swine genetics and genomics communities that can be included
in this newsletter please share.
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Upcoming meetings (see:
http://www.animalgenome.org/pigs/community/meetings.html)
PAG-XXI/NRSP-8 will be January 12-16, 2013, for details see
http://www.intlpag.org/
Gordon Research Conferences: Quantitative Genetics & Genomics, Genetics of
Complex Disease, February 17-22, 2013, Galveston, TX for details see
http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2013&program=quantgen
PAG Asia to be held in Singapore, March 17-19, 2013. For details see
http://intlpagasia.org/
Human Genome Meeting/International Congress of Genetics: Genetics and
Genomics of Global Health and Sustainability, April 13-18, 2013, Suntec,
Singapore. Details at http://www.hgm2013-icg.org/
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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/Fax: 515-294-6202
mfrothsc@iastate.edu
http://www.animalgenome.org/pig/
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Supported by Multi-State Research Funds to the National Research Service
Program (NRSP-8). National Animal Genome Research Program (NAGRP),
Lakshmi Matukumalli, NAGRP Director, NIFA, USDA
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