NAGRP Aquaculture Genome Projects
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From: John Liu [mailto:zliu@acesag.auburn.edu]
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 2:42 AM
To: aquaculturegenomics
Cc: John Liu
Subject: [aquaculturegenomics] Aquaculture genomics Newsletter 4
Dear Aquaculture Genomics Colleagues:
- Aquaculture Genomics Travel Bursaries Winners: The following
applicants have won the 2005 Aquaculture Genomics Travel Award. These
young aquaculture genomics/genetics researchers will join us in San
Diego during PAG XIII on January 15-16, 2005:
- In order to advocate for research support for Aquaculture Genomics,
a White Paper has been drafted. In the process of the White Paper
preparation, Dr. Gregory Warr of the Medical University of South
Carolina took a lead on drafting the paper. After the first draft, it
was distributed to the Executive Committee of Aquaculture Genomics for
discussion and input. Several rounds of revisions were conducted with
the suggestions from the committee. A copy of the latest version is
attached for your review, approval, and suggestions. Please send your
suggestions and comments to Dr. Warr (warrgw@musc.edu by December 31, 2004.
We would like to include as many authors as possible. As of right now,
a list of authors were compiled from several White Papers for genome
sequencing of aquaculture species. This is by no means a complete list.
Please send a note to Dr. Warr (warrgw@musc.edu) if you wish to be an
author and your name is not yet included, or if your name is on the paper,
but you do not wish to be an author. The coordinating committee is aware
of the fact that approval by the authors is required for use of their
names. Please understand this is only a draft. We intend to send this
White Paper to various funding agencies, and for publication in a
professional journal after appropriate revisions. On behalf of all of
us, I would like to thank Dr. Greg Warr for his leadership on this
project.
- After learning the USDA's plans to sunset the Animal Genome Reagent
and Tool Development program (Program 43.1) (please visit
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/nri_rfa.html for details),
many aquaculture genome researchers suggested that we should send in to
USDA a White Paper requesting the continuation of this successful
program. A short White Paper has been drafted and it is attached for
your review, approval, and suggestions. The same applies here
concerning authorships as discussed above.
- Please send the issues you believe should be discussed at the
business meeting during PAG to John Liu (zliu@acesag.auburn.edu).
- Aquaculture Genomics website has been up running. Please visit
http://www.animalgenome.org/aquagenomics/. On behalf of Aquaculture
Genomics research community, I would like to thank Dr. Caird Rexroad of
USDA ARS NCCCWA for his leadership on the web project.
- As requested in the Aquaculture Genomics Newsletter 3, we would
like to post all Aquaculture presentations at PAG XIII to Aquaculture
Genomics web site. Please send your PowerPoint presentations to Dr.
John Liu (zliu@acesag.auburn.edu) or Dr. Caird Rexroad
(CRexroad@ncccwa.ars.usda.gov) by January 13, 2005.
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