NRSP-8: NAGRP Aquaculture Genome Program

 

Call for Projects

Proposals sought for funding up to $10,000

Small Funding Possibilities for US Aquaculture Groups: The Aquaculture Genome Co-Coordinators of USDA-NIFA National Research Support Project 8 (NRSP8) request proposals for activities that support community research efforts for US Aquaculture species; primarily catfish, oyster, salmon, shrimp, striped bass and/or rainbow trout. Proposals should specifically address the current NRSP8 Objectives which are:

Objective 1: Advance the status of reference genomes for all species, including basic annotation of worldwide genetic variation, by broad sequencing among different lines and breeds of animals.

Objective 2: Develop strategies to identify and exploit genes and allelic variation that contribute to economically relevant phenotypes and traits, in part through improving functional annotation of the genomes of our species.

Objective 3: Facilitate analysis, curation, storage, distribution and application of the enormous datasets now being generated by next-generation sequencing and related "omics" technologies with regard to animal species of agricultural interest.

Investigators should be based at US institutions, proposals should be no more than 1 page in length, and funding requests should not exceed $10,000. Proposals should identify the relevant research community and outline how funds will be used for research support activities. Such activities may include but are not limited to training, workshops, development of high throughput genotyping platforms, genome sequence assembly and annotation, developing and/or supporting community databases and web sites. Proposals should be sent to John Liu (liuzhan@auburn.edu) and Caird Rexroad (caird.rexroadiii@ars.usda.gov) by July1, 2014.

John Liu and Caird Rexroad
Co-coordinators of NRSP-8 Aquaculture

(Posted by Zhanjiang Liu [LIUZHAN@auburn.edu]), May 22, 2014

Past Bulletin Board Items:

• 2013.02.27: 3rd International Symposium (GIA 2013): Genomics in Aquaculture
• 2012.08.10: Assistant Professor, Ecological or Evolutionary Genomics
• 2012.08.27: Request for Proposals (RFP) - Soy Aquaculture Alliance
• 2011.10.07: PAG Travel Award Applications (Extended Deadline)
• 2010.11.05: Aquaculture - Molecular Biology Positions
• 2009.11.12: Biological Science Technician position available
• 2008.01.31: NATIONAL NEEDS GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IN DISEASES OF MARINE ORGANISMS
• 2008.01.06: NATIONAL NEEDS GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IN DISEASES OF MARINE ORGANISMS
• 2007.11.01: An Interdisciplinary PhD Program to Improve Aquaculture Through Genomic Sciences
• 2007.01.25: An Interdisciplinary PhD Program to Improve Aquaculture Through Genomic Sciences
• 2006.09.16: POST-DOCTORAL POSITION in COD BROODSTOCK DEVELOPMENT
• 2006.01.25: Two post-doctoral positions in Evolutionary Genetics/Genomics
• 2005.09.10: STUDENT/POST DOC TRAVEL AWARD APPLICATION
• 2005.08.01: STUDENT/POST DOC TRAVEL AWARD APPLICATION
• 2005.03.15: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - FISHERIES BIOLOGIST