NRSP-8: NAGRP Aquaculture Genome Program
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From: John Liu [mailto:zliu@acesag.auburn.edu]
Sent: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:47:13 -0600
To: aquaculturegenomics@acesag.auburn.edu
Subject: [aquaculturegenomics] Aquaculture genomics Newsletter 10
Aquatic Genomics Workshop to be held January 13-14, 2007: Aquatic
Genomics Workshop will be held January 13-14, 2007, along with Plant and
Animal Genome (PAG) Conference in Town and Country Hotel in San Diego,
CA. The deadline for the abstract submission is October 2, 2006. For
more information, please visit http://www.intl-pag.org/.
Please submit your abstracts under the category of poster under
Aquaculture: For PAG XV abstracts related to Aquaculture, all presenters
should submit their abstract as a poster and the workshop organizing
committee will select from the poster abstracts those to be given as
oral presentations.
Dr. Geoff Waldbieser will be our Workshop organizer: Dr. Geoff
Waldbieser of the USDA ARS Catfish Genetics Unit will be our Workshop
organizer. As some of us already know, Dr. Dennis Hedgecock has
recently assumed new responsibilities within his university that take
him too much time to continue as the Workshop Organizer. He has laid
some ground work for the planning of the coming Workshop, and on behalf
of our community, I appreciate very much Dennis’ efforts and time spent
on the Workshop. Dr. Geoff Waldbieser graciously picked up the duty.
Please join me in thanking him for his willingness to step up. If you
have any suggestions or comments concerning the format, organization,
and invited speakers for the Workshop, please contact Dr. Waldbieser
(gwaldbieser@msa-stoneville.ars.usda.gov).
Aquaculture Genomics Travel Awards: Again this year, the NRSP8
Aquaculture committee is pleased to announce the availability of a
limited number of Travel Awards of up to $1,000, to support the
attendance of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at PAG-XIV.
Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who register for the PAG-XIV
meeting and submit an abstract to the Aquaculture Workshop are eligible
for consideration. Applications should be submitted by E-mail to either
John Liu (zliu@acesag.auburn.edu) or Geoff Waldbieser
(gwaldbieser@msa-stoneville.ars.usda.gov) and include the following
items. A) the Title and Authors of the submitted Abstract, B) a
statement of the anticipated costs for the applicant to attend the
PAG-XIV meeting, and a statement of additional resources (if any) that
will be available to support their attendance. Applicants MUST also
arrange for their supervisor to send an E-mail to John Liu or Geoff
Waldbieser confirming their status as a graduate student or postdoctoral
fellow. The deadline for the completion of application is October 2,
2006. Applications will be evaluated by the Aquaculture Genomics
Executive Committee, and decisions will be announced to applicants soon
after.
Our NRSP-8 Informatics web site has announced the following new
additions to the NAGRP animal genome web site (#3, 2006) relevant to
aquaculture:
The QTLdb is now open to public for data entry and updates. One will
need to register in order to enter his/her own data:
http://www.animalgenome.org/QTLdb/app.html The benefits being a QTLdb
curator are: (1) You can enter or update your data at any time; (2) You
may wish to keep your data "private" or "public"; (3) You can take
advantages of QTLdb's internal comparative viewer to examine your data
against other public data as a study tool.
New features have been added to the GO Classifications Counter. Now
users can upload their own classifications as a counting guide, and have
options to count either single occurrences or all occurrences.
http://www.animalgenome.org/bioinfo/tools/countgo/
The NAGRP Bioinformatics FTP site has been moved from the old
http://db.genome.iastateedu/ftp/share/ to a new location at
http://www.animalgenome.org/bioinfo/tools/share/ Now the content is
served through an HTTP server.
A database is setup for the AquaGenomics community members to share
their publications. Any registered member can upload their paper to the
archive and manage his/her own list of publications along with the
directory information. http://www.animalgenome.org/cgi-bin/angenmap/aqua_pub.pl
Major progress in research project on the Ig locus in catfish: The 1st
part of the catfish Ig heavy chain locus was recently published in
Immunogenetics by Dr. Melanie Wilson’s group at the University of
Mississippi Medical Center entitled “Structure of th catfish IGH locus:
analysis of the region including the single functional IGHM gene”. Fo
more information, please visit http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/
query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16941126&
query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsum
Post-doctoral position in Marine Invertebrate Molecular Biology: Greg.
Warr and Paul Gross (members of the Department of Biochemistry at the
Medical University of South Carolina, and located at the Hollings Marine
Laboratory in Charleston, SC) invite applications for a two year
post-doctoral position available immediately. This project is focused
on elucidating the components of the RNA interference pathway in the
Pacific whiteleg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, associated with
functional immunity to viral infection. Candidates must possess a Ph.D.
in a relevant field of molecular biology. The successful candidate will
be expected both to work in a team-oriented collaborative atmosphere and
to take advantage of opportunities for developing independent research
within the scope of the project. Applicants should submit, via email,
curriculum vitae, statement of research experience, copies of any
relevant publications, contact information, and three letters of
reference to Dr. Warr warrgw@musc.edu or Dr. Gross grossp@musc.edu .
Position available in Quantitative Cell Imaging: The National
Institute of Standards and Technology and the Medical University of
South Carolina/Hollings Marine Laboratory are developing cutting edge
tools for quantitative imaging of marine mammal cells. The successful
candidate will work with a multidisciplinary team in the Cell and
Tissue Measurements Group at NIST in Gaithersburg, MD beginning around
March, 2007. This applicant will be a critical component of a project
to correlate gene expression profiles in marine mammal cells with
phenotypic data from quantitative imaging. Relevant backgrounds for
this position include cell biology, biomedical engineering, fluorescence
microscopy, and marine biology. Applicants will have experience with
fluorescence microscopy and image processing, and be comfortable with
the application of quantitative methods and statistical analysis.
The outstanding candidate will also have knowledge of intracellular
pathways involved in cytotoxicity, and/or experience with marine mammal
cells. Salary will be commensurate with experience. Please send
inquiries and a CV to Dr. Anne L. Plant, Leader, Cell and Tissue
Measurements Group, Biochemical Science Division, Chemical Science and
Technology Laboratory, Anne.plant@nist.gov, 301 975 3124. For more
information, visit http://www.cstl.nist.gov/biotech/Cell&TissueMeasurements/
Main_Page.htm
POST-DOCTORAL POSITION in COD BROODSTOCK DEVELOPMENT: Funds were
awarded in Genome Canada’s competition III (se http://www.genomecanada.ca)
for a research program entitled ATLANTIC COD GENOMICS AND BROODSTOCK
DEVELOPMENT (CGP). This program, managed by Genome Atlantic
(http://www.genomeatlantic.ca), is a partnership with industry,
universities, government and Not-for-Profit organizations, and will
apply genomics technologies combined with family-based selective
breeding methodologies to identify cod with traits of commercial
importance, such as improved growth, survival, product quality and
yield, delayed age of sexual maturation, resistance to disease and
stress, and desired physiological characteristics (e.g. thermal and
hypoxia tolerance). As part of this program, we are recruiting a
post-doctoral scientist, located at the University of Guelph, in the
Department of Animal and Poultry Science. The position is available
immediately with funding for at least 2 years. The post-doctoral
scientist will be an integral part of the CGP research team, and will be
expected to over-see the scientific program related to all aspects of
cod genetic improvement including: 1) database development; 2) genetic
evaluation; 3) QTL detection; 4) marker assisted selection; and 5)
coordination of implementation of a genetic improvement program in
collaboration with CGP researchers and industry partners, including
The Atlantic Genome Centre, Huntsman Marine Science Centre, Memorial
University’s Ocea Sciences Centre, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and the
Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, University of Guelph. The
successful candidate should have a strong background in genetics and
breeding, with an interest in the commercial application of family-based
broodstock selection methodologies and genomics technologies to cod
aquaculture. Further, the candidate must be comfortable working as a
member of an inter-disciplinary research team, and have good computer,
data analysis, communication and report writing skills. To apply please
submit, preferably by email, a detailed curriculum vitae to: Dr. Andy
Robinson Department of Animal and Poultry Science University of Guelph,
Guelph, Ontario Canada N1G 2W1 E-mail: andyr@uoguelph.ca; Fax: (519)
767-0573 Closing date: Friday 20th October 2006. Only candidates
selected for interview will be contacted. Preference will be given to
candidates eligible for employment in Canada.
Ph.D. student in fish breeding and quantitative genetics: Funds were
awarded in Genome Canada’s competition III (se http://www.genomecanada.ca)
for a research program entitled ATLANTIC COD GENOMICS AND BROODSTOCK
DEVELOPMENT (CGP). This program, managed by Genome Atlantic
(http://www.genomeatlantic.ca), is a partnership with industry,
universities, government and Not-for-Profit organizations, and will
apply genomics technologies combined with family-based selective
breeding methodologies to identify cod with traits of commercial
importance. For more information on the project and partners visit
http://www.codgene.ca. The student is required to conduct research as
part of the CGP team located at the University of Guelph in Guelph,
Ontario. The research area comprises genetic evaluation and improvement
program development using phenotypic and genotypic information in a
combined traditional and marker assisted selection approach for Atlantic
cod. Traits studied include growth and development, product yield and
quality and health and survival. The project is working towards
development of elite broodstock for aquaculture. Location of research:
Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph,
Ontario, Supervisors: Drs. Andy Robinson and Ian McMillan, Project
duration: January 2007- Dec 2009, To apply please submit, preferably by
email, a detailed resumé / curriculum vitae to:, Dr. Andy Robinson,
Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph,
Ontario Canada N1G 2W1, E-mail: andyr@uoguelph.ca; Fax: (519) 767-0573,
Closing date: Friday 20th October 2006. Only candidates selected for
interview will be contacted.
Aquaculture Genomics community publication collection database is now
in place: The NRSP-8 Bioinformatics Group has helped us to set up an
Aquaculture Genomics community publication collection database
http://www.animalgenome.org/cgi-bin/angenmap/aqua_pub.pl. In order to
upload your papers to the database, go to Aqua-genomics community
on-line directory http://www.animalgenome.org/cgi-bin/angenmap/aqua_dir.pl,
Click the "notebook" icon to the right of your entry; Choose "To edit
the profile by the owner"; Select "Upload Your Publications" (in PDF or
other common file types); Login; Fill in needed info for a paper and
browse for the file to upload; Click "upload" button.
If you have any items to be shared among the members of the Aquaculture
Genomics community, please drop a note to Dr. John Liu
(zliu@acesag.auburn.edu).