Aquaculture Workshop

Saturday, 13 January 2007 --- 8:00 am - 3:25 pm and Sunday, 14 January 2007 --- 8:00 am - 10:40 am

Saturday 13, January 2007 - Workshop Reception (Co-Sponsored by NRSP-8 and Intrinsic Life Sciences) - Tiki Hut , 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Aquaculture Workshop - Pacific Salon 3

Organizer: Geoff Waldbieser, USDA/ARS

(gwaldbieser@msa-stoneville.ars.usda.gov)



Travel Grant Information:


Aquaculture Species Group: Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellowship Bursaries for PAGXV The Aquaculture Species Group is pleased to announce the availability of a limited number of Travel Bursaries, of up to $1,000, to support the attendance of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at PAG-XV.

Every graduate student and postdoctoral fellow who registers for the PAGXV meeting and submits an Abstract to the Aquaculture Workshop is 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 PAGXV 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.

Saturday, January 13

Speakers:

8:00
Geoff Waldbieser, USDA, ARS, Catfish Genetics Research Unit (gwaldbieser@msa-stoneville.ars.usda.gov)
"Welcome"

8:10am
Sergey Nuzhdin, University of California, Davis (svnuzhdin@ucdavis.edu)
"Genomics approaches for analyses of population structure"

9:00am
Stuart Macdonald, University of Kansas (sjmac@ku.edu)
"The Genetic Basis of Complex Trait Variation: Using Model Systems to Examine General Phenomena"

9:50am
"break"

10:10am
Eric Schadt, Rosetta Inpharmatics (eric_schadt@merck.com)
"Complex physiological traits as emergent properties of molecular networks: An integrative genomics approach to systems biology"

11:00am
"Roundtable discussion"

12:00pm
"Lunch"

1:20pm
Jessica Petersen, University of California, Davis ()
"A Mass Spawn Of Lion-Paw Scallop (Nodipecten Subnodosus): Genetic Contribution Of Spawners To The Progeny And Allelic Inheritance"

1:40pm
Elena Sarropoulou, Institute of Marine Biology of Crete, Greece ()
"Comparative Genomics By Radiation Hybrid Mapping Genes Of The Gilthead Sea Bream Sparus Aurata"

2:00pm
Krzysztof P. Lubieniecki, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada ()
"Integration Of The Genetic And Physical Maps And The Karyotype Of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar)"

2:20pm
Elizabeth G Boulding, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada ()
"Conservation Genomics Of Atlantic Salmon: Towards Understanding Adaptive Trait Differences For The Management Of Endangered Populations"

2:40pm
Moltira Tonganunt, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand ()
"Identification And Characterization Of Alpha-2-Macroglobulin As A Novel Syntenin Binding Protein In Black Tiger Shrimp (Penaeus Monodon)"

3:00pm
Attila Karsi, Mississippi State University ()
"Determination Of Microsatellite Markers Associated With Disease Resistance In Channel Catfish"

3:20pm
"Break"

3:40pm
Yniv Palti, USDA, ARS, National Center for Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture ()
"Associations Of Markers Linked To Major Histocompatibility (Mh) Regions And To Other Immune Response Genes With Disease Resistance In Rainbow Trout"

4:00pm
Eric Peatman, Auburn University ()
"Global Assessment Of The Acute Phase Response In Catfish After Infection With A Gram Negative Bacterium"

4:20pm
Kristina Miller, Fisheries and Oceans, Canada ()
"Host Transcriptional Response To Infectious Hematopoetic Necrosis Virus (Ihnv): A Comparison Among Species With Different Susceptibilities"

4:40pm
Melinda Baerwald, University of California, Davis ()
"Discovering Genes Associated With Whirling Disease Resistance Using Microarray Analysis"

5:00pm - 6:00pm
"Business Meeting"

7:00-10:00PM
"Reception at Terrace Pavilion (please bring posters)"
     Co-Sponsored by NRSP-8 and Intrinsic Life Sciences.

Sunday, January 14

Speakers:

9:00 am - 10:00 am
"NRSP-8 Species Coordinator Reports"

10:00 am - 3:25 pm
"Ad-hoc Species Group Meetings"

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