We are pleased to announce the 2013 winners of the travel grants below. To view descriptions of each award, please click here.

Aquaculture Species Group Student and Postdoctoral Fellowship Bursaries

Mackenzie Gavery, University of Washington, USA
Abstract Title:   Epigentic Landscapes In A Marine Mollusc: What DNA Methylation Patterns Tell Us About Gene Regulation In The Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
#7007

Luyang Sun, Auburn University, USA
Abstract Title:  Whole Genome SNP Discovery and Analysis Of Catfish Genetic Diversity
#6896

Shikai Liu, Auburn University, USA
Abstract Title:  Development Of The Catfish 250K SNP Array
#6998

Song Lin, Simon Fraser University, CANADA
Abstract Title:  Chromosomal Rearrangements In The Genus Of Salmo
#7140

William D. Eisbrenner, Simon Fraser University, CANADA
Abstract Title:  Three Sex Loci and An sdY In Tasmanian Atlantic Salmon
#6327

Emily I. Palibroda, Simon Fraser University, CANADA
Abstract Title:  The Organization Of The Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) sdY Gene and Its Potential Genomic Environments
#6852

Alejandro P. Gutierrez, Simon Fraser University, CANADA
Abstract Title:  Genome-Wide SNP Association Analysis of Body Weight in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
#6464

Jianbin Feng, Auburn University, USA
Abstract Title:  Transcriptome and Expression Profiling Of Response To Acute Hypoxia In The Gill Of Adult Catfish
#7281

Jie Hu, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, West Vancouver Lab, CANADA
Abstract Title:  Diploid and Triploid Hybrids Derived from Female Megalobrama amblycephala Yih × Male Xenocypris davidi Bleeker
#7541

Garrett McKinney, Purdue University, USA
Abstract Title:  Gene Expression in Early Development of Rainbow Trout with Divergent Life Histories
#6732

Neal A. Jorgenson Travel Award Winners

Cattle
Benjamin Bragdon Green, University of Vermont, USA
Abstract Title: Individual variation in the bovine dermal fibroblast methylome and its potential role in modifying the innate immune response
 
Cattle
Juan Reyes, University of California, USA
Abstract Title:  Deciphering regulation of transcript abundance in maturing bovine oocytes

Equine
E. Ann Staiger, Cornell University, USA
Abstract Title: Fine-mapping of loci contributing to sarcoid tumor development in horses

Pig
Yvonne M. Badke, Michigan State University, USA
Abstract Title: Accuracy of genotype imputation using the GeneSeek Genomic Profiler for Porcine LD
 
Pig
Xiang Zhou, Washington State University, USA
Abstract Title:  Molecular characterization of porcine S100A6 for its antiviral function against PRRS
 
Poultry
Huiyu Wang, University of Georgia, USA
Abstract Title: Genome-wide Association Mapping Using Single-step GBLUP

Sheep
Michael Gonzalez, Washington State University, USA
Abstract Title:  Identification and Characterization of a genome wide significant region associated with red blood cell phenotypes in domesticated genotypes.

Bioinformatics
Pablo Daniel Reeb, Michigan State University, USA
Abstract Title:  Using plasmode datasets to compare statistical method for RNA-seq analysis

Scherago International Student Travel Grants Awards

Plant
Benazir K. Marquez, University of Ottawa, CANADA
Abstract Title: Diagnoftic SNP assays to Identify Key Canadian Oat Varieties and Variation Among Seed Sources

Plant
Matthew Geniza, Oregon State University, USA
Abstract Title: De Novo Transcriptome Assembly and Characterization of the Dark To Light Transition of Triticum Monococcum (DV92)

Animal
Mohammad Bozlur Rahman, Ghent University, BELGIUM
Abstract Title: Dynamic Methylation of DNA During Fertilizations in Cattle: the Role of Chromatin Condensation of the Sperm

Michael D. Gale Travel Grant Award

Wayne Crismani, INRA, FRANCE
Abstract Title: Beyond FANCM, What Limits Meiotic Crossovers?

Earl J. Scherago Travel Grant Award

Seyedeh Nazgol Emrani, Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, GERMANY
Abstract Title: Detection of Low-sinapine Mutants In Rapeseed By Application of TILLING

Jerome P. Miksche Travel Grant Award

Xin Chen, Zhejiang University, CHINA
Abstract Title: Inference and Evaluation of The Functional Linkages Between Biologically Meaningful Gene Sets: a Gene Set Linkage Analysis Tool

International Consortium for Sugarcane Biotechnology (ICSB) 2013 James Irvine Memorial Travel Grant

Dr. Clicia Grativol, Federal University of Rio de Janiero, BRAZIL
Abstract Title: Long-term genome hybridization in sugarcane reveals decoupled genetic and epigenetic effects.