Overview

We are pleased to announce the 2012 winners of the travel grants below.

Neal A. Jorgenson Genome Travel Awards

Cattle
Yalda Zare, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abstract Title:  "Genome-Wide Association Analysis of Paratuberculosis Susceptibility in US Jersey Cattle" (Abstract #2563)

Cattle
Ti-Cheng Chang, The Pennsylvania State University
Abstract Title: "The Genomic Organization and Gene Content of the Male-specific Region (msy) of the Bovine Y-Chromosome" (Abstract #2472)

Pig
Nicholas Boddicker, Iowa State University
Abstract Title:  "Validation of a Major Quantitative Trait Locus Associated with Host Response to Experimental Infection with PRRS Virus"
(Abstract #3384)

Equine
Carrie J. Finno, University of California, Davis 
Abstract Title:  “Candidate Gene Evaluation of Neuroaxonal Dystrophy/equine Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy Based on Genome Wide Association Analysis" (Abstract #2144)

Poultry
Melissa Monson, University of Minnesota
Abstract Title:  "Spleen Transcriptome Response to Aflatoxin in the Domestic Turkey" (Abstract #2480)

Poultry
Elizabeth Robb, University of California, Davis
Abstract Title: "Utilization Of Advanced Genomic Technologies To Identify Causative Elements Of Inherited Developmental Defects In The Chicken" (Abstract #1590)

Sheep
Rebecca R. Cockrum, University of Wyoming
Abstract Title: “Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Sheep Varying in Tolerance to Elevated Dietary Nitrate”  (Abstract #2580)
 
Bioinformatics
Likit Preeyanon, Michigan State University
Abstract Title: "Alternative Splicing Detection Using RNAseq: An Assembly Approach" (Abstract #3656)

Michael D. Gale Travel Grant Award

James Higgins, University of Birmingham (UK)
Abstract Title: “Manipulating Crossover Frequency and Distribution in Barley  (#1418)

Jerome P. Miksche Travel Grant Award

Dr. Alexandros Bousios, Institute of Agrobiotechnology, Centre for Research and Technology, Hellas (GREECE)
Abstract Title: “Unraveling the Life Dynamics of Sirevirus LTR Retrotransposons: Major Players in the Organization and Evolution of the Maize and Other Angiosperm Genomes” (#2869)

Earl J. Scherago Travel Grant Award

Hua Wang , University of Toulouse III, CNRS (FRANCE)
Abstract Title: “Master Regulators of Wood Formation in Eucalyptus” (#2716)

Scherago International Student Travel Grants Awards

PLANT
Na Zhang, The Ohio State University
Abstract Title: "Elucidation of the Molecular Identity and Characterization of the Tomato Fruit Weight Gene FW3.2" (#1950)
 
Blake Joyce, The University of Tennessee
Abstract Title:  "Investigating The Novel Sesquiterpene Biosynthesis Pathway in Copaifera Officinalis, ‘the Diesel Tree,’ Through Next-Generation De Novo Transcriptome Sequencing and Functional Genomics" (#3814)
 
Paulo Jose Pereira Lima Teixeira, State University of Campinas, (BRAZIL)
Abstract Title: "A Comprehensive Transcriptome Atlas for the Study of the Witch's Broom Disease of Cacao" (#1294)

ANIMAL
Dinh Truong Nguyen, Konkuk University, (SOUTH KOREA)
Abstract Title: "Bioinformatic Analysis of the Swine Genome Identified 1307 Genes Encoding for Olfactory Receptors" (#3148)

Aquaculture Species Group Student and Postdoctoral Fellowship Bursaries

Kris A. Christensen, Washington State University, WA
Abstract Title: “Identifying SNPs in Rainbow Trout Paralogs” (#4544)

Daphne Gille, University of California, UC Davis, CA
Abstract Title: “Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci Associated with Caviar Yield And Ovarian Adiposity In White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)” (#4372)

Ben Hecht, Purdue University, IN
Abstract Title: “The Genetic Architecture of Juvenile Migration in Rainbow Trout” (#3034)

Christopher M. Hollenbeck, Texas A&M University, TX
Abstract Title: “Design of Expressed-sequence Tag-Linked Microsatellites oor Non-Model Aquacultured Species” (#3028

Chao Li, Auburn University, AL
Abstract Title: “RNA-seq Analysis of Mucosal Immune Responses Reveals Signatures of Intestinal Barrier Disruption and Pathogen Entry Following Edwardsiella ictaluri Infection in Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus” (#3015)

Eric Rondeau, University of Victoria (CANADA)
Abstract Title: “An EST/RNAseq Library and First-Generation Linkage Map for Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria)” (#1502)

Fanyue Sun, Auburn University, AL
Abstract Title: “RNA-Seq Analysis of Differentially Expressed Genes in Channel Catfish After Flavobacterium Columnare Challenge” (#3017)

Rossana Sussarellu, Ifremer Brest, Laboratoire LPI (FRANCE)
Abstract Title: “Transcriptomic Analysis of The Pacific Oyster: Studying Local Adaptation of Recently Settled Populations in Northern Europe” (#1775)

Ruijia Wang, Auburn University, AL
Abstract Title: “Rapid Development of Molecular Resources for a Freshwater Mussel, Villosa lienosa (bivalvia: Unionidae) Using a RNA-seq-based Approach” (#3012)

Hao Zhang, Auburn University, AL
Abstract Title: “Molecular Characterization and Expression Responds to Edwardsiella ictaluri Challenge Of Three L-type Lectin Genes from Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus” (#3016)

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