Shrimp Epigenomics

The workshop will inform about 'THE SHRIMP EPIGENOME (shrimpENCODE) PROJECT' and research proposed to test the hypothesis that Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrotic Disease (AHPND), also called Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS), is an epigenetic disease. AHPND/EMS is caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains that contain a plasmid with a transposon flanking the insect-related pirA and pirB endotoxins. EMS is causing billions of dollars in losses to the shrimp industry worldwide. Through shrimpENCODE, we will test the hypothesis that AHPND/EMS is caused by epigenetic changes caused by the interaction of the genome with environmental stressors [endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs, such as the herbicide Glyphosate and metal cadmium), feed ingredients (antibiotic Glyphosate, animal parts] and bacteria present in the sediment of shrimp ponds and mangroves wetlands. We will address the need for (a) more basic research on the shrimp genome and environmental epigenomics, and (b) new ecological and epidemiological tools to help control emerging bacterial diseases in light of climate change, and conserve penaeid shrimp populations throughout their natural range to address food safety and food security issues of concern.
Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Time: 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
Room: Riverfront 1
Organizer:
Acacia Alcivar-Warren
1:00 PM
W058
shrimpENCODE: Sequencing of First Specific Pathogen-Free (SPF) Pacific Whiteleg Shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei from the United States - Update
Acacia Alcivar-Warren, Environmental Genomics, Inc.

1:20 PM
W059
Mangrove ecosystems and shrimp farming interactions along tropical coastlines; a physical and chemical assessment
Pierre Taillardat, National University of Singapore

1:40 PM
W060
Transposable Elements in the Genome of Litopenaeus vannamei
Acacia Alcivar-Warren, Environmental Genomics, Inc.; Weidong Bao, Genetic Information Research Institute; Robert Bogden, Amplicon Express, Inc.; Quanzhou Tao, Amplicon Express Inc.; Suresh Iyer, Amplicon Express; Galina Mikhaylenko, Amplicon Express Inc.; Jon Wittendorp, Amplicon Express; Amy Mraz, Amplicon Express; Evan Hart, Amplicon Express, Inc.; Emily Hatas, Pacific Biosciences; Steve Kujawa, Pacific Biosciences; Joan Wilson, Pacific Biosciences; Karl Voss, Pacific Biosciences; Sonia Soto-Rodríguez, CIAD, A.C. Unidad Mazatlán

2:00 PM
W061
Cherry Shrimp Neocaridina denticulata as New Crustacean Model
Jerome H.L. Hui, Chinese University of Hong Kong; Ka Hou Chu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

2:20 PM
W062
Epigenetic Mechanisms Associated with Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (pesticides, antibiotics, metals) used in Vietnam, Ecuador and other Shrimp-Producing Countries - Are They Associated with Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (AHPND)?
Dang Thi Hoang Oanh, College of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Cantho University; Nguyen Hong Son, Cantho University; Truong Quoc Phu, Cantho University; Chika F Ikeogu, NnamdiAzikiwe University; Acacia Alcivar-Warren, Environmental Genomics, Inc.; The Shrimp Epigenome (shrimpENCODE) Project, ONE HEALTH Epigenomics Foundation

2:40 PM
W063
ONE HEALTH Epigenomics Educational Initiative
Acacia Alcivar-Warren, Environmental Genomics, Inc.; Jennifer Warren, ONE HEALTH Epigenomics Educational Initiative; Mulan Yang, ONE HEALTH Epigenomics Educational Initiative; Maria B. Alcivar, ONE HEALTH Epigenomics Educational Initiative; Sandra Rosado, ONE HEALTH Epigenomics Educational Initiative; Jill Madden, ONE HEALTH Epigenomics Educational Initiative

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