Pine Genome Reference Sequence

The workshop will focus on the progress and applications of aspects of the Loblolly Pine Genome Project (aka PineRefSeq Project), a USDA-NIFA-funded project to produce reference genome sequences of three conifer species: loblolly pine (Pinus taeda), sugar pine (P. lambertiana), and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii).
Date: Saturday, January 12, 2013
Time: 8:00 AM-12:30 PM
Room: Pacific Salon 6-7 (2nd Floor)
Organizer:
Pat McGuire
8:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks


8:30 AM
Sequencing Strategies In Conifer
Marc Crepeau, University of California, Davis; Daniela Puiu, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Ann Holtz-Morris, Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute; Maxim Koriabine, Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute; Charis Cardeno, University of California, Davis; Aleksey Zimin, University of Maryland; Pieter de Jong, Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute; Chuck Langley, University of California, Davis; Steven L Salzberg, Johh Hopkins University School of Medicine; Kristian Stevens, University of California, Davis

9:30 AM
Insights Into The Loblolly Pine Genome: Characterization Of Fosmid Sequences
Jill Wegrzyn, University of California, Davis; Brian Lin, University of California, Davis; Jacob Zieve, University of California, Davis; Kristian Stevens, University of California, Davis; David Neale, University of California, Davis; Pedro J Martinez-Garcia, University of California, Davis; Matt Dougherty, University of California, Davis

10:00 AM
Break


10:30 AM
Building References For Functional Genomics Of Conifer Development: Deep Sequencing and Comparative Gene Expression In Reproductive Tissues and Seeds Of Loblolly Pine
Keithanne Mockaitis, Department of Biology, Indiana University; Sara Fuentes-Soriano, Indiana University; Carol Loopstra, Texas A&M University; Jill Wegrzyn, University of California, Davis

11:00 AM
A Comprehensive High-Density Genetic Linkage Map For Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.)
Pedro J. Martinez-Garcia, University of California, Davis; Kristian Stevens, University of California, Davis; Jill Wegrzyn, University of California, Davis; John Liechty, University of California, Davis; Marc Crepeau, University of California, Davis; Chuck Langley, University of California, Davis; David Neale, University of California, Davis

11:30 AM
The Pine Reference Genome Sequence and Applied Tree Breeding
Ross Whetten, North Carolina State University; Fikret Isik, North Carolina State University; Steven McKeand, Tree Improvement Program; John Frampton, Christmas Tree Genetics Program

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