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International Sheep Genomics Consortium

This workshop is open to all those interested in the development and use of resources for studying the sheep genome. The workshop is hosted by the International Sheep Genomics Consortium (ISGC).
Date: Monday, January 16, 2017
Time: 11:30 AM-3:00 PM
Room: Towne - Meeting House
Organizer:
Noelle Cockett
Co-Chair:
James Kijas
11:30 AM
Update on Rambouillet Assembly, the v5.0 Reference, and Plans for FAANG RNA Sequencing
Yue Liu, Baylor College of Medicine; R. Alan Harris, Baylor College of Medicine; Xiang Qin, Baylor College of Medicine; Stephen Richards, Baylor College of Medicine; Jeffrey Rogers, Baylor College of Medicine; Yi Han, Baylor College of Medicine; Vanessa Vee, Baylor College of Medicine; Min Wang, Baylor College of Medicine; Qingchang Meng, Baylor College of Medicine; Michael P. Heaton, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC); Dr. Timothy P.L. Smith, USDA, ARS, USMARC; Brian Dalrymple, CSIRO Agriculture; Stephen N. White, USDA, ARS, Animal Disease Research Unit; Brenda M. Murdoch, University of Idaho; James W. Kijas, CSIRO Animal, Health and Food Science; Noelle Cockett, Utah State University; Donna M. Muzny, Baylor College of Medicine; Richard A. Gibbs, Baylor College of Medicine; Kim C. Worley, Baylor College of Medicine

11:50 AM
Functional Annotation of the Sheep (Ovis aries) Genome
Emily L. Clark, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; Stephen J. Bush, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; Mary B. McCulloch, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; Iseabail L. Farquhar, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; C. Bruce Whitelaw, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; Mick Watson, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; Kim M. Summers, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; Alan L. Archibald, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh; David A. Hume, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh

12:30 PM
Using an Online Genome Resource to Identify Protein Variants in U.S. Sheep
Michael P. Heaton, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC)

12:50 PM
Genome-Wide Landscape of Active Enhancers in Sheep Alveolar Macrophages
Alisha T. Massa, Washington State University; Michelle R. Mousel, USDA, ARS, Animal Disease Research Unit; Brenda M. Murdoch, University of Idaho; Stephen N. White, USDA, ARS, Animal Disease Research Unit

2:10 PM
Health Traits and Work with the NZ Dairy Sheep Industry
Suzanne Rowe, AgResearch, Invermay Agricultural Centre; Shannon Clarke, AgResearch, Invermay Agricultural Centre; Rudiger Brauning, AgResearch, Invermay Agricultural Centre; Ken Dodds, AgResearch, Invermay Agricultural Centre; Kathryn McRae, AgResearch, Invermay Agricultural Centre; John McEwan, AgResearch, Invermay Agricultural Centre

2:30 PM
Landscape Genomics of Local Adaptation in Sheep and Goats
Badr Benjelloun, Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine CNRS France / CRRA of Tadla INRA Morocco

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