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Cheers
Dorrie
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Dorrie Main, PhD
Associate Professor of Bioinformatics
Center for Integrated Biotechnology
Dept of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Washington State University
45 Johnson Hall, Pullman, WA 99164-6414
Email: dorrie(a)wsu.edu
Tel: (509) 335 2774
Fax: (509) 335 8690
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Plant Ontology (PO) Consortium is happy to announce the release #0408
of the PO database! http://www.plantontology.org.
For detailed release notes, please visit
http://www.plantontology.org/docs/release_notes/index.html
* Ontology
- 1128 PO terms [19 NEW]
- 58117 annotations [18572 NEW]
* Ontology and annotation browser (http://www.plantontology.org/amigo/
go.cgi)
- NEW: Added ~16000 annotations on genes and mutant phenotype germplasm
from tomato, tobacco, potato, eggplant, pepper and Hyoscyamus.
These annotations are contributed by Solanaceae Genomics
Network (SGN; http://sgn.cornell.edu/)
- Updated and added new annotations contributed by TAIR
(for Arabidopsis) and Gramene (for rice) databases.
* Publication
- The Plant Ontology Database: a community resource for plant
structure and developmental stages controlled vocabulary and
annotations. Avraham et al. Nucleic Acids Research 2008
36:D449-D454;
http://nar.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/36/suppl_1/D449
* Ontology requests
- We encourage researchers to submit ontology requests at:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=76834&atid=835555
* Collaborators
- We welcome our new collaborators:
Dennis Stevenson: NY Botanical Graden
Maria A. Gandolfo: Bailey Hortorium, Cornell University
Bioversity International: http://www.bioversityinternational.org
Generation Challenge Programme (GCP): http://www.generationcp.org
The Plant Ontology Consortium
web: http:www.plantontology.org
e-mail: po-dev at plantontology.org
The project is funded by National Science Foundation, USA, (Grant No.
DBI-0703908)
Dear Rosaceae GGB community,
Congratulations to EIGHT new RosEXEC members joining in 2008:
U.S. RosEXEC members
Nahla Bassil (USDA-ARS, National Clonal Germplasm Repository, Corvallis, OR)
Chris Dardick (USDA-ARS, Appalachian Fruit Research Station, Kearneysville, WV)
Amit Dhingra (Washington State University, Pullman, WA)
Jim Luby (University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN)
Gayle Volk (USDA-ARS, National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation, Fort Collins, CO)
These five people will serve three-year terms.
RosEXEC International Liaisons
Jasper Rees (University of the Western Cape, South Africa)
Dan Sargent (East Malling Research, United Kingdom)
Eric van de Weg (Plant Research International, Netherlands)
Note that although only two slots were offered for International Liaison,election results were so close for the three candidates above that we invite all three to join RosEXEC, to serve two-year terms.
With the addition of these new members, we anticipate that the current momentum in U.S.-wide and international coordination and synergy will be maintained and ramped up even further. We appreciate the enthusiastic efforts over the last three years of our 2008 outgoing members, and look forward to their continued involvement in our community. New initiatives such as the RosCAP proposal submitted in February 2008 demonstrate the high level of cooperation we are experiencing in this community, resulting from strategic efforts led by RosEXEC over the last several years. This has been and will be possible only with interest and efforts from all of you.
Vote counts were very close, and it is encouraging to realise that we have so many good people willing to devote their time to the objectives of RosEXEC. You don't have to be a member of RosEXEC to make a valuable contribution to furthering the ideals of our community.
Within RosEXEC, the Secretary for 2008 will be elected in the next week or so.
Congratulations again to our new RosEXEC members for 2008.
RosEXEC Membership Committee
Dear Rosaceae GGB community,
Only one day left for voting for five new U.S. RosEXEC members and two RosEXEC international liaisons. Polls close 5:00 pm PST (Friday April 4). Anyone that is U.S.-based and interested in genomics, genetics, and/or breeding of rosaceous crops is eligible to vote. Conceivably, this includes about 200 million people, but it at least includes industry personnel, educators, extension agents, administrators, students, and avid consumers, in addition to the 25 mostly genomicists, geneticists, and breeders who have already voted.
So if you have not yet expressed your preferences, please hop on to www.bioinfo.wsu.edu/cgi-bin/gdr/gdr_rosexec_membership_2008_vote_form.cgi <https://connect.wsu.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.bioinfo.wsu.ed…> and vote! Please also direct your Rosaceae GGB colleagues to this site (and encourage them to also sign up for the GDR mailing list if they aren't already on it).
Across the country, we all have a voice in future directions of the U.S. Rosaceae genomics, genetics, and breeding initiative. Currently, only one vote separates U.S. candidates running 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th. Only one vote also separates 1st, 2nd, and 3rd positions for international liaison candidates. Each new vote WILL COUNT!
The RosEXEC Membership Committee
Dear Rosaceous Genomics Community members.
During the recent Rosaceous Genomics Conference in Chile, it was decided
that there should be a coordinated community effort towards comparative
mapping, and that we should set up an international working group to
attempt to meet these aims. I volunteered to act as interim chair of
this working group whilst it is established and therefore I am currently
drawing up a list of people from the community with an interest in
comparative mapping and transferable markers with whom I will
communicate over the coming weeks.
I have already identified a number of people within the community who
are working on topics related to comparative mapping, but I want to be
as inclusive as possible, so if you have a wish to be a part of any
correspondence relating to this working group and/or want to be involved
in this community effort, then please could you email me at
dan.sargent(a)emr.ac.uk? Once I have a list of interested people, I will
be contacting you further. Ideally I would like to have responses from
interested parties by the end of next week (11th April 2008) so that I
can get some kind of GDR mailing list sorted out etc.
I will look forward to hearing from you all in the near future,
All the best
Dan Sargent
Dr Daniel James Sargent
East Malling Research
New Road
East Malling
Kent ME19 6BJ, UK
dan.sargent(a)emr.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 1732 523 747
Fax: +44 (0) 1732 849 067
East Malling Research registered office: New Road, East Malling, Kent
ME19 6BJ. Tel. 01732-843833. Registered in England No. 5019373. Charity
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recipient named above please be aware that any disclosure, copying,
distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited
and may not represent the views of EMR. Activity and use of the East
Malling Research E-mail system and any communications using it are
monitored to secure its effective operation and for other lawful
business purposes.
RosEXEC ELECTIONS 2008
The US Rosaceae Genomics, Genetics, and Breeding Executive Committee
(RosEXEC) will be electing five new members to replace outgoing members.
RosEXEC serves as a communication and coordination focal point for the
U.S. Rosaceae genomics, genetics, and breeding (GGB) community. We have
four objectives:
1. Define research priorities based on input from the industry and the
research community
2. Foster scientific interaction and dynamic research teams
3. Promote research priorities
4. Coordinate educational efforts from the research community to the
industry and the public
RosEXEC meets in person at annual Plant and Animal Genome conferences
and holds quarterly teleconferences. In 2008, Kevin Folta is the
outgoing Chair and Gennaro Fazio is the incoming Chair. More information
on RosEXEC can be found on the GDR at
www.bioinfo.wsu.edu/gdr/community/rosexec/, including a list of all 2007
members
(www.bioinfo.wsu.edu/gdr/community/rosexec/membership/index.shtml).
The election process is only open to U.S.-based Rosaceae GGB community
members, regardless of citizenship. Up to five votes can be cast per
person. Please strive to represent the diversity of our community by
electing candidates from various crop interests, institutional
affiliations, and geographical locations.
Elections will be held electronically via the GDR at
www.bioinfo.wsu.edu/cgi-bin/gdr/gdr_rosexec_membership_2008_vote_form.cg
i.
The US RosEXEC Membership Committee has suggested some candidates on the
voting form posted on the GDR, and we urge interested community members
to nominate other qualified candidates: this can be done via the voting
page, or by directly contacting Cameron Peace (cpeace(a)wsu.edu). Outgoing
RosEXEC members (Herb Aldwinckle, Amy Iezzoni, Kim Lewers, and Jim
McFerson) are not eligible for re-election until 2009.
New US RosEXEC members will be selected by vote totals and will serve
three-year terms.
Please note that you can also nominate and vote on up to two members as
International Liaisons for the U.S. RosEXEC. Current members are Sue
Gardiner and Herman Silva, with Pere Arus revolving off. We will add two
new international liaisons in 2008, who will serve two-year terms.
If you have any problems using the voting page, please email Dorrie Main
(dorrie(a)wsu.edu).
The deadline for voting is in one week: Friday 4 Apr 2008, 5pm PST.
Cameron Peace,
on behalf of the RosEXEC Membership Committee
ISHS Commission Biotechnology and Molecular Biology
BIOTECHFRUIT2008
First International Symposium on Biotechnology of Fruit Species
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DATE IS EXTENDED TO MARCH 31, 2008
Dear Colleagues,
We cordially invite you to the First International Symposium on
Biotechnology of Fruit Species. The meeting will be held in Dresden, Germany
from September 1 - 5, 2008. This Symposium builds on the previous symposia
of tropical and subtropical species and follows the very successful
Symposium in Daytona, Florida in 2005, which covered biotechnology and
transformation of tropical and temperate species. The Symposium in Dresden
will explore the progress being made in temperate, tropical and subtropical
fruit species. The purpose is to provide a forum for scientists to share
their results and experiences in the application of different biotechnology
tools for genetic improvement of fruit crops. This meeting will foster
interactions amongst research groups from developing and developed countries
from all over the world.
For further information including details for submission of abstracts,
please visit the symposium website
http://www.biotechfruit2008.bafz.de/
Or email the Symposium Secretariat on biotechfruit2008(a)bafz.de <
<mailto:biotechfruit2008@bafz.de> mailto:biotechfruit2008@bafz.de>
We look forward to meeting you in Dresden in September 2008.
Warm regards,
Viola Hanke
On behalf of the Organising Committee
Dr. habil. Magda-Viola Hanke
Julius Kuehn-Institute (JKI)
Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants
Pillnitzer Platz 3a
01326 Dresden, Germany
e-mail viola.hanke(a)jki.bund.de
Tel. ++49-351-2616214
Fax ++49-351-2616213
www.jki.bund.de
Dear Rosaceae Genomics community,
Especially for those genetic mappers among you who will be attending RGC4 in a few days, you are invited to a 2-hour mini-workhop on how to create your own bin-set, hosted by Cameron Peace and Werner Howad. We will also provide an overview and update of RosPOP (The Rosaceae Consortium of Mapping Populations; www. bioinfo.wsu.edu/gdr/community/international/rospop.shtml).
When: Sunday March 16th 13:30- 15:30 (i.e. during Registration)
Where: Araucania Salon
An agenda for this mini-workshop follows. Learn how to develop an informative subset of your mapping population, or share your own experiences. This will be an informal meeting based on the community approach of RosPOP.
13:30-13:45 RosPOP overview
13:45-13:50 Update on RosPOP setup on the GDR
13:50-14:00 General discussion on RosPOP
14:00-14:20 Bin-mapping overview
14:20-14:30 General discussion on bin-mappping
14:30-15:10 How to create a bin-set (whether you have a saturated or a less-than-perfect map)
15:10-15:30 General discussion on how to create a bin-set
We look forward to seeing you in Pucon!
Cameron Peace & Werner Howad
Dear Colleagues,
We are planning to have a session on genomics, genetics of rootstocks and
rootstock/scion interactions and another session on rootstock breeding in
August 2008 as part of the ISHS Orchard systems, rootstocks and
environmental physiology symposium. I am hoping that you will submit an
abstract and participate in that session and other sessions of the
symposium.
We have extended the deadline to submit abstracts until March 31, 2008 for
the upcoming ISHS Orchard systems, rootstocks and environmental physiology
symposium which will be held Aug. 4-8, 2008 at Geneva, New York, USA.
We invite you to submit an abstract and look forward to seeing you in
Geneva.
For complete information on the symposium and to submit abstracts please
visit the symposium website http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/hort/ishs/
All the best,
Gennaro Fazio, PhD
Apple Rootstock Breeder and Geneticist
Plant Genetic Resources Unit USDA ARS
Cornell University - 630 W. North St.
Geneva, NY 14456
(315) 787-2480 Office
(315) 787-2216 Fax
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4th Rosaceae Genomics Conference
UPDATE AND NEWS
IMPORTANT: On February 16 the registration fees will increase in $100 US dollars, so we really encourage you to register early.
If you haven't registered or sent your Abstract we urge you to do so ASAP! We are in the final stages of organizing the abstracts and the scientific committee will be reviewing them this week.
We would like to thank everyone who has sent us their abstracts in word or pdf format. If you haven't sent it to us yet, please send it ASAP.
We would also like to let you know that there are a limited number of fellowships for graduate students. This fellowship will include shared housing in an apartment complex as well as the hotel's meal program. Those who are interested in applying for this fellowship should fill out the form that appears on the rgc4 website as well as present proof that they are enrolled in a graduate program. PLEASE NOTE: THIS FELLOWSHIP DOES NOT INCLUDE REGISTRATION. THE STUDENT MUST STILL CANCEL THE STUDENT REGISTRATION FEE. The deadline to present Student Fellowship Applications is February 22nd. APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE!!
The abstracts that we have received are very interesting and from many countries throughout the world, suggesting that this conference will be a great opportunity to for us to discuss the international advances in Rosaceae genomics as well as get to know each other more socially.
We look forward to seeing you "at the end of the world".
Saludos,
Organizing Committee
Lee Meisel
Eliseo Campos
Ariel Orellana
Chair of the Scientific Committee
Herman Silva
