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Project No. and Title: NRSP8 - Genomic Capacity: Building Applied Genomic Capacity for Animal Industries
Dates: 01/13/2024 to 01/14/2024
Contacts: [Dr. Stephanie McKay] [Dr. Fiona McCarthy]

This authorizes the annual meeting: .
The meeting will be held on 01/13/2024 at San Diego, CA. :

Admin Advisor: Joe Cassady (joseph.cassady@sdstate.edu)

Farm Animal Species Workshops (cattle/sheep, poultry, etc.), primarily on Saturday and Sunday, January 13 and 14 NRSP8 Leadership Meeting on Sunday, January 13, at 7:00 am NRSP8 Business Meeting, held on Sunday, January 14 from 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm New NRSP8 project aims and approaches: Specific Aim 1: Extend genomics capacity to a broader range of Animal Science stakeholders. Approach: • Survey stakeholders on data capacity needs • Design workflows to simplify data sharing • Develop resources for genomic workflows • Support community use of datasets that are publicly available and citable • Generate community benchmarks for data analysis and re-use Specific Aim 2: Support capacity to integrate genomic and biological data. Approach: • Workshops to identify stakeholder data collection and data analysis gaps • Roundtable discussions with informaticians and engineers to develop interdisciplinary teams • Support for students and early career investigators, including attendance at bioinformatics and data science meetings Specific Aim 3: Education, training and outreach to develop a data-savvy workforce. Approach: • Development and publication of stand-alone educational modules that can be added to existing animal science courses or used as stand-alone training • Linking educational modules with micro-certificates that signal data competencies • Development of a mailing list/bulletin board to publicize internship opportunities between stakeholders, students and academic advisors in animal science • Bioinformatic training workshops at meetings and conferences

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