SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report
Sections
Status: Approved
Basic Information
- Project No. and Title: NC_OLD1184 : Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Skeletal Muscle Growth and Differentiation
- Period Covered: 10/01/2010 to 09/01/2011
- Date of Report: 01/03/2012
- Annual Meeting Dates: 10/28/2011 to 10/29/2011
Participants
Participants: Yong Soo Kim, University of Hawaii Anna Dilger, University of Illinois William Dayton, University of Minnesota Mike White, University of Minnesota Paul Mozdziak, North Carolina State Shihuan Kuang, Purdue University David Gerrard, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Honglin Jiang, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Robert Rhoads, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Gale Strasburg, Michigan State University Marion Greaser, University of Wisconsin Sandy Velleman, The Ohio State University Michael Zeece, University of Nebraska Deb Hamernik Administrative Advisor Mark Mirando NIFA Representative
Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting: Members not attending: Rod Hill, Idaho; J.E. Minton, Kansas; Michael Dodson, Washington State; Gordon Murdoch, Washington State; Ronald Allen, University of Arizona; Joshua Selsby, Iowa State University; Catherine Ernst, Michigan State University; Marcia Hathaway, University of Minnesota; Jun Liao, Mississippi State University; Rajkumar Prabhu, Mississippi State University; Doug McFarland, South Dakota State University; Penny Riggs, Texas A&M.
The annual meeting of the NC-1184 technical committee meeting was held at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, on October 28-29, 2011, and was hosted by Drs. Gerrard, Jiang and Rhoads from the Department of Animal and Poultry Science. On October 28th the group was welcomed by Dr. Alan Grant, Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences. NIFA Representative, Dr. Mark Mirando, made brief remarks via teleconference to the group regarding changes at NIFA, the USDA funding outlook, and status of funding RFA revisions. The business meeting was chaired by the Administrative Advisor, Dr. Deb Hamernik. Next year's annual meeting of the NC-1184 committee will be held at the University of Florida. The group decided that the 2013 meeting will be held at North Carolina State University, Paul Modziak, chair. The remainder of the day was filled by oral station reports summarizing each station's contributions to the objectives of the NC-1184 project. The meeting adjourned, and the group met for dinner at the Gerrard residence. The meeting reconvened on October 29 and the remaining stations reported on their activities. Following completion of the oral reports, the meeting adjourned for the year.
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