SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report

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Status: Approved

Basic Information

Project No. and Title: NC_OLD1184 : Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Skeletal Muscle Growth and Differentiation
Period Covered: 10/01/2011 to 09/01/2012
Date of Report: 12/12/2012
Annual Meeting Dates: 10/26/2012 to 10/27/2012

Anna Dilger, University of Illinois Tracy Anthony, Rutgers University John Gonzalez, Kansas State University William Dayton, University of Minnesota Mike White, University of Minnesota Paul Mozdziak, North Carolina State University Sara Reed, University of Connecticut David Gerrard, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Robert Rhoads, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Samer W. El-Kadi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Sally E. Johnson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Marion Greaser, University of Wisconsin Penny Riggs, Texas A&M Min Du, Washington State University J.T. Selsby, Iowa State University Shengfa Liao, Mississippi State University Deb Hamernik Administrative Advisor Mark Mirando - NIFA Representative

Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the NC-1184 technical committee meeting was held at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, on October 27-28, 2012, and was hosted by Dr. Sally Johnson from the Department of Animal and Poultry Science. On October 27th, 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 North Carolina State University. The group decided that the 2013 meeting will be held at North Carolina State University, Paul Modziak, chair. The 2014 meeting will be held at Iowa State University and Joshua Selby will serve as 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 28 and the remaining stations reported on their activities.

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