SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report
Sections
Status: Approved
Basic Information
- Project No. and Title: NCCC210 : Regulation of Adipose Tissue Accretion in Meat-Producing Animals
- Period Covered: 07/09/2021 to 11/15/2022
- Date of Report: 11/15/2022
- Annual Meeting Dates: 11/14/2022 to 11/14/2022
Participants
1. Kim Barnes, West Virginia University; 2. Sheila Jacobi, Ohio State University; 3. Rui Zheng, Ohio State University; 4. Rebecca Brown, Ohio State University; 3. Theo van Kempen, North Carolina State University; 4. WooKyun Kim, University of Georgia; 5. Kichoon Lee, The Ohio State University; 6. Joonbum Lee, The Ohio State University; 7. Donghwan Kim, The Ohio State University; 8. Kola Ajuwon, Purdue University; 9. Enkai Li, Purdue University; 10. Yan Huang, University of Arkansas; 11. Sesha Reddy, University of Georgia; 12. Min Du, Washington State University; 13. Steve Smith, Texas A & M; 14. Don Beitz, Iowa State University; 15. Brynn Voy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; 16. Minjeong Kim, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; 17. U-Suk Jung, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
The meeting this year was held virtually on Zoom platform on November 14, 2022. Sheila Jacobi of The Ohio State University convened the meeting at 10:00AM EST. Kim Barnes gave an administrative update for the NCCC210 group. We discussed the format of future meetings and that zoom had allowed us to connect easier since many of us go to several different professional meetings. We had ten presentations representing multiple stations. The group presented data of multiple species of food production animals related to growth and lipid metabolism in health and disease (see attached agenda). The presentations were informative and engaging with scientific discussions around the areas of research. Providing feedback and elaborating on potential collaboration. At the end of the presentations administrative round up of increasing numbers at meetings, the discussion of a summer 2023
Webinar for the group (Committee Steve Smith, Kola Ajuwon, and Sheila Jacobi),the station reports should be submitted to Sheila Jacobi by December 14th for summary into final report, and Yan Huang, Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas, agreed to the chair for the NCCC210 Annual Meeting in 2023.
2023 Webinar Committee will be reaching out in early 2023 to collect feedback on webinar topics.
Accomplishments
- Short-term outcomes: Increased the knowledge of adipose development, lipid metabolism and regulation of food animal growth and health. Develop of further knowledge around large animal models of human physiology.
- Outputs: Members published several excellent quality publications in the reporting year. Graduate students training was enriched by presentations and scientific conversations and feedback.
- Activities: Members were actively engaged with their graduate student and postdoctoral trainees in the annual meeting to discuss the latest research. Further, members are have attended several scientific meetings throughout the past year.
- Milestones: Members made significant progress in their research endeavors, developed strong collaborations, and we will continue to meet annually. Additionally, in 2023 the NCCC210 will be planning a Webinar focused around a to-be-determined area within the group.
Impacts
- 1. Activities of the NCCC210 group have contributed significantly to the knowledge of adipose tissue and lipid biology in multiple food production animals. The research is important in efficiency of animal growth to improve producer profitability and generating safe and affordable protein for human nutrition. Members of the NCCC210 have been instrumental in training graduate student and postdoctoral scholars who contribute to the generation of impactful data from their research. Further, the large animal models of adipose and lipid metabolism generate meaningful data for understanding human biology and disease.