Genesis Faraday News

New call for 7 Genesis Faraday SPARK Awards

We are please to announce a new call for seven Genesis Faraday SPARK Awards. The deadline for submission is Midnight  2nd September 2009.

SPARK Awards are a means to encourage new collaborations between the research community and Small & Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). The grants, which are of a fixed value of £5000, will be paid to the research partner to tackle a problem relevant to the SME. The collaborations supported by a SPARK award can comprise almost any defined piece of work by the research partner for the industrial partner, such as student projects, data analysis, technical consultancy, feasibility studies or literature reviews. 

Please note a couple of changes to the rules within this SPARK call, which are described in full on page 2 of the call:
i)  For the SPARK projects involving two Scottish partners available to be funded by SEEKIT, the project can be within the broader remit of Animal Bioscience. These may include projects that do not have a genetics/genomics component, e.g. a project related to reproductive technologies – see pages 2 and 4 of the call document for full details.
ii) For the SPARK projects available to be funded by RERAD, applications are not limited to UK members of Genesis Faraday, and existing members in EU and Associated States can also apply to be partners in projects, provided that one partner in the project is a UK based Genesis Faraday member.

Please click here to download the call document.  To discuss an application, please feel free to contact one of the Genesis Faraday Technology Translators (listed on page 4 of the call).

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New call for Genesis Faraday CASE studentships

A new call has been opened for Genesis Faraday CASE studentships to start in academic year 2010/11. The deadline for applications is Midnight 2nd September 2009.  For further information please click here.

If you would like to discuss a potential application, please feel free to contact your allocated Technology Translator, and please email info@genesis-faraday.org to obtain an application form.

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PRRS workshop sponsored by Genesis Faraday

A EuroPRRSNet workshop, with the title "Combating PRRS in Europe" was held in Brussels on 24-25 July 2008, with Genesis Faraday, BBSRC and Epizine sponsorship.  The workshop was attended by invited scientists from academia and industry from the UK, Europe and the United States.  The main topics of interest were:  How is PRRSV diversity evolving in Europe? How can we control PRRS?  The outcomes of this workshop are now available.
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Principles of Genetic Improvement (PGI) CD ROM now available


PGI is adapted from the “Principles of Genetic Improvement” module taught by research staff in the Animal Breeding and Development team of the Sustainable Livestock Systems Group of SAC and senior research staff from the Roslin Institute in the University of Edinburgh’s MSc in Quantitative Genetics and Genome Analysis.
The PGI course aims to increase the skill level of those working in animal breeding and animal health industries in quantitative genetic theory and genome analysis at MSc-level as applied to livestock improvement.
This self-paced and self-assessed programme gives people in the industry, who may not have the time available to study, the opportunity to fill knowledge gaps, get acquainted with up to date approaches and cover the subject comprehensively.
The PGI CD ROM is now available for ordering via the website www.pgi-portal.com or by emailing info@genesis-faraday.org.
 
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Innovative Europe-wide Animal Genomics Project Makes Major Livestock Breeding Progress

Just half way into its four-year programme and the most innovative pan-European animal genomics research project ever undertaken is making major strides in developing breeding strategies for more economically and environmentally sustainable livestock production systems.

The integrated Cutting Edge Genomics for Sustainable Animal Breeding (SABRE) project co-ordinated by the Scottish-based Genesis Faraday Partnership has brought together almost 200 scientists from 14 countries in 12 integrated work programmes supported by the EU Sixth Research Framework Programme.

These are designed to harness key areas of emerging genomic and epigenetic science to achieve practical progress in livestock breeding to improve animal health and welfare, reduce chemical and energy inputs, minimise livestock waste and pollution, and maximise food safety and quality throughout Europe.
 
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Proceedings of the workshop on the potential of livestock genetics, genomics and breeding to reduce Methane and Nitrogen

Genesis Faraday held a Defra sponsored workshop 8th November 2007, with the aim of exploring the potential for livestock breeding, genetics and genomics to contribute reducing methane and Nitrogen compounds from the most relevant livestock systems in the UK. Invited speakers explored several topics that are likely to play an important role in the emissions and which should be well understood and targeted to mitigate emissions and to adapt our livestock systems to the future environments.  These presentations will be made available in the "Downloads" section of this website as permission is obtained from the speakers (please click here - login is required).  Focus group meetings were held on 9th November 2007, following on from the workshop, to discuss the priority research areas to reduce N and C emissions from livestock.

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Proceedings of the symposium on High throughput genotyping, numerical genomics and quantitative genetics in farm animals

 
 
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