Conferences

Presentations at Previous Conferences

2012 Plant and Animal Genome XX Conference, San Diego, California, USA. January 14.

Presentation in Fruit and Nut Crops Workshop:

1. RosBREED: Infinium SNP Genotyping in Prunus  - Kseija Gasic, Clemson University
2. Genome-Wide SNP Detection, Validation, and Development of an 8K SNP Array for Apple  - David Chagne, Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
   
3. Online Database Resources for Genomics, Genetics and Breeding Research in Fruit and Nut - Dorrie Main, Washington State University

2011 American Society of Horticultural Science, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA. September 25-28.

ASHS 2011 abstracts

Presentation in Fruit Breeding and Genetics oral session:

1. RosBREED: Enabling marker-assisted breeding in Rosaceae - Cameron Peace et al.

Posters in Fruit Breeding and Genetics poster session:

1. RosBREED facilitates peach genetic improvement via marker-assisted breeding - Ksenija Gasic et al.
2. RosBREED enables marker-assisted breeding for apple - Cameron Peace et al.
3. RosBREED provides DNA-informed opportunities for cherry breeding - Cameron Peace et al.
4. Storage performance of University of Arkansas peach and nectarine genotypes harvested at different maturities and subjected to pre-storage treatments - Paul Sandefur and John Clark

Presentation in Plant Biotechnology and Genomics oral session:

1. RosBREED deploys genome-wide scans in peach, apple, and cherry - Nahla Bassil et al.

Presentation in SCRI Project Directors' Workshop:

1. RosBREED never sleeps: Integration and value of international partners - Cameron Peace and Amy Iezzoni 

2011 Eucarpia Symposium on Fruit Breeding and Genetics, Warsaw, Poland. September 11-15.

1. A predictive genetic test for apple "fresh taste" provides strategies for improved breeding and fruit handling - Kate Evans et al., Washington State University

2011 Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, California, USA. January 15.

1. New age of DNA marker discovery in the Rosaceae - Nahla Bassil et al., USDA-ARS Corvallis

Presentation in Genomics of Genebanks Workshop:

1. DNA information facilitates utilization of tree fruit genebanks - Cameron Peace, Washington State University

2010 5th International Rosaceae Genomics Conference, Stellenbosch, South Africa. November 15-17.

Presentations:

1. RosBREED’S approach to bridging the gap between genomics knowledge and breeding application – Amy Iezzoni, Michigan State University
2. RosBREED’S SNP detection pipeline and community-available genomic resources - Nahla Bassil, USDA-ARS Corvallis 
3. DNA-informed breeding for high-impact fruit quality traits in Washington, USA - Cameron Peace, Washington State University
4. Developing an online toolbox for tree fruit breeding - Kate Evans, Washington State University

2010 International Horticultural Congress, Lisbon, Portugal. August 22-27.

IHC 2010 abstracts

Presentations and Posters:

1. RosBREED: A coordinated approach to peach SNP discovery in RosBREED. Presentation and Poster Authors: Nahla Bassil et al.
2. RosBREED: Genetic improvement of strawberry fruit quality with the RosBREED approach. Presentation and Poster Authors: Chad Finn et al.
3. RosBREED: Marker-assisted breeding enabled by RosBREED. Presentation and Poster Authors: Ksenija Gasic et al.
4. RosBREED: Breeding fruit crops in the USA using socio-economic and DNA information. Presentation Authors: Jim McFerson et al.
5. RosBREED: Enabling marker-assisted breeding in Rosaceae. Presentation and Poster Authors: Cameron Peace et al.

2010 American Society of Horticultural Science, Palm Desert, California, USA. August 2-4.

ASHS 2010 abstracts

 Presentations in Genetics/Germplasm/Plant Breeding: Fruit Crops Session:

1. RosBREED’s marker-assisted breeding pipeline - MAB Pipeline Team Leader: Cameron Peace, Washington State University
2. Use of PediMap in RosBREED for visualizing genetic and phenotypic data across pedigrees in rosaceous crops - Extension Team Leader: Cholani Weebadde (Michigan State University). Talk given by: Cameron Peace, Extension Team member, Washington State University
3. Germplasm sets and standarizing phenotyping protocols for fruit quality traits in RosBREED - Breeding Team Leader: Jim Luby, University of Minnesota
4. Using socio-economic values to help set objective plant breeding targets - Socio-Economics Team Leader: Chengyan Yue (University of Minnesota). Talk given by: Karina Gallardo, Socio-Economics Team member, Washington State University

Presentations in RosBREED Workshop:

1. RosBREED Project Overview - Project Director: Amy Iezzoni, Michigan State University
2. RosBREED core breeding programs: Goals and future impacts - Breeding Team Leader: Jim Luby, University of Minnesota
3. Using socio-economic knowledge of stakeholder values and consumer preferences to inform breeding - Socio-Economics Team Leader: Chengyan Yue (University of Minnesota). Talk given by: Karina Gallardo, Socio-Economics Team member, Washington State University
4. Bridging the chasm between genomics and breeding: enabling marker-assisted breeding - MAB Pipeline Team Leader: Cameron Peace, Washington State University
5. Transferring marker-assisted breeding capabilities to the public and private community of U.S. Rosaceae breeders - Extension Team Leader: Cholani Weebadde, Michigan State University