Katy Martin Rainey (Public Breeder), Purdue Univ. - Overall planning and coordination
Hari Ramasubramaniam (Plant Pathologist), Syngenta Seeds Inc. - Hotel arrangements
Jerry Lubich, Pioneer Hi-Bred - website
Andrea Cardinal, NC State Univ. - Program Chair, Tuesday General Session
| Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|
| Henry Nguyen, Univ. Missouri | Large-scale Genome Re-sequencing |
| Peter Morrell, Univ. Minnesota | Nextgen Pops, Genetic Load, and Other Advances and Applications in Crop Genomics |
| Scott Sebastian, Pioneer Hi-Bred | Context Specific MAS |
| Matt O'Neal, IA State Univ. | Insect Pollinators in Soybeans |
| Maria Ortega & Wayne Parrott, Univ. Georgia | De-bugging Soybean: A Story of Nano-spears and QTLs |
| M.A. Saghai Maroof, Virginia Tech | Overview of $9.2 million AFRI Phytophthora Project |
| Rich Joost, Production Research Pgm. Director, USB/SmithBucklin | Future Directions for United Soybean Board Breeding Funding |
| Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|
| Session: Public Breeder Coordination Session | |
| Perry Cregan, USDA-ARS, Beltsville | Update on SNP Genotyping of the USDA Soybean Germplasm Collection |
| George Graef, Univ. Nebraska | Soybean Genomics Strategic Plan: Accomplishments and Updates |
| Tommy Carter, USDA-ARS, Raleigh | ARS Update (Including Status of Analytical Services) |
| Jeff Thompson, Pioneer Hi-Bred | Soybean Germplasm Committee Report |
| Istvan Rajcan, Univ. Guelph | Soybean Genetics Committee Report |
| David Grant, USDA-ARS, Ames | SoyBase Update & Tutorials |
| Group Discussion from the Floor to David Grant | Resequencing Data How will soybean breeders use resequencing data? What tools are needed to enable this? |