INTERDEPARTMENTAL GENETICS and GENOMICS
Iowa State University
2014
Genetics graduate major changes name effective October 2014
After several years of discussion which began with Fred Janzen who was Chair of IG in
2006 and finalized during Chris Tuggle’s tour as Chair in 2013, the program submitted
documentation to the Board of Regents to change the major from GENETICS to
GENETICS and GENOMICS. This change was approved October 23, 2014. Faculty
voted in November to refer to the program as Interdepartmental Genetics and
Genomics (IG2 or IG2). It is also likely that we will have to change the catalog
designation to something other than GENET. Students presently enrolled in the
program will be able to choose which major they prefer on their POSC and diplomas.
(photo) Aileen Keating, Animal Science, genetics graduate student Ben Hale (Animal
Science/Ross) and Dr. Jackson Nteeba (Animal Science/Keating Lab/Genetics 2014) participate in a
5K run for the Society for the Study of Reproduction in Grand Rapids, Michigan in July 2014.
(Photo) Melissa Herrmann (Lamont Lab/Animal Science) with her poster for the Avian Immunology
Research Group Meeting at the University of Geulph, in Ontario, Canada (July 16-19, 2014). Melissa
received the Houghton Trust Travel Grant and funding from the Dr. Sui Tong Chan Fung Endowment.
Her poster is entitled, “TLR4, MD-2, and MyD88 RNA expression levels in peripheral leukocytes after
LPS stimulus in adult, male broiler, Fayoumi, and Leghorn chickens.” Melissa Herrmann, Kelsey
Casebere, Michael Kaiser, Susan J. Lamont.
(photo) Susan Carpenter, Animal Science, and her graduate student, Chijioke (“CJ”) Umunnakwe
(Genetics, Ph.D. expected Fall 2014) biked RAGRAI XLII this summer (Register’s Great Annual Bike
Ride Across Iowa) including the Karras Loop (100 miles).
The goal is to dip your back tire in the Missouri River (Rock Valley, Iowa) on Sunday morning and
your front tire in the Mississippi River (Guttenberg, Iowa) on Saturday afternoon. And of course to
party from one end of the state to the other with the other 10,000 riders and approximately 5,000
support crew.
(photos) September 2014 sCYvenger Hunt before the football game in Ames. During a 11 mile run
Jonathan Wendel, EEOB, (left side of photo, back) and friends including Fred Janzen, EEOB (left
side of photo, front) visited with 15 of the 31 Cy’s about Ames.
The 31 6-foot Cy statues produced as part of the CyclONE City project are displayed around Ames.
Take the tour: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywIY2AQwly0&feature=youtu.be
NEWS
EVE WURTELE and LI LING LAB, Genetics Development and Cell Biology. Matthew Crispin will
complete his Ph.D. in genetics Fall 2014.
Arendsee Z, Li Ling, and Wurtele ES* (2014) Coming of age: The species-specific (orphan) genes of
plant. Trends in Plant Science, doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2014.07.003 (*corresponding authors).
Li Ling, and Wurtele ES* (2014) The QQS orphan gene of Arabidopsis modulates carbon allocation
in soybean. Plant Biotechnology Journal, doi:10.1111/pbi.12238 (*corresponding authors).
Crispin Matthew C, Hur M. Park T, Kim YM, Widrlechneer MP, Wurtele ES (2013). Identification
and biosynthesis of acylphloroglucinols In Hypericum gentianoides. Physiologia Plantarum 148:
354-370.
Crispin Matthew C, Wurtele ES (2013). Use of metabolomics and transcriptomics to gain insights
into the regulation and biosynthesis of medicinal compounds: Hypericum as a model. In:
Chandra
S; Lata H; and Varma A, eds. Biotechnology for Medicinal Plants. Chapter 17, Springer 395-411.
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ROGER WISE LAB, Plant Pathology and Microbiology
NSF-PGRP / ERA-CAPS project funded (2.5 million here + 3 million to ERA-CAPS partners = $5.5
million total. http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2014/05/08/wisensf Host targets of fungal effectors
as keys to durable disease resistance
http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1339348&HistoricalAwards=false
http://eracaps.org/joint-calls/era-caps-funded-projects/era-caps-first-call-%E2%80%932012/functional-characterisation-and Antony Chapman, Genetics graduate student, will work on
this project.
Presentation of “Suppression of host cell death by a broadly conserved fungal effector” at 21st
Triennial North American Barley Researchers Workshop http://www.nabrw.umn.edu/nabrwhome/workshop-program/ , June 29 to July 2, 2014, University of Minnesota and at Networks in
Immunity April 1-3, 2014 University of California, Davis.
March 2014 New Phytologist Cover Article:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.2014.201.issue4/issuetoc Mla- and Rom1-mediated control of microRNA398 and
chloroplast copper/zinc superoxide dismutase regulates cell death
in response to the barley powdery mildew fungus. Courtesy of
Weihui Xu, (Xu et al. pp 1396-1412).
Dr. Wise hosted two high school biology teachers as part of NSFsponsored Research Experience for Teachers (RETs): iTAG
Barley: Classroom Activities on Inheritance of Traits and
Genes: In the past three years, we have created a self-sustaining,
inquiry-based curriculum comprising lab and classroom activities to
help students make the connection from genotype to phenotype,
which is the core foundation for modern genomics projects. To date,
the iTAG Barley outreach module has been used successfully in
thirty high school biology classes -- greater than 700 students, of
which 50% were from underrepresented and underserved groups.
Segregating plants from the Informative & Spectacular Subset (ISS) of the Oregon Wolfe doubled
haploid barley (OWB) population are easily grown on a lighted window bench in the classroom. These
lines originate from a wide cross and have exceptionally diverse and dramatic phenotypes, making
this an ideal population for teaching concepts in plant development, phenotypic diversity, genetics,
and/or genomics.
iTAG Barley is aligned to the National Science Standards; thus, can be adapted to any state
standards. Students observe the spikes for seed-coat color, 2-row vs. 6-row (encoded by Vrs, a
domestication trait), hooded vs. non-hooded (Kap: encoded by BKn3 of the Knox gene family - a
homoeotic mutation where the awn is replaced by another floret), and long awn vs. short awn
(encoded by Lks1; epistatic to Kap); thus, gaining experience in phenotype observation. These
phenotypes are then discussed in the context of developmental mutations, grain domestication, and
cellular pathways. Students perform PCR of the Vrs and BKn3 genes using DNA they isolate from the
segregating plants, and size fractionate the products on agarose gels. Inquiry based activities are
used to present concepts of co-segregation of genes with biological phenotypes. Teachers conduct
pre- and post content-based survey of iTAG concepts. Results of the assessment are incorporated
into publications and presented at NSTA and ASPB conference.
Kevin Natukunda is a Ph.D
student using zebrafish as a model
system for human gastrointestinal (GI)
motility disorders in Dr. Julie Kuhlman’s
lab (Genetics Development and Cell
Biology). Gastrointestinal (GI) motility
requires the proper regulation, and
coordination of the neurons of the
enteric nervous system, the smooth
muscle cells, and a specialized group
of cells called the interstitial cells of
Cajal (ICCs). The interstitial cells of
Cajal (ICC) may play a central role in
the normal function of GI motility
because of their proposed role as
pacemakers within the GI tract. A
reduction in number or absence of
these cells has been associated with
some GI tract disorders. However, less
is known about the regulation of
number, differentiation and function of
ICC. Kevin is studying the molecular
mechanisms that coordinate GI motility,
and in particular the interstitial cells of
Cajal (ICC) and their role in
pacemaking. The ultimate goal is to
gain a better understanding of the
development and function of these
cells, and how they interface with the
enteric nervous system to regulate
motility.
GRADUATE STUDENT
PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL 2014
Vikas Belamkar, Agronomy (Cannon Lab). International Plant & Animal Genome XXIII, January 10,
2015, San Diego, California. "Mining plant collections using phenotyping and high-throughput
sequencing for accelerated crop improvement - A case study of the native American bean Apios
americana.
Regina McGrane, Plant Pathology and
Microbiology (Beattie Lab). North Central Branch
American Society of Microbiology 74th Annual
Meeting, October 10, 2014. Oral presentation:
"Pseudomonas syringae regulate swarming and
virulence in response to light through photosensory
proteins", at University of Wisconsin-Superior.
Joonbae Seo, Biomedical Sciences (Singh Lab).
Society for Neuroscience, November 15, 2014.
"Loss of Survival Motor Neuron 1 (SMN1) gene
coupled with the skipping of SMN2 exon 7 causes
spinal muscular atrophy \(SMA\), a leading genetic
cause of infant mortality"
Mercy Kabahuma, Plant Pathology and Microbiology (Lauter Lab). ASA, CSSA & SSSA
International Annual Meeting, November 2, 2014 in Long Beach, California. "Ureides are
manufactured predominantly in legume root nodules and are the primary form of organic Nitrogen
transported to the shoots in common bean."
Damarius Fleming, Animal Science (Lamont and Reecy Labs). 10th World
Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP), August 18,
2014. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. "A Tale Of Two Birds: SNP
discovery and genomic architecture of highly inbred Leghorn and Fayoumi
chicken breeds using whole genome resequencing."
Martha Ibore, Biochemistry, Biophysics and
Molecular Biology (MacIntosh Lab). Molecular
and Cellular Biology of the Soybean 15th
Biennial Conference, August 3, 2014, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
"Effects of Aphis glycines (soybean aphids) on growth of Helicoverpa
zea (Corn earworms) on soybean." This study enhanced our
understanding of multiple pest interactions and how soybean aphids
affect the performance on corn earworms on soybean.
Lydia Hardie, Animal Science (D. Spurlock Lab): 10th World
Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, August 17,
2014. "Genetic Basis of Digestibility in Nursery Pigs under PRRSV
Infection".
Bo Chen, Genetics Development and Cell Biology (Spalding Lab): Plant Biology 2014, July 12-16,
Portland, Oregon. "Investigating the function and regulation of CIA5/CCM1 in Chlamydomonas
reinhardtii".
Soujanya Akella, Genetics Development and Cell Biology (Spalding Lab): Plant Biology, 2014, July
12-16, Portland, Oregon. "Mapping the Locus of an air dier-suppressor Mutation in Chlamydomonas
reinhardtii".
Jerry Chavez, Animal Science (Carpenter Lab): Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics
and Native Americans in the Sciences, October 16-18, 2014. Los Angeles, CA. "Functional Analysis
of Rev Binding Region 2, a Structural Element of
the EIAV Rev Responsive Element".
Angelica Bjorkquist, Animal Science (Lamont
Lab): 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to
Livestock Production, August 17, 2014. "QTL
revealed for body composition traits during heat
stress in an advanced intercross line of chickens."
Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Kaylee Rowland, Animal Science (D. Spurlock
Lab): 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to
Livestock Production, August 17, 2014, Vancouver,
BC, CANADA. "Parameter Estimates of Average
Daily Feed Consumption and Association with
CCKAR Genotypes in White and Brown Egg-Type Laying Hens".
Laura Schultz, GDCB
(McGrail Lab): Zebrafish
Disease Models 7,
Madison, Wisconsin, June
2014.
Melissa Herrmann, Animal
Science (Lamont Lab):
10th World Congress of
Genetics Applied to
Livestock Production
Conference, August 17-22,
2014, Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada. "SSC4
WUR Genotype and
Vaccination Effect on
Nursery Pigs Co-infected
with PRRSV and PCV2b.”
Ellis Powell, Animal Science (Tuggle Lab). ISAG
Conference, July 2014, Xian China. “Function of NK
Cells in pigs with severe combined immune deficiency
(SCID) caused by natural mutations in the Artemis genes.
(photo, right) Linda visiting CY on Duff Avenue.
IG STUDENTS GRADUATING Fall 2013 through Summer 2014
David Hessel, Plant Pathology and Microbiology/Lauter Lab. Deciphering the genetic architecture of
native resistance and tolerance to western corn rootworm larval feeding.
Katrin Hollinger, Ph.D., Animal Science/Selsby Lab. Evaluating the PGC-1 alpha pathway and a
new preclinical model to advance treatment options for dystrophinopathies.
Li Ting, Ph.D., Genetics Development and Cell Biology/Bing Yang Lab. Function and application of
TAL effectors.
Jill Madden, Ph.D., Ph.D., Animal Science/Keating Lab. Investigation of mechanisms of follicle
depletion and the ovarian protective response to ovotoxicant exposure.
Jackson Nteeba, Ph.D., Animal Science/Keating Lab. Impact of metabolic perturbation on ovarian
function.
Diveena Vijayendran, Ph.D., Entomology/Bonning Lab. Aphid small RNAs and viruses.
Xia Zhang, Ph.D. Ecology Evolution and Organismal Biology/Serb Lab. Decoding heterogeneous
big data in an integrative way.
Rebecca Weeks, Ph.D, Genetics Development and Cell
Biology/Vollbrecht Lab. Inflorescence branching in maize: A
quantitative genetics approach to identifying key players in
the inflorescence development pathway.
Daolin Cheng, Ph.D., Biochemistry Biophysics and
Molecular Biology/Nikolau Lab. Wax ester biosynthetic
pathway.
Shikha Parsai, M.S., Ecology Evolution and Organismal
Biology/Bronikowski Lab. Molecular evolution of the p53
network in reptiles.
Nicole Cray, M.S., Veterinary Pathology/Whitley Lab.
Effects of diets containing digestion-resistant starch on Wnt
pathway control of proliferation and differentiation of the
colorectal mucosa.
Caitlin Farris, M.S., Genetics Development and Cell
Biology/Kuhlman/Trimarchi
Labs.
Starting
small:
Transcriptomics with single and small populations of cells.
Aarthi Putarjunan, Ph.D., Genetics Development and Cell Biology/Rodermel Lab.
regulation of chloroplast biogenesis in Arabidopsis.
Genetic
New 2014 Graduate Students
IG recruited 21 new students for Fall 2014. Domestic students completed undergraduate degrees at
Buena Vista University (Iowa), Missouri Western State, Stevenson University (Maryland), University
of Missouri-Columbia, Truman State (Missouri), University of Rhode Island, University of CaliforniaLos Angeles, University of Texas at San Antonio, Northern New Mexico College, Tuskegee University
(Alabama), University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, University of Colorado Boulder, Grinnell College
(Iowa), and University of Nebraska at Lincoln.
International students are from India, Russia, Brazil, Pakistan, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
students are participating in rotations and 8 students are direct admits.
Thirteen
New IG Faculty
Four new faculty joined the IG program this fall: Marna Yandeau-Nelson (GDCB), Ludovico
Cademartiri (MSE), Michelle Graham (AGRON), and Asheesh Singh (AGRON).
Dr. Yandeau-Nelson received her B.S. in Biology from Drake
University in 1998 and her Ph.D. in Genetics (Schnable Lab) in
2005 from Iowa State University. Her graduate thesis work
characterized meiotic recombination in maize. As a postdoctoral
scholar at Penn State University from 2005-2008, her work
focused on the genetics of starch biosynthesis in maize. In 2009,
she returned to Iowa State University as an Associate Scientist
and Graduate Faculty in the Roy J. Carver Department of
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, and the NSFEngineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals
(CBiRC). She joined the faculty of the Genetics, Development,
and
Cell
Biology
Department
in
2014.
http://www.gdcb.iastate.edu/marna-d-yandeau-nelson/
Research in the Yandeau-Nelson group is focused on the dissection of genetic networks that underlie
metabolic processes, and to understand how natural genetic variation in or manipulation of these
networks impact how organisms respond to environmental cues. In a collaborative and interdisciplinary effort with Nick Lauter (USDA), Basil Nikolau (BBMB, ISU) and Craig Abel (USDA), the
team has recently been funded by NSF-IOS. In this project maize silks are being used as the model
system to dissect the genetic and metabolic networks responsible for the synthesis of plant cuticle
lipids, and to understand the protective capacities that these surface lipids confer against
environmental
stresses. The
Yandeau-Nelson
group also
contributes to
the Center for
Biorenewable
Chemicals
headquartered
at ISU and in
that context,
the group
addresses how
the fatty acid
biosynthetic
pathway can be
utilized in
genetically
tractable
microbes to
produce
precursors for
the emerging
biorenewable
chemicals industry.
Dr. Ludovico Cademartiri’s latest research looks at flexible one-dimensional
nanostructures; creates materials solutions to enable a better understanding of
seed germination, plant development, and soil erosion; and is exploring the
extension of the topological properties of polymers to crystals and
nanomaterials. Dr. Cademartiri began at ISU in the Department of Materials
Science and Engineering in 2012. He has a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary
chemistry from the University of Toronto, Canada. http://l.cademartirilab.net/
Dr. C. plays with Lego’s for Science: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-07/14/growingplants-in-lego He recently received the Beckman Young Investigator Award from the Arnold and
Mabel Backman Foundation.
Asheesh Singh, Agronomy, works with soybean breeding and genetics research. His lab’s efforts
are targeted towards cultivar and germplasm development and conducting applied and basic
research on soybean in areas of phenomics, genomics, biotic (Diseases, Insects, Nematode) and
abiotic stress tolerance. http://faculty.agron.iastate.edu/singhak/ Dr. Singh works to improve and
exploit genetic diversity for trait improvements, understanding the
underlying physiolgical mechanisms that govern yield and stress
response, understand and eluciadate gene and trait interactions
and gene networks particularly for biotic and abiotic stress
response, and gene mapping (linkage and association), genomic
selection.
In order to feed the growing population, food
production needs to nearly double by 2050 (FAO, 2009). This
increase in production will likely have to come from a similar
agriculture field footprint, and in an increasingly variable
environment. In order to achieve this goal of increased
production, we need to develop strategic approaches and utilize
optimum tools. Increased production will come from maximizing
yield/unit land, yield protection against biotic and abiotic stress,
sustainability (minimize input resources without compromising
production, while being environmentally conscious), and superior
quality.
Michelle Graham, Agronomy, works in the Corn Insects and Crop Genetics
section of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA-ARS)
Agricultural Research Service. Recent projects include functional and
structural genetic analysis of soybean and other legumes; identifying genetic
pathways involved in iron efficiency of soybean, and R-gene clusters for
Phytophthora
Sojae
resistance:
cloning
Rps
Genes.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/pandp/people/people.htm?personid=39096
Sampling of Student Publications
Ott Alina, Yang Y, Bhattacharyya M, Horner H T,
Palmer R G, Sandhu D. (2013). Molecular
Mapping of D1, D2 and ms5 Revealed Linkage
between the Cotyledon Color Locus D2 and the
Male-Sterile Locus ms5 in Soybean. Plants 2(3),
441-454.
Vikas Belamkar, Nathan T. Weeks, Arvind K.
Bharti, Andrew D. Farmer, Michelle A. Graham,
and Steven B. Cannon. BMC Genomics 2014,
15:950. Comprehensive characterization and
RNA-Seq profiling of the HD-Zip transcription
factor family in soybean (Glycine max) during
dehydration and salt stress.
Boddicker, N., Bjorkquist, A, Rowland, R., Lunney, J., Reecy, J., and Dekkers, J. 4 Mar. 2014.
Genome-wide association and genomic prediction for host response to Porcine Reproductive and
Respiratory Syndrome infection. Genetics Selection and Evolution.
Keil JM, Seo Joonbae, Howell MD, Hsu WH, Singh RN, Didonato CJ (2014) A short antisense
oligonucleotide ameliorates symptoms of severe mouse models of spinal muscular atrophy.
Molecular Therapy-Nucleic Acids, 3, e174.
Seo Joonbae*, Howell MD*, Singh NN, Singh RN (2013) Spinal muscular atrophy: An update on
therapeutic progress. Biochim Biophys Acta 1832:2180-2190 (*these authors contributed equally to
this work).
Vikas Belamkar, Alex Wenger, Scott Kalberer, Gautam Bhattacharya, William Blackmon and Steven
Cannon. Evaluation of phenotypic variation in a
collection of Apios americana: An edible tuberous
legume. In press at Crop Science (doi:
10.2135/cropsci2014.04.0281).
Research featured in WIRED Magazine, June
2014, article, “How We Can Tame Overlooked Wild
Plants to Feed the World”, by Hillary Rosner,
http://www.wired.com/2014/06/potato-bean/
Roy, Rahul and Diane C. Bassham (2014). “Root
growth movements: Waving and skewing.” Plant
Sci 221-222C: 42-47.
Renny-Byfield, S., Gallagher, Joe P., Grover, C.E., Szadkowski, E. Page, J. T. Udall, J. A., Wang X.,
Paterson, A.H., Wendel, Jonathan F. (2014). Ancient duplicats in Gossypium (cotton) exhibit nearcomplete expression divergence. Genome Biology and Evolution 6(3), 559-571.
doi: 10. 1093/gbe/evu037.
Grover, C.E., Zhu X., Grupp, K.K.Jareczek, J.J., Gallagher, Joe P., Szadkowski, E., Seijo, J.G.,
Wendel, Jonathan F (2014). Molecular confirmation of species status for the allopolypoid cotton
species, Gossypium ekmanianum Wittmack. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. Doi: 10.
1007/s10722-014-0138-x.
Pace Jordon, Lee N, Naik HS, Ganapathysubramanian B, Lübberstedt Thomas (2014) Analysis of
Maize (Zea mays L.) Seedling Roots with the High-Throughput Image Analysis Tool ARIA (Automatic
Root Image Analysis). PLoS ONE 9(9): e108255. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0108255
Wang, X., Chen, J., Xie, Z., Liu, Sanzhen., Trevor Nolan, Huaxun Ye, Mingcai Zhang, Hongqing
Guo, Patrick S. Schnable, Zhaohu Li, and Yin Yanhai (2014). Histone Lysine Methyltranferase
SDG8 is involved in Brassinosteroid-Regulated Gene Expression in Arabidopsis thaliana. Molecular
Plant, 7(8), 1303-1315. Doi: 10.1093/mp/ssu-56.
Ambrosio L., Morriss S, Riaz Ayesha, Bailey R, Ding J. Gustavo C. MacIntosh (2014).
Phylogenetic Analyses and Characterization of RNase X25 from Drosophila melanogaster suggest a
Conserved Housekeeping Role and Additional Functions for RNase T2 Enzymes in Protostomes.
PLoS ONE 9(8): e105444. Doi: 10. 1371/journal.pone.0105444.
(photo) Jessica Hohenstein, Biochemistry Biophysics and Molecular Biology (MacIntosh Lab) attended
Plant Biology, July 12-16, 2014, Portland, Oregon and Molecular and Cellular Biology of the Soybean 15th
Biennial Conference, August 3-6, 2014, Minneapolis, MN. Poster title: "Plant defenses and soybean aphid
counter-defenses: an exploitation of phytohormone signaling." Jessica won best poster award at the Soybean
Conference.
Genetics and Toxicology were represented at SACNAS 2014 in Los Angles, California. Society for
the Advancement of Chicano/Latino and Native Americans in the Sciences. Daniela Flores
(EEOB/Janzen), Jerry Chavez (Animal Science/Carpenter) and Gustavo MacIntosh, BBMB, met
with interested students during the Career Fair.
Photos: Many of the Cy photos were taken
by John Hsieh, a graduate student in
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology.
IG faculty members Roger Wise (Plant Path & Micro), Steven
Whitham (Plant Path & Micro), Madan Bhattacharyya
(Agronomy), and Thomas Baum (Plant Path & Micro) attended
the XVI International Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe
Interactions in Greece in July 2014.
(photo) Gustavo MacIntosh,
BBMB, rode from Ames to
Fort Frances, Canada, with
the Ames-Canada Cycling
Adventure Team. The team
had 4 people and a support
driver that carried their gear
on a truck and scouted routes
and overnight stops. They
rode ~700 miles in 12 days,
and on day #13 they crossed
to Canada. They had to
endure some strong winds,
heavy storms, bad roads, and
long climbs, but there were
also tailwind days, beautiful
landscapes, sun and fast
descents. The trip took them
through rural Iowa, Wisconsin
bluffs, the Twin Cities, and
the forests of northern Minnesota. Gustavo was the team mechanic, and had to take care of all the
flats (only 6, not so bad). They had a fantastic experience.
Student Publications continued.
Boddicker, N., Bjorkquist, Angelica, Rowland,
R., Lunney, J., Reecy, James and Dekkers,
Jack. 4 March 2014. Genome-wide association
and genomic prediction for host response to
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome
infection. Genetics Selection and Evolution.
New structures going up at Welch and Lincoln
Way in Ames.