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CSI Seminar Fadi Aramouni, February 13 at 11 AM CT

The Center for Sorghum Improvement (CSI) is hosting a virtual seminar given by Fadi Aramouni, Research Leader for the Grain Quality Structure Research Unit with the USDA-ARS Center for Grain and Animal Health Research in Manhattan, KS.

AG2PI Virtual Field Day: “UAS Community & Plant Stress Ontologies – AG2PI “Coconut” Grant Outcomes” on Feb. 21, 2024

The Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI) is hosting a virtual field day entitled “UAS Community & Plant Stress Ontologies – AG2PI “Coconut” Grant Outcomes” on Februay 21 from 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT.

Save the Date! EBI Plant Genomes Course: From Data to Discovery Nov 18-22, 2024

The European Bioinformatic Institute (EBI) in Hinxton, UK is offering a course titled “Plant genomes: from data to discovery” on November 18- 22, 2024. The course seeks to teach attendees to: Access publicly available plant data and connect across different

Gramene’s PAG31 Highlights: Unlocking Genomic Diversity, Tools for Exploration, and Biocuration Insights

PAG31 proved to be a fruitful and informative conference, featuring members of the Ware lab at CSHL participating in the Gramene, AgBioData and PacBio workshops among other things.

Expedition PAG: A Small College Student’s Dive into Genomic Insights by Abigail O’Meara

Undergraduate research assistant, Abigail O’Meara, describes her experience presenting her research with the Ware lab at the PAG31 conference, made possible through the NSF undergraduate travel grant program.

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory hosts the 13th Plant Genomes, Systems Biology and Engineering Conference

The 13th Plant Genomes, Systems Biology and Engineering meeting was held at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) from November 29th to December 2nd, 2023. This event brought together over one hundred expert plant scientists, early career researchers, industry experts, and postgraduate students from multiple countries, fostering a global exchange of knowledge and perspectives.

CSI Seminar Jesse Tack, Jan 24 at 11AM CT

The Center for Sorghum Improvement (CSI) is hosting a virtual seminar given by Jesse Tack, Professor Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University on Wednesday, January 24 at 11:00 AM CT. The title of the talk is “Quantifying Heat

Gramene and SorghumBase Teams at PAG31 in San Diego, California, January 12-17, 2024

A Gramene Workshop will be held at the Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG31) on January 16 at 4 PM, in Palm 8 at The Town & Country Resort and Conference Center, in San Diego, California. During this workshop, we

Job Opening – Operations and Logistics Manager at Innovative Seed Solutions (ISS) in San Juan de Abajo, Mexico – sorghum Trait Introgression (TI) program

Innovative Seed Solutions (ISS) is looking for an Operations and Logistics Manager to work collaboratively with their partner, Semillas y Agroproductos Moreno Retis (SMR), in San Juan de Abajo, Mexico.