The Soybean Precision Genomics and Mutant Finder Workshops (August 3-4, 2016)

The 5th Annual Soybean Precision Genomics and Mutant Finder Workshops

August 3-4, 2016

University of Missouri – Columbia

The 5th annual Soybean Precision Genomics and Mutant Finder Workshops will be held on August 3-4, 2016, at the University of Missouri, Columbia Missouri.

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Jesse Hall from the Francis Quadrangle, Missouri University

The workshops will feature:

1) Presentations on soybean mutant resources

2) Tutorials on cutting edge technologies used for:

  • Soybean targeted mutagenesis,

  • Gene editing,

  • Gene silencing

  • Other functional genomics applications.

3) Field demonstrations of mutant populations and opportunity to order seeds from selected lines.

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Sponsors:

  • United Soybean Board

  • National Science Foundation.

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Funding support:

Funding is available to help defray travel and lodging costs for participants. Please contact Bing Stacey (staceym@missouri.edu) to learn more about the event and request for travel support. A strong background in molecular biology is recommended.

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