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Description
The aim of this proposal is to bring to the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture the
capabilities for, and a strong track record in, modem high-throughput genetic technologies, and to
enhance prospects to leverage nationally competitive extramural grant support in these important
areas of agricultural research. The Advanced Genetic Technologies Center at the University of
Kentucky (UK-AGTC) will be the central resource for the proposed activities. Objective 1, Provide
expert support for high-throughput molecular genetic analysis methods and bioinformatics:
Personnel employed in this capacity will include a Postdoctoral Scholar and a Graduate Research
Assistant in Computer Sciences. The Postdoc will generate clone libraries, oversee sequencing of
those libraries, participate in bioinformatic analysis, and supervise undergraduate interns. The
Graduate Research Assistant will refine and expand the laboratory information management system
(LIMS), and provide bioinformatic support. Objective 2, Develop reagents and preliminary data for
genome sequencing projects on microorganisms of relevance to Kentucky and U.S. agriculture.
Clone libraries will be generated and sequencing initiated on (a) Neotyphodium coenophialum, a
bioprotective fungal endophyte of the forage grass, tall fescue, and (b) Sarcocystis neurona, an
apicomplexan parasite that causes equine protozoal myeloencephalitis. Objective 3, Conduct
internal competitions for seed-grants to utilize technologies available in the UK-AGTC: Short-term
seed grants will be funded to obtain preliminary data for nationally competitive grants. Objective 4,
Provide undergraduate internships to introduce students to modem high-throughput genetic
analyses.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 9/1/08 → 8/31/11 |
Funding
- Cooperative State Research Education and Extension: $448,178.00
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