NEWS AND EVENTS
- Staff Recognition Awards: Jackie Pisenti, Dana Van Liew, Norma Andrews, Jeff Johnson, Janelle Belanger, Frank Sauers, Melissa Jordan, Sharlie Cunningham honored (145 yrs of service)
- Final interview for Microbiologist/Immunologist Asst Prof Position
- Trish Berger elected to Davis Divisional Representative
- Beef Quality Assurance Program held at Cole Facility
TEACHING AND VISITORS
- Trish Berger re-appointed Chair of Animal Biology Graduate Group
- Dr. Armand Sanchez, Professor of Genetics, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona here on 3 month sabbatical with Juan Medrano
- Feed mill remodel industry meeting held on campus
RESEARCH
- Joy Mench UCD & Janice Swanson (Mich. State) awarded $6 million from Coalition for Sustainable Egg Supply to study sustainable chicken housing
- Juan Medrano & colleagues characterize the transcriptome of bovine milk oligosaccharides (PLoS Apr 25, 2011)
- Ed DePeters & colleagues publish milk composition of polar bears (Zoo Bio 2011)
- Jan Roser awarded equine stem cell grant from Center for Equine Health
OUTREACH
- Peter Robinson in Montreal at Eastern Nutrition Conference
- Fred Conte at Board of Director Meeting for Western Regional Aquaculture Center, Seattle
- Alison Van Eenennaam’s Livestock Genomics presentation in Australia: www.mediavisionz.com.au/genomics/2011/