This EADGENE sponsored workshop was divided into 2 sessions. A  morning session to introduce miRNAs in general with 3 different courses: miRNA biology (Bryan Cullen from Duke University) ; wet-lab methods for the detection of miRNA and the analysis of their mode of action (Zissimos Mourelatos from the University of Pennsylvania); bioinformatic analysis of miRNAs and their targets (speaker to be determined).  An afternoon session was dedicated to oral presentations about miRNAs in livestock research.

EADGENE-SABRE Days 2007 “Genomics for Animal Health” 4-8 June 2007, Utrecht, NL The EU-funded projects SABRE (Cutting Edge Genomics for Sustainable Animal Breeding) and EADGENE (European Animal Disease Genomics Network of Excellence) held their joint meeting on “Genomics for Animal Health” from 4th - 8th June 2007 in Utrecht, The Netherlands. This 5-day event focussed on the latest genetics and genomics research in the field of farm animal health, through a joint 2-day conference which was preceeded and followed by a series of satellite workshops and meetings.  For further information please click here.

 

From Infection to Inference Workshop
4-5 June 2007, Utrecht, NL

This workshop was held satellite to the “Genomics for Animal Health” conference.  This Workshop aimed to facilitate the dialogue between disease experts and specialists in data analysis in order to learn each others’ terminology, and to identify common ground, as well as caveats. This workshop focussed on three contrasting disease categories: mastitis, gut health (e.g. E. coli or salmonella infections) and nematodes. For further information please click here.

E. coli and Salmonella Workshop
7 June 2007, Utrecht, NL

The topics of this workshop were enterohaemorrhagic strains of Escherichia coli (EHEC) and Salmonella enterica, which are animal and human pathogens with zoonotic potential. The title of the workshop was: “Postgenomics in enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica”, in other words: “how does the acquired knowledge on the genomics of bacterial pathogens help us in the understanding of the development, of the treatment and of the prevention of the diseases?” For further information please click here.

Bovine Annotation Jamboree
Hinxton, 23-25 May  2007

With the advent of the new genome assembly for cow, annotation of this sequence is the next step in making it useful for researchers in industry and academia. It is well known that lack of annotation is a major limiting factor in interpretation of microarray and other experiments. At present, input from biological experts is needed to manually check the automated annotation of this genome. A jamboree was organised in Hinxton (UK) to bring experts together and guide them through the annotation process of their genes of interest. On the first day, we explained how the software works, and the other two days we focussed on performing the actual annotation and checks.
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2nd Mastitis Working Group workshop
1st - 2nd March 2007, Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, UK

The EADGENE Mastitis Working Group has been highlighted by reviewers as an example of NoE performance. At this meeting the latest data was presented and there was discussion of how other EADGENE work packages might contribute to the further exploration of the original transcriptome profiling data generated by the mastitis experiments. For further information please click here.

EADGENE Days 2006
29th - 30th June 2006, Oslo, Norway.

The EADGENE Days 2006 meeting highlighted the achievements of the first 18 months of the EADGENE Network of Excellence through a programme of presentations, short talks, discussions and poster sessions. The meeting focussed on the integrating activities within the Network and included sessions on: bioinformatics facilities within EADGENE; the outcomes of EADGENE funded short-term stays at partner institutes; and EADGENE’s resources and research.

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EADGENE Industry-Academia Days 2005
19th -21st October 2005, Hinxton, UK

The EADGENE Industry-Academia Days 2005 was held on the theme of "Genetics and Genomics for Animal Health"  at the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus in Hinxton (UK).  The conference provided representatives of animal breeding and animal health industries with an opportunity to learn about the EADGENE project, and included joint industry-academia talks, funding presentations, a discussion about the future of animal breeding, a poster gallery, and a funding market.

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EADGENE Days 2005
18th -19th May 2005, Brussels, Belgium

The EADGENE Days 2005 was the first major event organised by the EADGENE Network, aimed at introducing Network Partners to one another, informing them about the EADGENE Network and inviting them to participate in future research. 
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EADGENE Kick-off Meeting
5th October 2004, Jouy-en-Josas, France

The EADGENE Kick-off meeting was held at INRA's site at Jouy-en-Josas on 5th October 2004.  The meeting was attended by Mr F. d'Aubert (French Minister for Research), Mr A. Mitsos (Director-General of the Research DG European Commission), Mrs M. Guillou (INRA's President) and the scientific partners of EADGENE.
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