GCP is pleased to announce the launch of a new Bioinformatics and Biometrics (BB) Helpdesk. This new service, geared towards GCP scientists with questions on the handling, storage or analysis of data, aims to create both transparency in available resources, as well as expertise in the fields of biometry, bioinformatics and software engineering.
The helpdesk, a service from GCP's Subprogramme 4, provides GCP scientists with solutions by linking them with relevant experts. Any questions on bioinformatics- and biometrics-related issues, be they basic or complex, are welcome.
A new Frequently Asked Questions page, including a section on troubleshooting DNA extractions, has recently been launched in the GCP's Interactive Resource Centre & Helpdesk.
We warmly invite you to visit the 'What's New' section of the GCP Interactive Resource Centre & Helpdesk homepage for more information, or to go directly to Frequently Asked Questions or Troubleshooting DNA extractions.
For further details on this and other GCP Helpdesks accessible to the GCP Community, please click here . For other services and resources supported by GCP's Subprogramme 5, please visit the Capacity-building Corner.
Following on from the final meeting for the SP1-funded project 2005-07: ‘Whole plant modeling of drought response in cereals’, organised by Principal Investigator Delphine Luquet and held from 4-7 February 2008 in Johnston, Iowa, USA, materials, including Proceedings and presentations, are now accessible to the GCP Community.
For information on other GCP workshops, including GCP project-specific workshops and workshops directly linked to the Capacity-building arm of Subprogramme 5, please click here
Two days prior to the GCP's 2008 Annual Research Meeting, an SP2-SP4 organised workshop will be held on Data analysis for Candidate Gene Discovery. The workshop, to take place on 14th and 15th September 2008, will cover the following aspects: Microarray analysis, QTL meta analysis, Integration of Microarray and QTL data and EST analysis. The focus will be the analytical and data management tools useful for candidate gene discovery.
The event will be held at the Rama Gardens Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. It will ONLY be open to ARM participants, with priority being given to PIs and researchers who are working or expecting to work on relevant projects.
For further details on the workshop contact Guy Davenport
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GCP is pleased to announce the winning candidates for the 2008 Travel Grant programme.
GCP is delighted to announce the winners for the 2008 Capacity-building à la carte Programme.
Now in its second year, this tailor-made and team-focused support programme is for national agricultural research programmes in the developing world.
To view this year's winners, please click here
A capacity-building workshop for molecular breeders supported by GCP’s Subprogramme 5 and Drought Tolerance Maize for Africa (a project supported by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation) will be held at Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa (BecA), Kenya, from 1st-7th June 2008.
Five places are available for scientists in developing country national research programmes working on GCP projects, or on themes closely related to GCP. National research programme scientists working on maize are strongly encouraged to apply.
The workshop will primarily comprise application-related issues including: an overview of molecular breeding strategies and applications, the theoretical background to, and practical methodologies of, molecular markers and genotyping systems, the principles of genetic diversity assessment and applications, an overview of genetic maps and marker-trait association, theory of marker-assisted selection, the study of DNA extraction methods, the examination of PCR and agarose gel electrophoresis and breeding informatics.
Travel and accommodation through course organiser: Yunbi Xu
Participants seeking GCP funding: please fill in this form and submit it to Laura Ruiz and Yunbi Xu
Application deadline: 20th April
More information: Programme and Course Content
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