Progress 04/01/11 to 03/31/12
Outputs
OUTPUTS: The Swine in Biomedical Research Conference was held in Chicago during July 2011. We had 153 registrants representing 11 countries from Asia, Europe and North America. The registrants came from various public and private sectors including industry, universities, government agencies, and not-for-profit institutions. These 5 sessions were included in the meeting with invited speakers as well as slide presentations of selected abstracts: Session 1: Building Blocks of Models: Genomics, Bioninformatics, and Metabolomics. Session 2: Clinical Implications: Lesson from Successful Models Session. 3: War of the Worlds The Academic-Regulatory-Industry Interface, a World of Models, Medicines, and Scientific Frontiers. Session 4: Emerging Models: Regenerative Medicine, Behavior and Bioengineering. Session 5: NSRRC Workshop on Developing Transgenic Pig Models. PARTICIPANTS: Dr. Schook was in charge of putting this meeting together as chair of the organizing and scientific program committee. Additional committee members are listed here: Organizing Committee: Sherrie Clark, D.V.M., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Illinois. John Critser, Ph.D. Gilbreath McLorn Professor of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri. Randall Prather, Ph.D. Curator's Professor of Reproductive Biology, University of Missouri. Lela Riley, Ph.D. Professor of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri. Laurie Rund, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois. Lawrence B. Schook, Ph.D. (Chair) Vice President for Research (Interim), University of Illinois, Edward William and Jane Marr Gutgsell Professor, University of Illinois. Scientific Program Committee: Alan L. Archibald FRSE, Ph.D. Professor and Head of Genetics and Genomics, Chair of Mammalian Molecular Genetics The Roslin Institute and the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Ina Dobrinksi, D.V.M., Ph.D. Professor and Head, Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada. Merete Fredholm, D.V.M., Ph.D. Professor, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Jorge Piedrahita, D.V.M., Ph.D. Professor of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, North Carolina State University. Lawrence B. Schook, Ph.D. (Chair) Vice President for Research (Interim), University of Illinois, Edward William and Jane Marr Gutgsell Professor, University of Illinois. This meeting was determined to qualify for veterinary continuing education credits. TARGET AUDIENCES: We had 153 registrants representing 11 countries from Asia, Europe and North America. The registrants were from industry, universities, government agencies, and not-for-profit institutions. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Not relevant to this project.
Impacts
Clearly the quality of the oral presentations, the posters, and the discussions was recognized by all who attended. The platform made it very inviting for those using pigs as a model to learn from each other and to initiate new collaborations. Discussions verified the growing momentum and recognition regarding the value of the pig as a biomedical model. We need to ensure that we capture that energy as we move forward.
Publications
- Those that attended the meeting received the program which included a copy of all the abstracts. An electronic version can be found at: http://www.dbs.illinois.edu/comparativegenomics/articles_view.aspxID =149 2011.
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