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Major USDA Grant Supports Pioneering Agricultural Genome to Phenome Collaboration Led by Iowa State University
Ames, IA – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced today it is awarding more than $1.8 million to support the work of the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI) being led by Iowa State University in collaboration with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and University of Idaho.
The goal of AG2PI is to help advance multidisciplinary crop and livestock research by addressing genome to phenome challenges, developing solutions for research infrastructure needs and sharing solutions across kingdoms. It aims to foster collaborations of crop and livestock scientists with colleagues in diverse areas, including data science, statistics, engineering and social sciences, to improve the long-term efficiency and resilience of U.S. agriculture.
Researchers working from genomics to phenomics explore how genomes (organisms' complete set of DNA) influence the expression of observable, phenotypic traits.
The primary focus of the new grant will be to provide competitive funding for projects that will implement a vision for research the AG2PI has been developing with community input over the past two years.
Read MoreSecond Round of Grants Awarded in Agriculture Genome-to-Phenome Research
Ames, IA – The Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative has awarded 11 grants to institutions across the country for projects that help advance multidisciplinary crop and livestock genetics research.
The AG2PI project's second round of grants awarded will broaden the interactions
between crop and livestock science, which is a major goal of our initiative. Finding
synergistic relationships between plant and animal scientists will improve the pace and
methodologies for both research communities,
said Patrick Schnable, AG2PI lead
scientist and distinguished professor at Iowa State University. I also want to
acknowledge the chair of the seed grant committee Jennifer Clarke, at the University of Nebraska,
and the rest of her committee for their success in establishing this grant program.
The Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative is a three-year project funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The goal of AG2PI is to connect crop and livestock scientists to each other and to those working in data science, statistics, engineering and social sciences to identify shared problems and collaborate on solutions.
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Read MoreGrants Awarded for Multidisciplinary Research in Agricultural Genome-to-Phenome Arena
The Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative has awarded seven grants to institutions across the country for projects that help advance crop and livestock genetics research.
Projects such as this will help advance the field of genome-to-phenome research by identifying ways
to share data and approaches across crops and livestock,
said Patrick Schnable, AG2PI lead scientist and
distinguished professor at Iowa State University. We anticipate that some researchers will be able to leverage
their seed grants into larger studies.
The Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative is a three-year project funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The goal of AG2PI is to connect crop and livestock scientists to each other and to those working in data science, statistics, engineering and social sciences to identify shared problems and collaborate on solutions. The AG2PI program includes three rounds of seed grants, of which these are the first round of recipients. The seed grants help to address genome-to-phenome issues and develop solutions for research needs and identify gaps as well as sharing opportunities.
Read MoreGenome to Phenome
Research Community Wins Grant for Next Phase
A new federal grant will expand the impact of a project creating a shared vision across research communities for crops, livestock and data engineering, known as the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI).
The $960,000 award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture supports phase II of the three-year Iowa State University-led AG2PI effort. The program won initial NIFA funding of $960,000 last September. Genomics to phenomics research generally explores how an organism’s genome, or complete set of DNA, influences expression of observable, phenotypic traits -- and often how these traits are influenced by environmental factors.
Read MoreIowa State University Leads New project to Build Genome to Phenome
Research Community Across Crops and Livestock
By Ann Robinson, Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
A new federal grant will support an Iowa State University-led effort to spur development of a genome to phenome
infrastructure for scientific collaboration across crops and livestock.
The three-year, $960,000 project will provide guidance and lay the groundwork for a larger federal Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI) sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute for Food and Agriculture.
Researchers working from genomics to phenomics
explore how genomes (organisms' complete set of DNA) influence
the expression of observable, phenotypic traits. With sufficient understanding of these relationships, it becomes possible
to predict phenotypic traits based on an organism's genome/DNA sequence. The USDA's goal is to foster a broad community of
researchers to use genome to phenome approaches as a foundation for improving the efficiency and resilience of U.S. agriculture.
