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National Biotechnology Week in Canada Art Contest Entries Posted

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The first 2 entries in our digital art contest are now up on our Picasa photo sharing site.
If you're interested in digital art, why not turn your hand to creating something unique for the contest and have it showcased during National Biotechnology Week in Canada.

Genome Canada, Genome Alberta, our partner Genome Centres across Canada, and BIOTECanada are getting together to mark National Biotechnology Week in Canada from September 17-24.  There will be special events during that week and we'll be working with BioAlberta to co-sponsor some of those activities here in Alberta. 
Our digital art contest is one of the events taking place and we are accepting entries now. We have cash prizes for first, second, and third place and all entries will be considered for use in Genome Alberta's print publications, on our website and on our GenOmics news site on Facebook. It is an excellent chance to use art to express your thoughts about how biotechnology has become part of our world, some of the advantages it has brought to us, and how we should be dealing with possible implications. We are accepting entries now through to September 16th and look forward to hearing from you.
Check our blog pages for full details or send an e-mail to Communications Director Mike Spear for more information.
Here is a look at past entries:

 

Mini Livestock Symposium

On Tuesday, September 7th, Genome Alberta and the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will be hosting an afternoon symposium where we have some excellent speakers on hand talk about livestock genomics. The event will take place at the U of C  Health Sciences Centre Theatre 3, 3280 Hospital Drive NW.
There is no charge to attend and everyone is welcome.

  • 1:30 pm   Opening: David Bailey, President and CEO Genome Alberta
  • 1:35 pm    Deb Hamernik, Associate Director, Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station, Professor, Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska
                       Steve Kappes, Deputy Administrator for Animal Production and Protection USDA-ARS                   
  • 2:15 pm    Martien Groenen, Professor Animal Science, Wageningen Research University, the Netherlands
  • 2:55 pm    Break
  • 3:20 pm    Heidi Parker, Senior Staff Scientist, Cancer Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute of NIH.
  • 4:00 pm    Close and wrap-up: Alastair Cribb, Dean Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Livestock genomics

This is an open invitation to researchers, graduates, post-graduates and anyone in the livestock sector interested in new genomics research developments. For more information call Genome Alberta at 403-503-5220.



 

 

Information for Researchers

The list of completed registrations for the 2010 Competition is now available here.
Genome Alberta held a webinar on June 1st for researchers interested in applying for funding under the new 2010 Genome Canada  competition (details below).
You can download the full webinar recording in .wmv format or choose to only download the PowerPoint presentation from Dr.Gijs van Rooijen.
Specific questions about the science competition or application process should be directed to Gijs van Rooijen at vanrooijen@genomealberta.ca or call the office at 403-503-5220

Genome Alberta Projects and Initiatives

Bovine Genomics

Forest Health
  • Genome Alberta Forest Genomics
Metagenomics  Mountain Pine Beetle
PanAmp Project Synthetic Biology