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The Center of Excellence in Genomics (CEG) for enhancing the utilization of molecular tools in breeding and research ICRISAT has partnered with the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, to establish the Center of Excellence in Genomics (CEG) at ICRISAT with financial support from the DBT. The CEG was launched through an exchange of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed by Dr William Dar, Director General of ICRISAT and Dr MK Bhan, Secretary of DBT on 13 December 2006 at a function organized at ICRISAT headquarters at Patancheru, India (see photo). The vision of the CEG is to make it possible for agricultural breeding and research programs initially in India but ultimately in many other parts of the world, to fully utilize modern genome analysis methods. It will achieve this vision by providing high-throughput molecular genotyping and phenotyping technologies to a wide range of Indian public and private research and breeding institutes. Services to be provided by the CEG include: (1) High-throughput, low-cost, allele detection platforms such as whole-genome profiling using Diversity Array Technology (DArT) analyses, sequencer based SSR (simple sequence repeat) analyses, and allele discovery using TILLING (Targeting Induced Local Lesions in Genome) and EcoTILLING approaches; (2) Access to large-scale field screening for abiotic stresses; (3) Biometrics and bioinformatics support; and (4) Fellowships and training courses for scientists and students from Indian national agricultutral research systems (NARS) in the use of high-throughput methods in breeding and research. Further details about the CEG can be found at www.ceg.icrisat.org. Contributed by: DA Hoisington ICRISAT Patancheru 502 324 Andhra Pradesh, India Launching of CEG at ICRISAT. An Open Access Journal published by ICRISAT ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SAT eJournal | ejournal.icrisat.org December 2007 | Volume 3 | Issue 1
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The Center of Excellence in Genomics (CEG) for enhancing the utilization ofmolecular tools in breeding and research
ICRISAT has partnered with the Department ofBiotechnology (DBT), Government of India, to establishthe Center of Excellence in Genomics (CEG) atICRISAT with financial support from the DBT. The CEGwas launched through an exchange of a Memorandum ofAgreement (MoA) signed by Dr William Dar, DirectorGeneral of ICRISAT and Dr MK Bhan, Secretary ofDBT on 13 December 2006 at a function organized atICRISAT headquarters at Patancheru, India (see photo).
The vision of the CEG is to make it possible foragricultural breeding and research programs initially inIndia but ultimately in many other parts of the world, tofully utilize modern genome analysis methods. It willachieve this vision by providing high-throughput moleculargenotyping and phenotyping technologies to a wide rangeof Indian public and private research and breedinginstitutes. Services to be provided by the CEG include:
(1) High-throughput, low-cost, allele detection platformssuch as whole-genome profiling using Diversity ArrayTechnology (DArT) analyses, sequencer based SSR(simple sequence repeat) analyses, and allele discoveryusing TILLING (Targeting Induced Local Lesions inGenome) and EcoTILLING approaches; (2) Access tolarge-scale field screening for abiotic stresses; (3) Biometricsand bioinformatics support; and (4) Fellowships andtraining courses for scientists and students from Indiannational agricultutral research systems (NARS) in the useof high-throughput methods in breeding and research.Further details about the CEG can be found atwww.ceg.icrisat.org.
Contributed by: DA HoisingtonICRISAT
Patancheru 502 324Andhra Pradesh, India
Launching of CEG at ICRISAT.
An Open Access Journal published by ICRISAT________________________________________________________________________________________________________
SAT eJournal | ejournal.icrisat.org December 2007 | Volume 3 | Issue 1
