October 24, 2011

The project meeting was held at Cotton Inc. in Cary, North Carolina. The project participants discussed and planned cotton (TM-1) physical mapping, BAC end sequencing, RNA-seq, and other sequencing activities, as well as coordination of outreach activities.

Attendees:
PI: Jeff Chen (Yuki Guan, Gyoungju Nah, UT-Austin)
Co-PI: Candace Haigler (Rich Tuttle, Mike Stiff, Sovika Thapas, NC State)
Co-PI: Brian Scheffler (USDA ARS MSA Genomics Laboratory, Alcorn State University)
Co-PI: David Stelly (Amanda Hulse, Texas A&M)
Collaborator: Chris Saski (Clemson University Genomics Institute)

Industry Representative and Collaborator: Don Jones (Cotton Incorporated)