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From listmasteranimalgenome.org  Thu Feb 19 15:52:26 2026
From: "Andrew Hess" <ahessunr.edu>
To: Members of AnGenMap <angenmapanimalgenome.org>
Subject: RCN Funding for AGBT Ag
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:52:26 -0600

Hello,

The Animal Breeding-RCN: Farm Animal Genomics Collaborative would like to
remind the community about the AGBT Ag conference, taking place April
1215 in Phoenix, AZ. RCN working groups will support up to $3,000 for
U.S.-based genetics/genomics commu nity members to attend AGBT Ag.

To apply for this funding, please submit: (1) your abstract, (2) a proposed
budget, and (3) a brief statement describing why you would like to attend
the conference, to the appropriate working group lead by March 5th:
- T2T and pangenome: Theodore Kalbfleisch, ted.kalbfleischuky.edu
- Functional annotation: Brenda Murdoch, bmurdochuidaho.edu
- 3D genomics: Darren Hagen, darren.hagenokstate.edu
- Precision phenomics: Andrew Hess, ahessunr.edu

Please note that your abstract must also be submitted through the AGBT Ag
website. Late-breaking abstracts are due March 5. For details regarding
abstract submission, please visit:
https://www.cvent.com/...b8ec2beba6.

Kind regards,

Andrew Hess