BCB Student Aristide Chikando has been selected to receive one of the 2008 BIO IT Scholarship Awards
Dr. Knipling is please to announce his selections for the 2008 ARS Technology Transfer Award. The purpose of this awards program is to annually recognize individuals or groups who have done outstanding work in transferring technology to the marketplace. Two nominations have been selected for outstanding efforts in technology transfer, and six nominations have been selected for superior efforts in technology transfer. This year's winners are:
Outstanding Efforts in Technology Transfer
iBMC Consortium, Beltsville Area
Curtis P. Van Tassell, Tad S. Sonstegard, Timothy P.L. Smith, Renee Godtel, Lakshmi Matukumalli, Robert Schnabel, Jeremy Taylor, Marylinn Munson, and Cindy Lawley
For development of a novel SNP discovery methodology and commercialization of the BovineSNP50 genotyping assay that is revolutionizing genetic
improvement and genomics research in cattle.