scholarly journals The 18th Rocky Mountain Virology Association Meeting

Viruses ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Joel Rovnak ◽  
Laura Clair ◽  
Kirsten Krieger ◽  
Elena Lian ◽  
Rushika Perera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
State University ◽  
Virus Infections ◽  
Oligoadenylate Synthetase ◽  
Mountain Area ◽  
Colorado State University ◽  
Keynote Presentation ◽  
Targeted Next Generation Sequencing ◽  
Protein Research ◽  
Host Virus Interactions

This autumn, approximately 100 scientists and students from the Rocky Mountain area along with invited speakers attended the 18th annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Virology Association that was held at the Colorado State University Mountain Campus. The two-day gathering featured 31 talks and 33 posters all of which focused on specific areas of current virology and prion protein research. Since the keynote presentation focused on the oligoadenylate synthetase-ribonuclease L pathway the main area of focus was on host–virus interactions, however other areas of interest included virus vectors, current models of virus infections, prevention and treatment of virus infections, separate sessions on RNA viruses and prion proteins, and a special talk highlighting various attributes of targeted next-generation sequencing. The meeting was held at the peak of the fall Aspen colors surrounded by five mountains >11000 ft (3.3 km) where the secluded campus provided the ideal setting for extended discussions and outdoor exercise. On behalf of the Rocky Mountain Virology Association, this report summarizes 42 selected presentations.

scholarly journals The 19th Rocky Mountain Virology Association Meeting

Viruses ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Joel Rovnak ◽  
Laura A. St. Clair ◽  
Elena Lian ◽  
Carley McAlister ◽  
Rushika Perera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
State University ◽  
Mountain Area ◽  
Colorado State University ◽  
Keynote Presentation ◽  
Virus Transcription ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Protein Research ◽  
Areas Of Interest

This autumn, 95 scientists and students from the Rocky Mountain area, along with invited speakers from Colorado, California, Montana, Florida, Louisiana, New York, Maryland, and India, attended the 19th annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Virology Association that was held at the Colorado State University Mountain Campus located in the Rocky Mountains. The two-day gathering featured 30 talks and 13 posters—all of which focused on specific areas of current virology and prion protein research. The keynote presentation reviewed new tools for microbial discovery and diagnostics. This timely discussion described the opportunities new investigators have to expand the field of microbiology into chronic and acute diseases, the pitfalls of sensitive molecular methods for pathogen discovery, and ways in which microbiology help us understand disruptions in the social fabric that pose pandemic threats at least as real as Ebola or influenza. Other areas of interest included host factors that influence virus replication, in-depth analysis of virus transcription and its effect on host gene expression, and multiple discussions of virus pathology, epidemiology as well as new avenues of diagnosis and treatment. The meeting was held at the peak of fall Aspen colors, surrounded by five mountains >11,000 ft (3.3 km), where the secluded campus provided the ideal setting for extended discussions, outdoor exercise and stargazing. On behalf of the Rocky Mountain Virology Association, this report summarizes 43 selected presentations.

scholarly journals Introduction to Landscape Design as Continuing Education for Master Gardeners

HortScience ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 968B-968
Author(s):  
Kerrie B. Badertscher
Keyword(s):  
Continuing Education ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
Landscape Design ◽  
State University ◽  
Second Career ◽  
Master Gardener ◽  
Colorado State University ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Mountain Landscape ◽  
Green Industry

Colorado currently has no licensure program for landscaping and many people applying to the Colorado Master Gardener program have indicated a desire to seek entry-level training in order to determine if a second career in horticulture is feasible. Alternatively, some each year who complete this basic training go on into the Green Industry either in basic design and/or maintenance. Colorado State University Cooperative Extension came together with Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado and the Colorado Nursery Association (now CNGA) to create the Rocky Mountain Landscape Design Guide. The purpose of this publication was to inform the general consumer about the landscape design process. A review will be given using this publication with concurrent laboratory activities to Master Gardeners as a continuing education piece.

A MODEL FOR DEVELOPING HIGH-QUALITY ONLINE COURSES: INTEGRATING A SYSTEMS APPROACH WITH LEARNING THEORY

2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Jean Puzziferro ◽  
Kaye Shelton
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Design Theory ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Process Models ◽  
State University ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Colorado State University ◽  
Online Instructional Design ◽  
Online Course Development

As the demand for online education continues to increase, institutions are faced with developing process models for efficient, high-quality online course development. This paper describes a systems, team-based, approach that centers on an online instructional design theory (Active Mastery Learning) implemented at Colorado State University-Global Campus.

scholarly journals Preface: Modern Heterocycle Synthesis and Functionalization

Synlett ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (02) ◽  
pp. 140-141
Author(s):  
Louis-Charles Campeau ◽  
Tomislav Rovis
Keyword(s):  
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Columbia University ◽  
State University ◽  
Heterocycle Synthesis ◽  
Colorado State University ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
Process Chemistry ◽  
The University ◽  
Small Molecule Therapeutics

obtained his PhD degree in 2008 with the late Professor Keith Fagnou at the University of Ottawa in Canada as an NSERC Doctoral Fellow. He then joined Merck Research Laboratories at Merck-Frosst in Montreal in 2007, making key contributions to the discovery of Doravirine (MK-1439) for which he received a Merck Special Achievement Award. In 2010, he moved from Quebec to New Jersey, where he has served in roles of increasing responsibility with Merck ever since. L.-C. is currently Executive Director and the Head of Process Chemistry and Discovery Process Chemistry organizations, leading a team of smart creative scientists developing innovative chemistry solutions in support of all discovery, pre-clinical and clinical active pharmaceutical ingredient deliveries for the entire Merck portfolio for small-molecule therapeutics. Over his tenure at Merck, L.-C. and his team have made important contributions to >40 clinical candidates and 4 commercial products to date. Tom Rovis was born in Zagreb in former Yugoslavia but was largely raised in southern Ontario, Canada. He earned his PhD degree at the University of Toronto (Canada) in 1998 under the direction of Professor Mark Lautens. From 1998–2000, he was an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University (USA) with Professor David A. Evans. In 2000, he began his independent career at Colorado State University and was promoted in 2005 to Associate Professor and in 2008 to Professor. His group’s accomplishments have been recognized by a number of awards including an Arthur C. Cope Scholar, an NSF CAREER Award, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a ­Katritzky Young Investigator in Heterocyclic Chemistry. In 2016, he moved to Columbia University where he is currently the Samuel Latham Mitchill Professor of Chemistry.

scholarly journals 260 Genetic prediction for first-service conception rate in Angus heifers using a random regression model

2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (Supplement_4) ◽  
pp. 197-198
Author(s):  
Miguel A Sánchez-Castro ◽  
Milt Thomas ◽  
Mark Enns ◽  
Scott Speidel
Keyword(s):  
Conception Rate ◽  
Random Regression ◽  
State University ◽  
Base Function ◽  
Genetic Prediction ◽  
Colorado State University ◽  
Random Regression Model ◽  
Service Conception ◽  
Available Information ◽  
Angus Heifers

Abstract First-service conception rate (FSCR) can be defined as the probability of a heifer conceiving in response to her first artificial insemination (AI). Given the binary nature of its phenotypes, FSCR has been typically evaluated using animal threshold models (ATM). However, susceptibility of these models to the extreme-category problem (ECP) limits their ability to use all available information to calculate Expected Progeny Differences (EPD). Random regression models (RRM) represent an alternative method to evaluate binary traits, and they are not affected by ECP. Nevertheless, RRM were originally developed to analyze longitudinal traits, so their usefulness to evaluate traits with singly observed phenotypes remains unclear. Therefore, objectives herein were to evaluate the feasibility of a RRM genetic prediction for heifer FSCR by comparing its resulting EPD and genetic parameters to those obtained with a traditional ATM. Breeding and ultrasound records of 4,334 Angus heifers (progeny of 354 sires and 1,626 dams) collected between 1992 to 2019 at the Colorado State University Beef Improvement Center were utilized. Observations for FSCR (1, successful; 0, unsuccessful) were defined by fetal age at pregnancy inspections performed approximately 130 d post-AI. Traditional FSCR evaluation was performed using a univariate BLUP threshold animal model, whereas an alternative evaluation was performed by regressing FSCR on age at AI using a linear RRM with Legendre Polynomials as the base function. Heritability estimates were 0.03 ± 0.02 for the ATM and 0.005 ± 0.001 for the average age at AI with the RRM, respectively. Pearson and rank correlations between EPD obtained with each method were 0.63 and 0.60, respectively. The regression coefficient of RRM predictions on those obtained with the ATM was 0.095. In conclusion, these results suggested that although a RRM genetic prediction for FSCR was feasible, a considerable degree of re-ranking occurred between the two methodologies.

The Coaxium® Wheat Production System: A New Herbicide-Resistant System for Annual Grass Weed Control and Integrated Weed Management

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 151-157
Author(s):  
Raven A. Bough ◽  
Phillip Westra ◽  
Todd A. Gaines ◽  
Eric P. Westra ◽  
Scott Haley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weed Management ◽  
Production System ◽  
Integrated Weed Management ◽  
State University ◽  
Wheat Production ◽  
Colorado State University ◽  
Herbicide Resistant ◽  
System A ◽  
Grass Weed ◽  
Global Food

The authors discuss the importance of wheat as a global food source and describe a novel multi-institutional, public-private partnership between Colorado State University, the Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, and private chemical and seed companies that resulted in the development of a new herbicide-resistant wheat production system.

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