Annual Report 1998
Meeting was called to order in Atlanta, GA at the Quality Inn, Atlanta Airport Motel at 10:00 AM, January 20, 1998 by Dr. N.W. Widstrom, chair of SRIEG-51. There were 22 participants in attendance (please see list of participants). After opening remarks by Dr. Widstrom, Dr. O.W. Barnett, the newly appointed USDA administrative advisor for IEG-51 was introduced and made additional comments about the purpose and objectives of IEG-51 and its recent extension until the year 2002.
State reports were presented:
LOUISIANA
GEORGIA
After a 1-hour recess for lunch, state reports were continued:
GEORGIA (continued)
R.T. Riley, toxicology and Mycotoxin Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Athens, GA.
Report on research activities of USDA Toxicology and Mycology research unit;
the nephrotoxicity of fumonisin B1 is greater than originally estimated.
The toxicity of sphinganine, the sphingolipid which accumulates in animals
exposed to fumonisin B1 was investigated in cell line studies.
I.E. Yates, Toxicology
and Mycotoxin Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Athens, GA. Corn tissue susceptibility
to Fusarium moniliforme colonization. N.W. Widstrom and D.M. Wilson,
USDA-ARS and University of Georgia, Tifton, GA. Progress on use of NOR A.
parasiticus mutant for screening germoplasm for resistance to aflatoxin
contamination.
ALABAMA
MISSISSIPPI
G.L. Windham, USDA-ARS,
Mississippi State University, MS. Provided reports on 1997 research activities,
which included the development of corn germplasm resistant to aflatoxin production
by A. flavus. Evaluation of aflatoxin accumulation in transgenic BT
corn hybrids after simultaneous infestation with corn insect larvae and inoculation
with A. flavus.
BUSINESS MEETING
Business meeting was convened with discussion about time and proposed sit
of the 1999 meeting; proposed sites were New Orleans and Atlanta. If New
Orleans was selected, it was suggested that the meeting be scheduled after
Mardi Gras. Officers for 1999 were introduced; Chair, Gary Windham. USDA-ARS,
Miss. State, MS 39762 and Vice-Chair, John Russin (who has since resigned
after accepting a position in Illinois). Selection of the Secretary-Treasurer
was completed; Bruce Manning, Auburn University, AL 36849 agreed to serve
in the position for the year 1999.
With completion of all state reports, adjournment was called for and approved.
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Participants from
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North Carolina State Univ. Raleigh, NC 27695
Gregg Bayard Neogen Athens, GA 30601
Kira L. Bowen Auburn University Auburn AL 36849
Robert Brown USDA-ARS New Orleans, LA 70179
B. Guo USDA-ARS Tifton, GA 31793
N.K. Gurung Auburn Univ. Auburn, AL 36849
Michael Jordan Pert Labs Edenton, NC 27932
Barbara Kemppainen Auburn Univ. Auburn, AL 36849
Bruce Manning Auburn Univ. Auburn, AL 36849
Rick Mascogni Louisiana State Univ. St. Joseph, LA 71366
Steve Moore Louisiana State Univ. Alexandria, LA 71302
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Darrell Rankins, Jr. Auburn University Auburn, AL 36849
Ronald Riley USDA-ARS Athens, GA 30613
George Rottinghaus Univ. of Missouri Columbia, MO 65205
John Russin Southern Illinois Univ. Carbondale, IL 62901
Kayimbi Tubajika Louisiana State Univ. Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Richard Shelby Auburn University Auburn, AL 36849
Lynn Sosnoskie Univ. of Delaware Newark, DE 19711
Neil Widstrom USDA-ARS Tifton, GA 31793
David Wilson Univ. of Georgia Tifton, GA 31794
Gary L. Windham USDA-ARS Miss. State, MS 39762
Ida Yates USDA-ARS Athens, GA 30613
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