PRESS COVERAGE and PAST EVENTS

The Canine Behavioral Genetics Project in the press:

San Francisco Weekly, March 2007

UCSF Today feature, June 2007

AKC Gazette, July 2007

UCOP "Science Today" feature, September 2007

The BARk Magazine, November/December 2007

GOLDEN GATE KENNEL CLUB

January 28 & 29, 2006

This was our very FIRST ATTENDANCE at a local dog event!

Our booth:

Happy project members, ready to answer your questions:
Left to right: Jennifer, Melanie, Maria, Steve, Becky (missing in action)

The littliest members of the team, proudly displaying our custom designed T-shirts.

Dog photo: One of our mascots and donor of DNA sample, the gorgeous red border collie and Melanie's noise-phobic child: SOLO!

Over the course of the weekend, we talked to over 200 visitors.

While we're at the events, we can collect DNA samples.

SKYLINE DOG FANCIERS OF SAN MATEO COUNTY

March 18 & 19, 2006

San Mateo County Expo Center, San Mateo

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FORUM--TOKYO, JAPAN

June 25-27, 2007

Doctoral candidate Jennifer gives a scientific talk about our research to an international audience of graduate students from universities from Japan, China and the United States.

SOLDIER HOLLOW CLASSIC SHEEPDOG TRIAL - HEBER VALLEY, UTAH

Labor Day Weekend, 2007

We traveled to Utah to collect samples from the best working Border Collies in the world.

USBCHA NATIONAL SHEEPDOG FINALS - GETTYSBURG, PA

September 18-26, 2007

We attended the national finals in Gettysburg and collected almost 150 samples from the best working Border Collies in the United States and Canada.

PORTUGUESE WATER DOG NATIONAL SPECIALTY-VENTURA, CA

October 2 & 3, 2007

As guests of the Portuguese Water Dog Club of America, we collected about 65 samples from a myriad of PWDs attending the national specialty. In the coming months we hope to collect an equivalent number via mail to bring our sample set to over 120.

Melanie helped the vet tech hold dogs while she collected blood samples in the health tent.

DEL VALLE DOG SPECIALTY AND ALL-BREED SHOWS

October 20 & 21, 2007

Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton CA