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Announcements and Related News:
- RAT GENOMICS & MODELS
December 6 - 9, 2007
Abstract Deadline: October 5, 2007
You are cordially invited to participate in the fifth meeting on Rat Genomics & Models, which will be held at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The meeting will begin with dinner and the first session on the evening of Thursday, December 6, and will conclude with lunch on Sunday, December 9, 2007. We are looking forward to a broad-based meeting, and abstracts are welcomed on all scientific topics related to rat genetics, genomics and physiology.
The format of the meeting will include six oral sessions consisting of invited and short talks, limited to approximately 15 minutes, principally on unpublished work. Oral presentations will be selected by the organizers from the submitted abstracts. The other submitted abstracts will be presented in poster session(s). As is usual at Cold Spring Harbor meetings, all abstracts of both poster and platform sessions will be published in an abstract book given to all the participants.
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- Announcing the New Cardiovascular Disease Portal
Cardiovascular Disease Portal at the Rat Genome Database
The new Cardiovascular Portal at RGD provides a comprehensive resource that integrates diverse data types and analysis tools. This dynamic portal offers researchers a unique opportunity to locate related cardiovascular disease information in one centralized location. The Cardiovascular Disease Portal homepage offers users a summary of data within the portal and several options to view and access data. The portal homepage invites users to customize a results page by allowing users narrow results by specific disease or disease category. Once a specific disease is chosen, the disease portal will provide a list of related genes, QTL, and strains along with a genomic view of these objects as well as access to related Genome Browser results. The portal also offers sections for Phenotypes, Biological Processes and Pathways related to cardiovascular disease. We invite you to visit the new Cardiovascular Disease Portal at RGD and take advantage of the excellent resource for cardiovascular disease information.
Neuroscience Data Portal at the Rat Genome Database
To better serve the needs of the neuroscience research community,
the Rat Genome Database will
release a Neuroscience Portal to provide researchers with easy
access to data on genes, QTLs, strain models, biological processes
and pathways related to neurological diseases. This resource,
partially funded by NINDS will also include dynamic data analysis
tools to make it a one stop resource for neuroscience researchers.
Watch for it at end of October.
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Rat Genome Database Grant
Renewed
The Rat Genome Database (RGD) was granted a 4 year renewal of support from the National
Institutes of Health for its services to the research community.
RGD is the premier source of rat genetics and genomics data
for the international research community as evidenced by the
nearly 4.4 million website hits it in the first three quarters of 2005. Continued funding
of this important resource ensures RGD will continue to develop
data and tool components to meet the needs of its users. During
the new grant cycle, RGD will focus on developing areas cited
as priorities by its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) and the
rat research community. On the recommendation of the SAB, RGD
has set a goal of annotating all rat genes within the next three
years, and providing predicted gene tracks on GBrowse to offer
a comprehensive rat gene catalogue. In its efforts to provide
greater services to the large physiological and disease- based
rat communities, RGD will continue to increase QTL and strain
data, and provide a link between genetic and genomic data through
its phenotype data initiative. Experimental data including environmental
factor information and measured values will be added with priority
on strains used in QTL studies. The Neurological Disease Portal,
to be released in December 2005, will provide a platform for
integration of diverse data types and analysis tools for both
the naïve and power user to easily access data of interest
in a single location. RGD will release a Cardiovascular Disease
Portal in spring 2006 and continue development of sophisticated
data mining and analysis tools for these and additional portals
as part of its efforts to meet the needs of the disease oriented
rat research communities.
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Human and Molecular Genetics Center sponsors Microarray
Workshop
Microarray has become a widely used tool in examining differential
gene expression on a global scale. This workshop is designed
to provide hands-on training in basic techniques used in microarray
such as RNA isolation, labeling and hybridization for cDNA microarrays.
An introduction to the Affymetrix GeneArray system will be presented
as well.
For more information, contact Sandy Grieger at (414) 456-4532
or sgrieger@mcw.edu.
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MCW named one of the top spots for postdocs.The
New Scientist’s annual survey of postdoctoral fellows
has again named MCW as one of the country’s best spots
to do a postdoc. This year, MCW is the fifth-ranked academic
location.
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A newly discovered gene plays a dramatic role in diabetes among
rats, and is also present in nearly identical form in humans,
according to researchers at the University of Washington and
the Medical College of Wisconsin...more.
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