• REHU-2018 accepts applications
The P50 Genes & Addiction NIDA Center for GWAS in Outbred Rats is offering a Research Experiences for High School and Undergraduate Students (REHU) program this summer. Details are here.
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• 2017 pilot grants awarded
Congratulations to the 2017 Pilot Grants recipients: Francesca Telese (University of California – San Diego). “Epigenetic mapping of complex traits in outbred rats”. Amelie Baud (EMBL-EBI). “Causal relationships between genetics, gut microbiota composition and drug abuse-related behaviours of NIH HS rats, and influence of cage mates”. Terry E. Robinson (University of Michigan). “Intermittent Access self-administration procedure (IntA) effect … Read more…
• Center for Microbiome Innovation provided seed funds for P50 to study gene-microbiome interaction
The P50 Center’s proposal, titled “Genome-wide mapping of gene-microbiome interaction: implication in behavior”, has been selected for funding by the UC San Diego’s Center for Microbiome Innovation. The purpose of these seed grants is to jump start microbiome research in San Diego and spark new research collaborations.
• NIDA Genetic Consortium meeting
The Genetics and Epigenetics Cross Cutting Research Team of the National Institute on Drug Abuse invites you to submit an abstract for the December 1-2, 2016 NIDA Genetics Consortium meeting at NIDA headquarters, 6001 Executive Blvd, Rockville, MD 20850. The format for this NGC meeting will be mostly posters. Please submit and forward this email … Read more…
• MCW Gene Editing Rat Resource Center announced 6th round of applications for genetically modified rats. Deadline is Sept 16, 2016
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has awarded the Medical College of Wisconsin an R24 Resource grant to make ~200 genetically modified rat strains over the next five years. These models will be of interest and value to the mission of the NHLBI. The NHLBI promotes the prevention and treatment of heart, lung, … Read more…