Twenty three Center members and 10 Advisory Board members came to Chicago to hear reports and discuss progress and future directions. Visit meeting page for details.
Hae Kyung Im and her co-authors has published the PrediXcan method in Nature Genetics (August 10th, 2015)
http://www.nature.com/ng/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ng.3367.html
Registration and abstract submission for the 29th International Mammalian Genome Conference IMGC2015 that will be held from November 8th to November 11th, 2015 in Yokohama, Japan are now open. See more at http://www.imgc2015.jp/registration.html
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, and blood diseases through scientific discovery directed toward the causes of disease and translation of basic discoveries into clinical practice.
Round 4 Deadline: April 12, 2015 (Midnight Milwaukee, WI time). Submit completed application to: mcwcustomrats@mcw.edu.
More information: http://rgd.mcw.edu/wg/gerrc
The U01 replaces the UH2/UH3 so it has more flexibility and GWAS can now be performed.
“The Identification of Gene Variants for Addiction Related Traits by Next-Gen Sequencing in Model Organisms Selectively Bred for Addiction Traits (UH2/UH3)” FOA and Notice of Change are now published. Please see the links below:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-DA-15-042.html