WormBase tag:www.wormbase.org,2008://2 2008-04-30T17:46:29Z New release of WormBase: WS189 tag:www.wormbase.org,2008://2.361 2008-04-22T17:44:17Z 2008-04-30T17:46:29Z WormBase has been updated to the WS189 release of the database. This release includes a new Ontology Search and numerous enhancements to the Genome Browser.... Todd Harris http://toddot.net/ WormBase has been updated to the WS189 release of the database. This release includes a new Ontology Search and numerous enhancements to the Genome Browser.

]]> modENCODE position at OICR in Toronto tag:www.wormbase.org,2008://2.360 2008-04-21T19:23:36Z 2008-04-23T14:29:57Z The Stein Lab at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research is recruiting a software engineer and a data curator in support of the modENCODE Data Coordinating Center. The ideal candidate for the developer position will be Bachelors or Masters-level biologist... Todd Harris http://toddot.net/ The Stein Lab at the
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research is recruiting a software engineer and a data curator in support of the modENCODE Data Coordinating Center. The ideal candidate for the developer position will be Bachelors or Masters-level biologist
or computer scientist with significant experience in biological databases and production-quality
software development.  The data curator should have a Masters degree or Ph.D. in a the
life sciences, experience with high volume functional genomics data, common bioinformatics
tools, and some programming. A background in C. elegans or D. melanogaster biology or genetics would be a plus.  These positions are based in Toronto, Canada.  Please contact
Lincoln Stein <lstein@cshl.edu> for more information.

]]> C. japonica assembly now available tag:www.wormbase.org,2008://2.359 2008-03-25T19:58:15Z 2008-03-30T11:02:17Z The preliminary assembly of C. japonica is now available from the Genome Sequencing Center (WUSTL) website. BLAST searching of the assembly is also available.... Todd Harris http://toddot.net/ The preliminary assembly of C. japonica is now available from the Genome Sequencing Center (WUSTL) website. BLAST searching of the assembly is also available.

]]> Cold Spring Harbor positions with the iPlant Cyberinfrastructure project tag:www.wormbase.org,2008://2.358 2008-03-24T20:46:46Z 2008-03-24T20:52:54Z Cold Spring Harbor is seeking applicants for the positions of Scientific Informatics Analyst, Scientific Informatics Developer and Web Applications Developer to work on the iPlant cyberinfrastructure project.... Todd Harris http://toddot.net/ Cold Spring Harbor is seeking applicants for the positions of Scientific Informatics Analyst, Scientific Informatics Developer and Web Applications Developer to work on the iPlant cyberinfrastructure project.

]]> New release of WormBase: WS188 tag:www.wormbase.org,2008://2.357 2008-03-22T19:36:41Z 2008-03-22T19:37:06Z WormBase has been updated to the WS188 release of the database.... Todd Harris http://toddot.net/ WormBase has been updated to the WS188 release of the database.

]]> 2008 Topics Meeting: Aging, Stress, Pathogenesis, and Heterochrony tag:www.wormbase.org,2008://2.356 2008-03-19T18:44:27Z 2008-03-19T18:45:52Z The website for the 2008 Topics Meeting in Aging, Stress, Pathogenesis, and Heterochrony is now available. The meeting will be held August 3-6 at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. The deadline to receive abstracts is Monday June 2, and the... Todd Harris http://toddot.net/ The website for the 2008 Topics Meeting in Aging, Stress, Pathogenesis, and Heterochrony is now available. The meeting will be held August 3-6 at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. The deadline to receive abstracts is Monday June 2, and the registration deadline is June 23rd.

]]> 2008 Topics Meeting: Neuroscience tag:www.wormbase.org,2008://2.355 2008-03-12T20:23:47Z 2008-03-12T20:28:13Z The website for the 2008 Topics Meeting in Neuroscience is now available. The meeting will be held June 29th-July 2nd at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Registration is now available and due April 28th, 2008.... Todd Harris http://toddot.net/ The website for the 2008 Topics Meeting in Neuroscience is now available. The meeting will be held June 29th-July 2nd at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Registration is now available and due April 28th, 2008.

]]> 2008 Topics Meeting: Worm Genomics and Systems Biology tag:www.wormbase.org,2008://2.354 2008-03-12T20:18:41Z 2008-03-12T20:21:39Z The website for the 2008 Topics Meeting in Worm Genomics and Systems Biology is now available. The meeting will be held July 24-25, 2008 at the Broad Institute in Cambridge, MA. The abstract and registration deadlines are April 1st and... Todd Harris http://toddot.net/ The website for the 2008 Topics Meeting in Worm Genomics and Systems Biology is now available. The meeting will be held July 24-25, 2008 at the Broad Institute in Cambridge, MA. The abstract and registration deadlines are April 1st and April 23rd, respectively.

]]> New release of WormBase: WS187 tag:www.wormbase.org,2008://2.353 2008-02-16T06:30:54Z 2008-02-16T06:47:44Z WormBase has been updated to the WS187 release of the database [Release notes | raw files via FTP].... Todd Harris http://toddot.net/ WormBase has been updated to the WS187 release of the database [Release notes | raw files via FTP].

]]> New release schedule tag:www.wormbase.org,2008://2.352 2008-02-06T08:45:32Z 2008-02-06T08:48:24Z Effective immediately, WormBase will be moving to a monthly release schedule. New releases of the database occur on the final Friday of the month, will be available on the development site a week later, and on www.wormbase.org two weeks thereafter.... Todd Harris http://toddot.net/ Effective immediately, WormBase will be moving to a monthly release schedule. New releases of the database occur on the final Friday of the month, will be available on the development site a week later, and on www.wormbase.org two weeks thereafter. A preliminary document showing dates of upcoming WormBase releases is available on the WormBase Wiki.

]]> New release of WormBase: WS186 tag:www.wormbase.org,2008://2.351 2008-02-06T08:44:28Z 2008-02-06T08:44:54Z WormBase has been updated to the WS186 release of the database.... Todd Harris http://toddot.net/ WormBase has been updated to the WS186 release of the database.

]]> WormBook chapters now indexed in PubMed tag:www.wormbase.org,2008://2.350 2008-01-10T14:18:23Z 2008-01-10T14:23:57Z The WormBook team is pleased to announce that chapters are now indexed in PubMed. See, for example, the PubMed entry for "The sensory cilia of Caenorhabditis elegans". Abstracts are linked directly to the full text at WormBook.... Todd Harris http://toddot.net/ The WormBook team is pleased to announce that chapters are now indexed in PubMed. See, for example, the PubMed entry for "The sensory cilia of Caenorhabditis elegans". Abstracts are linked directly to the full text at WormBook.

]]> 2008 Development Meeting website tag:www.wormbase.org,2008://2.348 2008-01-08T13:43:30Z 2008-01-08T13:45:00Z The website for the 2008 Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting is now available. The meeting will be held June 26-29, 2008.... Todd Harris http://toddot.net/ The website for the 2008 Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Meeting is now available. The meeting will be held June 26-29, 2008.

]]> New release of WormBase: WS185 tag:www.wormbase.org,2007://2.347 2007-12-24T03:47:58Z 2008-01-02T15:50:10Z WormBase has been updated to the WS185 release of the database.... Todd Harris http://toddot.net/ WormBase has been updated to the WS185 release of the database.

]]> New interface for the Textpresso literature search tag:www.wormbase.org,2007://2.346 2007-12-09T22:14:53Z 2007-12-09T22:17:12Z Textpresso -- the software that powers the WormBase Literature Search -- has a new user interface. Available directly from the WormBase home page (select the "Literature" option), Textpresso searches individual sentences in the full text of 9461 papers and 24,526... Todd Harris http://toddot.net/ Textpresso -- the software that powers the WormBase Literature Search -- has a new user interface. Available directly from the WormBase home page (select the "Literature" option), Textpresso searches individual sentences in the full text of 9461 papers and 24,526 abstracts.

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