Upcoming Alliance webinar – model organisms and rare diseases

Guest Presenter, Damian Smedley, Professor of Computational Genomics, Queen Mary University of London, will speak on ‘Use of model organism data in rare disease diagnostics and disease-gene association discovery’. If you’re interested in attending this webinar, please register to get the Zoom link by Wednesday September 24 at midnight EDT https://tinyurl.com/4f9ycybt. If you have already signed up, you don’t need to sign up again.

Remember to check the Alliance event calendar for the webinar schedule.

WormBase inverted repeat data not current

Please note that inverted repeat data in WormBase is not current (frequency, size, and character of inverted repeats in C. elegans and related tracks on JBrowse). Our top priority is moving data to the Alliance. As announced, the WS298 release will be frozen on the WormBase website and all data will be curated and/or updated at the Alliance. Please bear with us during this transition period of moving data to the Alliance.

May 8th deadline for mentee sign-ups for the 2025 C. elegans Community Mentor Match Program!

Please note that the May 8th deadline is close for sign-ups for the 2025 C. elegans Community Mentor Match Program – MENTEE sign-ups! Mentees, please sign up here. See our fantastic list of available mentors. Don’t miss this chance to participate and make a difference in the community!

-Andrea Calixto and Javier Apfeld
Co-Chairs, 2025 C. elegans Community Mentor Match Program