Leonid Kruglyak (HHMI/University of California, Los Angeles) has been awarded the 2016 Edward Novitski Prize for his extraordinary level of creativity and intellectual ingenuity in the solution of significant problems in genetics research. Read more here.
Please cite WormBase in your publications!
If you have used WormBase in the planning, design, execution, analysis, or reporting of research, please cite WormBase in your publications, preferably please cite which version/release of WormBase you used. See details on how to cite WormBase.
Need to order a clone or plasmid?
Are you looking for a clone or plasmid? Please note that WormBase does not house or distribute reagents but maintains a reagents page with links to the primary resources that generate and/or distribute reagents. Visit the reagents page to learn about resources that distribute clones, plasmids, RNA libraries, etc. This page can also be accessed from a drop-down from the ‘Resources’ section on the menu bar at the top of the WormBase home page.
Passing of Robert Stuart (Bob) Edgar, (1930 – 2016)
One of the pioneer spirits of our field, Bob Edgar, has died. Bob started the Worm Breeder’s Gazette in 1975 and helped organize early worm meetings. He played an essential role in fostering the collegiality that has distinguished the C. elegans field. Read about him here.
Please follow nomenclature guidelines for engineered alleles and constructs
New methods for genome engineering (TALENs, CRISPR-Cas9, etc.) are increasingly being applied to C. elegans. Please remember to use nomenclature guidelines when naming these engineered alleles or constructs. Refer to the guidelines in the ‘Genome Engineering’ widget here.