The 2023 Mentor-Match assignments have been announced! Thanks to the committee for all the work on this initiative.
–Meera Sundaram
10 days left to apply for the course on helminth genome analysis
Only 10 days left to apply to our practical hands-on training course in helminth genome analysis (#HelminthBio23) organised by @stephenrdoyle@akoiwang! FREE to attend & travel bursaries are available to Asia-based applicants!
–The WormBase ParaSite team
New chapter about synaptogenesis in WormBook, GENETICS
Check out the latest chapter, “Syanaptogenesis: unmasking molecular mechanisms using Caenorhabditis elegans” by Kota Mizumoto, Yishi Jin and Jean-Louis Bessereau.
WormBase ParaSite is hiring
Got a passion for parasitic worm genomics? Join our team! We’re hiring a bioinformatician at University of Glasgow. The succesfull applicant will work on a range of data analysis, data integration, curatorial and community-engagement activities for WormBase ParaSite. This will include driving annotation improvements within WB-PS by developing new workflows, and enabling updates from the research community. The post is available either for an experienced bioinformatician or a less experienced bioinformatician that wants to further develop their skills. For more information and to apply click here.
–WormBase ParaSite team
WormBase, Alliance named Global Core Biodata Resources
We are happy and proud to announce that WormBase and the Alliance of Genome Resources (Alliance) have been listed as “biodata resources that are of fundamental importance to the wider biological and life sciences community and the long term preservation of biological data” by the Global Biodata Coalition (GBC). Congratulations to all and thanks to our users who continue to support us!