C. elegans community at the GSA Allied Genetics Conference

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We are excited to work with the Genetics Society of America to bring the worm community into the Allied Genetics Meeting and would like to announce that abstract submission is open. This will be a great opportunity for us to come together in C. elegans sessions to hear the latest on cell biology, small RNAs, aging, neurobiology, and all of our other favorite topics. We have some great keynote speakers, worm games, and lots of talks from the abstracts, and the best poster prize winners will get registration/domestic travel to the C. elegans appropriate topic meeting. Also, check out this link for info on undergraduate travel awards (open through Nov. 8, 2024), onsite childcare options, and grants for childcare/dependent attendance.

Keynote speakers include:
Oded Rechavi, Tel Aviv Univ
Sui Sylvia Lee, Cornell Univ
Swathi Arur, MD Anderson
David Fay, Univ of Wyoming
Geraldine Seydoux, Johns Hopkins Univ

The intersectional nature of this conference also means we can see what’s going on with the other model systems in shared sessions. Also, we all know the worm community has the best sense of humor! David Fay (@WyomingWormBoy) will lead a comedy show for the entire community. Hope to see you there!

–The Organizing committee: David Katz, Michelle Mondoux, Erin Cram, Aakanksha Singhvi, Amy Walker

Bring your questions, comments and suggestions to WormBase staff at IWM 2023!

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WormBase is excited and looking forward to being in Glasgow for IWM 2023! We have many activities scheduled including a plenary talk in the evening on June 24th, the WormBase workshop in the afternoon of June 25th which will present and discuss data and tools in WormBase and the Alliance of Genome Resources, and the WormBase and microPublication booth that will be open from June 25th to June 27th. Come visit us with your questions, comments and suggestions at any of these occassions, we’d be happy to talk to you!

Three more days to contribute to WB community curation to WIN PRIZES at the IWM in Glasgow!

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You have 3 more days to make it to the top 10! Submit your data now, the deadline for submission is June 10th, 2023. The top submitter (Paul Sternberg, excluded!) will win a voucher for a microPublication ($250 value!). Additional prizes will be awarded at the WormBase booth. Access the submission forms here.

Contribute to WB community curation to win prizes at IWM 2023

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Are you attending the 24th International C. elegans Conference in Glasgow? Did you know that top WormBase community curators will get a special thank you from WormBase? Now you know! And you are still on time to make it to the top 10 and win a prize. You can contribute either by completing the ACKnowledge community curation form or by submitting phenotype data to WormBase. The first prize will win a voucher for a microPublication ($250 value!). Additional prizes will be awarded at the WormBase booth. Deadline for submission is June 10th, 2023. Not attending the meeting? No worries, you can still participate and win prizes! To access the submission forms go here. Stay tuned as we update the standings!

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