RGD’s 2026 Desktop Calendar is available! For more details visit our news page: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/rgd-2026-...

LAST CALL! RGD's 2026 calendar is under construction, but you haven't missed your chance to showcase your rat next year. Accepting submissions til noon August 27, 2025. For more info, go to rgd.mcw.edu/wg/rgd-2026-... Klaus On The Job, by Kevin R. Grazier PhD, edited by W. Demos #RGD

LAST CALL! There’s only TWO days left to submit photos and artwork for RGD's 2026 Rat Calendar! Don’t miss out on an opportunity to highlight your lab or creativity. The deadline for submission is Friday, August 22, 2025. For more info, go to rgd.mcw.edu/wg/rgd-2026-...

Registration and abstract submission deadlines have been extended to September 15 for the Complex Traits Community - Rodent Genomics 2025 meeting. No need to wait though, as we will start reviewing abstracts shortly. We look forward to seeing you in Barcelona soon!

Don’t miss out - 1 week left to submit photos! We need your most intriguing or adorable rat photos for RGD's 2026 Rat Calendar! The deadline for submission is Friday, August 22, 2025. For more info, go to rgd.mcw.edu/wg/rgd-2026-...

📢 Save the Date- 2025 Meeting of the Complex Trait Community-Rodent Genomics #CTC2025, Oct 21–24, Barcelona, Spain! Abstracts due Aug 15, Registration closes Sept 1. Details: complextrait.org/meetings/ctc...

Calendar Deadline Approaching! Please send us your cute/fun high-res photos of rats to [email protected] Please submit by Friday, August 22, 2025. We'll send copies to photo contributors; see our website for details: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/rgd-2026-...

It’s time to pull out your cameras! Please send us your cute/fun high-res photos of rats to [email protected] Please submit by Friday, August 22, 2025. We'll send copies to photo contributors; see our website for details: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/rgd-2026-...

Biomedical research budget cuts at Harvard threaten @flybase.bsky.social —known as the "Wikipedia of fruit fly research", fueling key discoveries in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, addiction, birth defects, and more. Details: tinyurl.com/4chpts9f #FlyBase

Rat Genome Database is excited to announce the new #Behavioral & #Substance Use Disorder Portal—your resource for data and tools on #behavior, #addiction, & more. Explore: rgd.mcw.edu/rgdweb/porta... Learn more: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/behavior_...

June's Alliance webinar is THIS Thursday (June 12), noon EDT. Preregister by Wedneday (June 11) by midnight EDT for the Zoom link. Did you register for this webinar when you signed up for an earlier one? Expect a link tonight!

Reminder: the May Alliance webinar 'JBrowse2 at the Alliance', is THIS Thursday, May 15, at noon EDT. Register by midnight EDT Wedsnesday May 14 for the Zoom link forms.gle/GzMnmwK23SzP...

Alliance April webinar update... 'How AI informs literature curation' will be presented by Kimberly Van Auken, Valerio Arbnaboldi and Chris Tabone. To learn how the Alliance uses Artificial Intelligence in literature curation, register by Weds 4/16 (midnight EDT) here forms.gle/GzMnmwK23SzP...

Meet Ronin: the African giant pouched rat who’s sniffed out 109 landmines in Cambodia. His record-breaking work highlights the power of rat's olfaction and cognition—key traits driving research in behavior and neurogenetics. Stay tuned for new rat behavior data from RGD! tinyurl.com/2uhshtx7

Happy #WorldRatDay! Rats are the unsung heroes of science, driving major human health advances! Listen to Freakonomics Radio’s episodes 'Sympathy for the Rat' 👉- freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/... & celebrate their impact!

Register by Wednesday March 19 (before midnight EDT please) to receive the Zoom link forms.gle/GzMnmwK23SzP... Interested in upcoming seminars? They're posted on the Alliance Event Calendar www.alliancegenome.org/event-calendar Links to recordings of previous webinars are there too!

The next Alliance webinar is scheduled for next Thursday, March 20 at noon EDT (please note: the US is on Daylight Savings Time; if your region is not, it will be a hour later for you). This month's topic is Disease annotations at the Alliance,presented by Yvonne Bradford with co-host, Sue Bello.

ICYMI: The @alliancegenome.bsky.social hosted a webinar on Exploring Variants at the Alliance on February 20, presented by Jennifer Smith, Scientific Project Manager at the Rat Genome Database. The recording is now available at: tinyurl.com/2uwmu4j4. For more: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/agr-webin...

Information about this and future webinars can be found on the Alliance Event Calendar www.alliancegenome.org/event-calendar Want to attend this webinar but can't make that timeslot? It will be up on the Alliance YouTube channel later (a link will be on the Event Calendar).

The next Alliance webinar is scheduled for next Thursday, February 20, at noon ET. This month's webinar is on Exploring Variants at the Alliance, and will be presented by Jennifer Smith. Register by Wednesday Feb 19 (before midnight ET please) to receive the Zoom link forms.gle/GzMnmwK23SzP...

New research uncovers 0.2Gb of novel sequence using a pangenome graph from 10x Genomics Linked-Read data in 31 recombinant inbred rats-https://rgd.mcw.edu/rgdweb/hrdp_panel.html. Key variants link glucose/insulin levels to chromogranin expression, learn more here: tinyurl.com/bde4bb4v

Check out our latest paper in Database @ Oxford Academic "Standardized pipelines support and facilitate integration of diverse datasets at the Rat Genome Database." Learn how RGD enhances its multiomics data by integration with global genomics databases. Read more: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/pipelines/

Apply Now! Join the NHGRI-funded Multi Omics NETwork Analysis Workshop (June 8–14, 2025 @ CU Anschutz). Gain hands-on experience in cutting-edge multi-omics data integration tools! Only 30 spots-deadline 2/28/25. Details: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/mo/

The Alliance of Genome Resources Event Calendar is now visible to the public www.alliancegenome.org/event-calendar. This includes a schedule of upcoming Alliance webinars, including the next one 'Literature Tools', at noon EST on Jan. 16 2025 (register by Jan. 15).

There’s still time to request your RGD Desktop Calendar! Designed with heartfelt appreciation as our thank-you for your support, it’s the perfect way to brighten your 2025. Don’t miss out—claim yours today! See the RGD news page for more details: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/2025-cale...

Rats dribbling, dunking, and stealing hearts 🏀🐀🔥 Check out this video of rats from the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia, showing off their basketball skills in honor of the 2010 Final Four. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=drnn...

There’s still time to receive your 2025 RGD calendar within the continental US before the New Year! The last ship date of 2024 will be December 23. Visit rgd.mcw.edu/wg/2025-cale... and put in your request for you and your lab today.

The RGD website is back! We appreciate your patience and understanding while we resolved the issues. If you encounter any problems, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

The RGD homepage and website is down. We are working to identify and correct the issue, but currently have no time estimate for recovery. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Global biodata resources are at risk - funding models are fragile and unsustainable. GBC's open letter campaign needs your support to call for solutions. Science leaders have already signed the letter, please join them. Click here for more: globalbiodata.org/open-letter-...

Exciting update! New rat reference assembly GRCr8 is published with 40× PacBio HiFi sequencing coverage and scaffolding using optical mapping and Hi-C. It features higher quality and adds 1100+ new protein-coding genes. For more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39516046/

Hold the phone! RGD’s 2025 Rat Calendar is available! For more information: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/2025-cale... #ratgenome #calendar2025 #rgd

The 21st Complex Trait Community & Rat Genomics Community (CTC-RG) meeting recordings and slides are now on RGD YouTube channel and program pages. Click here to learn more: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/ctc-rg-po... #CTCRG24

Discover the interesting world of rats, from their complex affective and cognitive capacities to their evolutionary history, in the new issue of Science: tinyurl.com/289nvu2w! They are not just cute; these unsung heroes of science offer new insights into disease transmission and more.

Rat Genome Database is featured in the Global Core Biodata Resource of the week. Click here to find out more: bit.ly/3Ywpx8E

A new meta-analytic gene-clustering algorithm that outperforms single omics approaches by integrating multi-omics data from multiple studies, paves the way for studying novel gene pathways. Read the study: www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/11...

The second Alliance webinar will be Thursday Oct 17, 2024. Noon EDT: Introduction to Alliance APIs, presented by Chris Tabone with co-host Chris Grove. This webinar will discuss the various Alliance APIs available for public use. Preregister by Oct 16 to get the Zoom link: forms.gle/GzMnmwK23SzP...

The Complex Trait Community–Rat Genomics Meeting starts tomorrow but there's still time to register for virtual attendance: form.jotform.com/241925674751.... For more: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/ctc-rg2024/ #CTCRG24

The Complex Trait Community–Rat Genomics Meeting agenda is NOW LIVE: rgd.mcw.edu/rgdweb/ctc-r...! Join us at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI, from October 2-5, 2024. Register now for virtual attendance: form.jotform.com/241925674751... #CTCRG24

Join @alliancegenome.bsky.social first 30-min webinar series on Sept. 19, 2024, at Noon EDT : 'An Introduction to the Alliance,' covering searches, genes, and diseases, with a Q&A. Register by Sept. 18: form.jotform.com/242336043825...

Just 1 week left to register! Don’t miss out on the 21st Annual Complex Trait Community & Rat Genomics Meeting, Oct 2-5, 2024, at the Medical College of Wisconsin. In-person registration closes Sept 13! Virtual registration open until Oct 2. Register now: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/ctc-rg2024/ #CTCRG24

There's still time to submit! Abstract deadline extended to August 23, 2024, for the 21st Annual Complex Trait Community & Rat Genomics Meeting at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Oct 2-5, 2024. Register now: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/ctc-rg2024/ #CTCRG24

There's still time to submit! Abstract deadline extended to August 23, 2024, for the 21st Annual Complex Trait Community & Rat Genomics Meeting at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Oct 2-5, 2024. Register now: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/ctc-rg2024/ #CTCRG24

Only one week left to submit your abstracts! The deadline is August 16, 2024, for the 21st Annual Complex Trait Community & Rat Genomics Meeting at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Oct 2-5, 2024. Register now for in-person or virtual attendance: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/ctc-rg2024/ #CTCRG24

Only two weeks left until the submission deadline! Abstracts are due on August 16, 2024. Please register to attend the meeting in person or virtually at form.jotform.com/241925674751...

📢 Join us for the 21st annual Complex Trait Community & Rat Genomics meeting at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Oct 2-5, 2024! Register now for in-person or virtual attendance. Abstract submission deadline: Aug 16, 2024. More info: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/ctc-rg2024/ #CTC2024

Ever wondered what it’s like for mice to experience the world like rats? Some now can, at least in terms of smell! This new study uses blastocyst complementation to explore brain development, and repair using hybrid mice featuring rat neurons. More: tinyurl.com/pcj9nand

As part of the research community, your support is crucial for the continued funding of genetics community resources like the RGD. Please take a moment to cite us whenever you use RGD in your paper, for more: tinyurl.com/ye29433w #GENETICS