🚨 Important Announcement 🚨 Please be aware that due to planned maintenance our website will be unavailable from Friday 26th September (2pm) to Sunday 28th September (5pm). Apologies for any inconvenience.

🚨 CCP Phenogenomics Conference in Prague on September 11–12, 2025 Main topics are rare diseases, experimental models and gene therapy development. Participation in the scientific sessions is free of charge for all academic attendees, but registration is required: www.ccp-conference.cz

Registration is open for the 2025 ARRIGE annual meeting, “Access and Affordability of Gene Therapies : Challenges for Genome Editing”, held at IGBMC, Strasbourg (France) & Online on October 28 & 29, 2025 (two half-days). 🔗 More information at bit.ly/3Utcpht #impc #arrige #conference

We are pleased to announce a genome browser that enables visualisation of how IMPC alleles impact gene models. For more: bit.ly/4kyT4pN #mousegenetics #data #IMPC #genetics

IMPC learning and software resources are now easily accessible through the IMPC website. There are courses and workshops as well as tools developed by the IMPC community to help you utilise IMPC data. 📚 Training and Workshops: bit.ly/4ntcQG3 💻 Software: bit.ly/4ey7sNK Read more: bit.ly/3Gh3c8I

Interested in staying current with the latest applications and discoveries using #organoids? Subscribe to Organoid News by STEMCELL Science News to stay on top of the latest publications, reviews, industry news, and more. www.stemcellsciencenews.com/organoid-new...

✨ Your chance to impact IMPC's future is still here! Take our survey to help us understand data usage and guide our future directions. #phenotyping #data #ScientificResearch #FunctionalGenomics

Next week at the Training School, Silvia Mandillo will lecture on assessing motor function in mouse models—covering standard tests, home-cage monitoring, case studies, and the impact of sex and welfare on results. #MouseModels #BehavioralNeuroscience @costprogramme.bsky.social #homecage

✨ The IMPC is at #ESHG25! Don't miss on the presentation given by Diego Pava from Queen Mary on association of knockout mouse models to human rare diseases: The IMPC Disease Models Portal: Automated identification of mouse models for rare disease” 📅 May 24 | 🕡 6:30–6:45 PM #RareDisease #Genomics

A new study shows how minimum dominating set strategy can be used to help prioritise understudied genes for IMPC analysis highlighting its applicability to other large-scale studies. Read full paper here: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #FunctionalGenomics #GenePrioritisation #SystemsBiology

We are co-organising another international conference: Organoids Are Us is a symposium to report and discuss the latest advances in this exciting modality to tackle unanswered biological and clinical questions. For more info nmgn.mrc.ukri.org/news/we-are-...

📢 Job Opportunity: Administrator We have an exciting opportunity to join our Operations Team. We are looking for a motivated, hands-on, and positive individual to support the Events and Marketing Manager in the running of the Advance training centre Apply by 8th June:

🚨New IMPC study! 👁️This latest study identified 14 genes linked to late-adult corneal dysmorphologies (LACD) using knockout mice from the IMPC,12 are novel to corneal biology,7 expressed in human cornea. Read more here: iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx... #Cornea #Aging #Ophthalmology #MouseModels

🧬 The IMPC is unlocking gene function at scale powering discovery in translational research across disciplines. 🎥 Dr. Sabine Hölter-Koch explains the impact in this video: bit.ly/IMPCImpact Whether you're working on rare diseases,functional genomics, or drug discovery, the IMPC is worth exploring.

📢 The IMPC will be attending #ESHG2025! Join us on 24th of May, 6:30–6:45 PM for Diego Pava’s talk, "The IMPC Disease Models Portal:Automated ID of mouse models for rare disease."Don’t miss this opportunity to explore how model organisms can accelerate discovery in human genetics. @eshg.bsky.social

📣 Save the Date! We’re excited to announce the 2025 IMPC Virtual Conference "Insights from the Past, Shaping the Future" will take place on 25th of September, 11:00–18:00 EDT/17:00–23:00 CET. Registration details and agenda will be shared soon! More here: bit.ly/IMPCConference #FunctionalGenomics

Tomorrow we meet at noon CET! 🧐 Register quickly if you haven't yet: har-mrc-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi.... @costprogramme.bsky.social #communication #science #SciComm #AItools #transparency @eara.eu

🚨 Calling the Scientific Community to Help Shape the Future of IMPC The IMPC is at a funding crossroads and seeking community input.Take our 10-min survey to help us determine how we can best continue to shape the future of mammalian genetics research.Read: bit.ly/ReadIMPC Survey: bit.ly/IMPCSurvey

Mouse studies reveal gut viruses help antibiotics — without them, bacteria resist treatment. 🐭🦠Source: cell.com/cell-host-microbe/abstract/S1931-3128(25)00135-0

🚨 Data Release 23 is out! 🚨 We’ve reached 100 million data points including data for 9,277 genes. 🎉 Find out more: www.mousephenotype.org/news/impc-da.... #IMPC #mousegenetics #phenotyping #data

Discover how tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney, DALL·E & NotebookLM are changing the way we share science—faster, clearer, more creative. Hands-on demo included! Part of our #AnimalResearch communication webinar series. #SciComm #animalresearch #Midjourney #DALLE #AItools @costprogramme.bsky.social

Martin Hrabě de Angelis is giving this year’s Snell lecture. His work with @impc-phenotypes.bsky.social and Infrafrontier and long standing collaboration with the @mrcharwell.bsky.social makes him a great friend! Congratulations! #IMGCGlasgow

Yann Herault gave a wonderful and enlightening talk on the effects of impaired biliary acid homeostasis Down syndrome mouse [email protected],IMPC Past Chair, demonstrated the importance of investigation of metabolic dysfunction-associated diseases. #IMGCGlasgow #DownSyndrome #Genetics

🎉 It’s the final day of #IMGC38! It’s been an incredible four days of learning, networking, and discussing the future of mammalian genomics. A huge thank you to the organizers, speakers, and everyone who visited the #IMPC booth! @davidashbrook.bsky.social #IMGCGlasgow #Genomics #Networking

🎉 I'm excited to present my poster at the #IMGC38! If you would like to hear more about my project and the work we do in @impc-phenotypes.bsky.social make sure to come to Megalithic 2! Looking forward to seeing you all! #IMGCGlasgow #IMPC #PosterPresentation #ScientificResearch #FunctionalGenomics

A brilliant Verne Chapman Lecture was given by Xavier Montagutelli, where he shared "A long journey in mouse genetics". Xavier, who is the Director of Institut Pasteur, end his talk stating that science is a collaboration, and together we can achieve greatness! #IMGCGlasgow #IMPC #MouseGenetics

🧬 It’s the 3rd day of the conference, aka the poster day! We’re excited to share some exciting research from the IMPC team! Stop by their posters to discuss their work or just to say hi! 👋 🖼️ @tugbabulbula.bsky.social – #12 🖼️ @marina-k.bsky.social – #28 #IMGCGlasgow #IMPC #Genomics #Poster #Data

✨ Day 2 at #IMGC38! So many great discussions on genetics, functional genomics, and mammalian models! We’ve had great conversations at the IMPC booth. Join us for more or to take a picture with Gemma 🐭 What has been your highlight of the conference so far? #IMGCGlasgow #Genomics #Collaboration

Our consortium members are excited to meet you. Stop by our booth on Megalithic area and say hi! 👋 #IMGCGlasgow #IMPC #Genomics #Data

🚀 It’s the first day of #IMGC38 Glasgow! 📍 Our booth is ready in the Megalithic area, visit us to connect with our team and learn more about our work in mammalian genetics. Looking forward to insightful talks, collaborations, and great discussions! #IMPC #Genomics #ScientificResearch

🌍 🔬 The IMPC will be at the 38th IMGS Conference, 6-9 of April in Glasgow! Visit our booth in the Megalithic area to connect with our team. Don’t miss @tugbabulbula.bsky.social (P#12) & Marina Kan (P#28) presenting their exciting projects! See you there! #IMGS38 #IMPC #Genomics #Networking

The genetic cause for hearing loss due to otitis media with effusion was investigated in a recent panel of #DownSyndrome (DS) #MouseModels. Find the DS mouse models used in the study in the National Mouse Archive #MouseMuse #WorldDownSyndromeDay archive.har.mrc.ac.uk/stock?id=6435

Exciting news! We’re organizing the final TEATIME conference this September in Helsinki! 🏆 Stay tuned—the program will be out soon! 📢 #animalresearch #behavior #metabolism @costprogramme.bsky.social #DataAnalysis #homecage

🚀 IMPC has now been cited in 8,000+ peer-reviewed publications! 🧬 With data and products for 9,000+ genes available to the scientific community, we’re driving discoveries in genetics and disease research. Read more here: bit.ly/8Kpublications #Genomics #MouseModels #OpenScience #Publications

Next @cost-teatime.bsky.social webinar will take place on March 13 - @pennzalalab.bsky.social present their work showing that the courtship vocalisations of wild house mice are much more complex and dynamic than has been assumed, and their role in male copulatory success mailchi.mp/878e420349f5...

🚨 Important Announcement 🚨 Please be aware that due to planned maintenance our website will be unavailable on Saturday, 8th of March all day (GMT). Apologies for any inconvenience.

It's #RareDiseaseDay! 🧬 Rare diseases impact millions, yet many remain poorly understood. On this day, we recognize the power of research. 👀 Read IMPC's impact on rare disease research: bit.ly/IMPCRareDise... Together, we can accelerate progress! 💜 #IMPC #Genetics #phenotypingdata #Hope4Rare

Pandemics like COVID-19 have shown us why we need vaccines, allowing many of us to grow up without fear of contracting diseases like polio and diphtheria. What would a world without vaccines look like? www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi7g...

New Study🚨 Researchers identified 69 new disease-gene associations using gene burden analysis, five showing strong evidence. Their geneBurdenRD framework, designed for Mendelian diseases, is openly available to advance rare disease discovery, with a potential diagnostic yield increase of up to 1.6%.

🚀 Exciting news! The second part of our webinar The Art of Communicating Animal Research in the 21st Century now has a date! 📅 Stay tuned for details—this session will dive into AI tools for making research communication easier & more engaging. 🔥 #AnimalResearch @costprogramme.bsky.social

🚀 Exciting new consortium paper underscores how IMPC has helped illuminate the dark genome, connect genes to diseases, and drive breakthroughs in drug discovery, biomarker identification, and precision medicine. 🔬 Read more here: bit.ly/IMPCPaper #IMPC #PreclinicalResearch #TranslationalMedicine

🚨 Important Announcement 🚨 Please be aware that due to planned maintenance our website will be unavailable on Saturday, 22nd February from 10am to 2pm (GMT).

✨Celebrating Women in Science! 🧬👩‍🔬 Women in science break barriers and drive discoveries that shape our world. 🚀On this #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience, our first female chair, Sabine Hölter-Koch, shares her inspiration for the women and girls leading the next generation. 🔬 #WomenInSTEM