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Alliance of Genome Resources @alliancegenome.bsky.social · 5d

Nature has published an article on the crisis facing MODs
Model organism databases face budget cuts and closures www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@zfinmod.bsky.social @xenbase.bsky.social @yeastgenome.bsky.social @mousegenome.bsky.social @ratgenome.bsky.social @geneontology.bsky.social @nature.com

Model organism databases face budget cuts and closures

Beyond the crucial data they contain, these digital archives have provided an important space for academic communities to exchange ideas and resources.

www.nature.com

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Saccharomyces Genome Database @yeastgenome.bsky.social · Aug 22

This is FlyBase as bycatch.

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Saccharomyces Genome Database @yeastgenome.bsky.social · Aug 22

Utterly devastating: FlyBase zapped.

www.thetransmitter.org/community/ha...

#modelOrganism

Exclusive: Harvard University lays off fly database team

The layoffs jeopardize this resource, which has served more than 4,000 labs for about three decades.

www.thetransmitter.org

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Saccharomyces Genome Database @yeastgenome.bsky.social · Aug 20

Pro tip for getting your data into SGD and other knowledgebases: don't hide the data in the supplemental info in PDF format. Put it in Excel with stable identifiers like SGDIDs and systematic_names (ex. YFL039C) in addition to gene names. #yeast #modelOrganism #getYourDataOutGetCited

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Saccharomyces Genome Database @yeastgenome.bsky.social · Aug 12

Latest #yeast #microPublication: Schiemann et al. Functional Analysis of the Yeast Counterpart to the Human GCN2 p.Glu738_Asp739insArgArg Variant
www.micropublication.org/journals/bio... @micropub7n.bsky.social

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Saccharomyces Genome Database @yeastgenome.bsky.social · Jul 31

WormBase announces its final major update, WS298, will be in Oct2025. No more new WormBase releases; existing data will be moved into Alliance of Genome Resources, ensuring vital C. elegans datasets remain accessible. Stay tuned for more updates.

Read more: blog.wormbase.org/2025/07/23/a...

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Saccharomyces Genome Database @yeastgenome.bsky.social · Jun 26

bit.ly/yeastNomenclatureConventions

SGD Help - Nomenclature Conventions

The nomenclature conventions for Saccharomyces cerevisiae were published in Trends in Genetics in 1998 (download pdf of gene nomenclature guide). These conventions are also detailed below. Contents Ge...

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Saccharomyces Genome Database @yeastgenome.bsky.social · Jun 26

#YeastNomenclature reminder: Protein Name Format

#Yeast proteins are referred to by the relevant gene symbol, non-italic, initial letter uppercase and with the suffix ‘p’ (for example, Ade5p). The suffix can be omitted if the word 'protein' is appended (for example, the Ade5 protein).

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Science Magazine @science.org · Jun 13

On 16 June, a federal court in Boston will hear two cases challenging the terminations of hundreds of National Institutes of Health grants.

Trump’s cuts to more than 1700 NIH grants get court hearing

District judge could declare terminations unlawful—or toss suit based on technicalities

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Saccharomyces Genome Database @yeastgenome.bsky.social · Jun 9

FlyBase needs your help!

Because of recent changes to government funding, the NIH grant that supported FlyBase has been "terminated." flybase.org

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Saccharomyces Genome Database @yeastgenome.bsky.social · Jun 5

Noticing slowness on the SGD website? Thank the web-scraping AI bots
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Web-scraping AI bots cause disruption for scientific databases and journals

Automated programs gathering training data for artificial-intelligence tools are overwhelming academic websites.

www.nature.com

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Saccharomyces Genome Database @yeastgenome.bsky.social · May 19

#YeastJob: 2-year postdoc available at #Sorbonne Université (central Paris) to investigate dynamic architecture of natural polyploid genomes in #Saccharomyces cerevisiae focusing on resolving complex genomic structure of polyploids at population level.

More info docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Postdoc_Evol_Genomics_Sorbonne.docx

Postdoctoral position in Yeast Evolutionary Genomics Hosting unit Laboratory of Computational, Quantitative, and Synthetic Biology (CQSB). The CQSB is an interdisciplinary research unit within the ...

docs.google.com

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Saccharomyces Genome Database @yeastgenome.bsky.social · May 7

Virtual #Conference: 5th Annual CanFunNet #Fungal #Biology

August 6-8 "From Local to Global"

canfunnet.conferences.uwo.ca

Abstract submissions, early registration open until May30

Topics include: Evolutionary Pathways of Fungal Pathogens, Fungal Genomics, Host Interactions, Fungal Resilience

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Saccharomyces Genome Database @yeastgenome.bsky.social · May 2

SGD Newsletter is out!
www.yeastgenome.org/blog/sgd-new...

- SGD’s Latest #GENETICS Publication
- #Pathway Annotations Available as GO Annotations
- New #Yeast #Phenome Links
- #microPublications – Latest Yeast Papers
- Alliance of #Genome Resources – Release 8.1.0
- Upcoming Conferences & Courses

SGD Newsletter, Spring 2025 | SGD

The Saccharomyces Genome Database (SGD) provides comprehensive integrated biological information for the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

www.yeastgenome.org

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Saccharomyces Genome Database @yeastgenome.bsky.social · Apr 9

There are 220 #BiochemicalPathways in #Yeast, involving 557 different #genes - all this info has now been incorporated into #GeneOntology annotations - check it out!

www.yeastgenome.org/blog/yeast-b...

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Saccharomyces Genome Database @yeastgenome.bsky.social · Apr 2

Application deadline extended to Apr 15 for this summer's #Yeast #Genetics & #Genomics course at @cshlaboratory.bsky.social July22 - Aug12! Get a comprehensive education in all things yeast, from classical genetics through up-to-the-minute genomics. Don't miss out!
meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx...

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Saccharomyces Genome Database @yeastgenome.bsky.social · Mar 28

#YeastJob: Postdoc in Environmental Micro and Genomics

Food Nutrition and Health Program, UBC in Vancouver

Wine Research Centre collab w/ Renaissance Bioscience Corp www.renaissancebioscience.com

Lab of Dr Vivien Measday measday-lab.landfood.ubc.ca

community.alliancegenome.org/t/postdoctor...

Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental Microbiology and Genomics

Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental Microbiology and Genomics The Food Nutrition and Health Program at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, invites applications for a Postdoctora...

community.alliancegenome.org

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Saccharomyces Genome Database @yeastgenome.bsky.social · Mar 20

The Pacific Northwest Yeast Club is holding their annual meeting on June 20th, 2025 in beautiful Vancouver, Canada! There are only 100 spots and registration is open now: www.pnwyc.net

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Alliance of Genome Resources @alliancegenome.bsky.social · Mar 19

New SGD paper!

Saccharomyces Genome Database: advances in genome annotation, expanded biochemical pathways, and other key enhancements academic.oup.com/genetics/art...

Saccharomyces Genome Database: advances in genome annotation, expanded biochemical pathways, and other key enhancements

Abstract. Budding yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) is the most extensively characterized eukaryotic model organism and has long been used to gain insight i

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Saccharomyces Genome Database @yeastgenome.bsky.social · Mar 19

Friendly reminder that community resources like SGD rely on your usage and citation for continued funding. Make sure to follow the citation guidelines and include in-text citations, not just links. #modelOrganism

Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · Mar 18

The #GENETICS issue is now live! You'll find updates from 6 model organism databases & other knowledgebases including AgBioData Consortium, Candida Genome Database, @yeastgenome.bsky.social, SpudDB, Unified Phenotype Ontology, & @zfinmod.bsky.social.

What's on the cover? ⬇️🧵

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Saccharomyces Genome Database @yeastgenome.bsky.social · Mar 11

Apply by March31 for the 2025 Yeast Genetics and Genomics Course Jul22–Aug12

www.yeastgenome.org/blog/apply-n...

This year’s instructors –Grant Brown, Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social, and Greg Lang– have designed a comprehensive course covering all things yeast from genetics to genomics!

Apply Now for the 2025 Yeast Genetics and Genomics Course | SGD

The Saccharomyces Genome Database (SGD) provides comprehensive integrated biological information for the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

www.yeastgenome.org

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O. Kerscher @yeastlife.bsky.social · Mar 5

Article by Dr. Kurt Williamson, Biology at #William&Mary: "I work with undergraduate students at the very beginning of their professional careers. The loss of training and support of new and early-career scientists is a particularly hard blow that will affect all of us for years to come."

Column: NIH is worth the return on investment for Virginia

Cuts to NIH grants will constrain research, harm students and diminish the Virginia economy, William & Mary professor Kurt Williamson writes in a guest column.

www.pilotonline.com

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Saccharomyces Genome Database @yeastgenome.bsky.social · Feb 25

FEBS Workshop 2025 – Conservation and diversity of gene regulatory mechanisms across eukaryotes

16–20 June 2025 │ Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain

Deadlines:
Registration closing: 15 March 2025
Abstract submission: 15 March 2025

community.alliancegenome.org/t/febs-2025-...

FEBS 2025: Conservation and diversity of gene regulatory mechanisms across eukaryotes

FEBS Workshop 2025 – Conservation and diversity of gene regulatory mechanisms across eukaryotes Deadlines: Registration opening: 15 January 2025 Registration closing: 15 March 2025 Abstract submiss...

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Ensembl @ensembl.org · Feb 13

Join #Ensembl, #FungiDB / @veupathdb.bsky.social, @yeastgenome.bsky.social / #CGD and #MycoCosm / @jgi.doe.gov at this year's Fungal Pathogen Genomics course organised by @eventswcs.bsky.social 🍄🧬💻

Applications close on Tue, 18th March 2025

📆 2nd to 6th June 2025
📍 Virtual
ℹ tinyurl.com/fpg2025

veupathdb.org @veupathdb.org · Feb 13

📢 #Fungal Pathogen Genomics Course: 2-6 June 2025 (Virtual) - Learn how to utilize unique tools from leading bioinformatics resources #FungiDB,
@ensembl.bsky.social Fungi, @yeastgenome.bsky.social /CGD, &
Mycocosm. Application deadline: 18 March 2024. Learn more & apply: tinyurl.com/fpg2025

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BF Francis Ouellette @bffo.bsky.social · Feb 8

From the 52 Biodata resources listed on the GCBR website globalbiodata.org/what-we-do/g... 24 exist in the US, and of those, 12 are NOT mirrored, officially. Of these 52 resources, 29 are supported by the NIH. If Trump/Musk continue, we are FUBARed! #Bioinformatics #Genomics #SciPo 🧬 🖥️ 🧪

List of Current Global Core Biodata Resources - Global Biodata Coalition

The list of current Global Core Biodata Resources.

globalbiodata.org

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