# Latest **URL:** https://community.alliancegenome.org/latest.md [Latest](https://community.alliancegenome.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.alliancegenome.org/categories.md) --- ## [Welcome to Discourse](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/welcome-to-discourse/7)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/welcome-to-discourse/7 "2020-11-13T21:15:50Z")
This is the welcome statement – to be edited later. --- ## [PhD and postdoctoral fellowship opportunities](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/phd-and-postdoctoral-fellowship-opportunities/8744)
**Author:** [@jferaba](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/jferaba)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/phd-and-postdoctoral-fellowship-opportunities/8744 "2026-10-19T13:37:55Z")
Dear worm community, I am seeking candidates to apply with me for FPU 2026 PhD and Juan de la Cierva 2026 postdoctoral fellowships at the Andalusian Centre for Developmental Biology (CABD), Universidad Pablo de Olavide,… --- ## [GMG2S SEOUL 2027 : April 18–23, 2027, Seoul, Korea](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/gmg2s-seoul-2027-april-18-23-2027-seoul-korea/8743)
**Author:** [@KPMC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/KPMC)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 6:59am UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/gmg2s-seoul-2027-april-18-23-2027-seoul-korea/8743 "2026-10-15T06:59:17Z")
Join us in Seoul for GMG2S 2027! How can genetics, multi-omics, deep phenotyping, and emerging research tools advance our understanding of mammalian biology and health? Find out at the Global Mammalian Genetic and Genomi… --- ## [Unusual structures on NGM plate — contamination or precipitate?](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/unusual-structures-on-ngm-plate-contamination-or-precipitate/8728)
**Author:** [@Sakhawat](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/Sakhawat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/unusual-structures-on-ngm-plate-contamination-or-precipitate/8728 "2026-10-11T16:55:30Z")
Hi everyone, I’m seeing these unusual branching/crystalline-looking structures and small particles on my NGM plates. I use NA22 spread across the plate. I kept the plate at 37°C for 24 hours, but the structures did not … --- ## [New Literature Summary Graphic on SGD Gene Pages](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/new-literature-summary-graphic-on-sgd-gene-pages/8741)
**Author:** [@stacia](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/stacia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/new-literature-summary-graphic-on-sgd-gene-pages/8741 "2026-10-06T20:51:36Z")
We’ve updated the Literature section of SGD gene pages. You can now see how much has been published on a gene over time and which papers are the newest, without leaving the gene page. What’s new The Literature section o… --- ## [New Interaction Summary Graphic on SGD Gene Pages](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/new-interaction-summary-graphic-on-sgd-gene-pages/8740)
**Author:** [@stacia](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/stacia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/new-interaction-summary-graphic-on-sgd-gene-pages/8740 "2026-10-05T23:43:28Z")
New Interaction Summary Graphic on SGD Gene Pages SGD’s interaction annotations are curated by BioGRID. They include physical and genetic interactions observed between at least two genes. At SGD, we’ve updated the Inter… --- ## [Enzyme Classifications and AlphaFold Structures Now on Gene Page Protein Sections](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/enzyme-classifications-and-alphafold-structures-now-on-gene-page-protein-sections/8739)
**Author:** [@stacia](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/stacia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/enzyme-classifications-and-alphafold-structures-now-on-gene-page-protein-sections/8739 "2026-10-05T18:06:00Z")
We’ve updated the Protein section of SGD gene pages. It now shows a gene’s Enzyme Commission (EC) number, where one is assigned, and a thumbnail of its AlphaFold predicted structure. Both give you more protein informatio… --- ## [NEXTDB](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/nextdb/8738)
**Author:** [@H-Sawa](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/H-Sawa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 5:57am UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/nextdb/8738 "2026-10-05T05:57:04Z")
I’ve got a notice from Yuji Kohara that NEXTDB (The Nematode Expression Pattern DataBase) is moved to https://nematode.shigen.info/ . --- ## [September 2026 updates to the FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/september-2026-updates-to-the-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances-page/8737)
**Author:** [@sian](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/sian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/september-2026-updates-to-the-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances-page/8737 "2026-10-01T19:12:59Z")
The FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page has updated with papers submitted in September. If you’d like to be featured in an upcoming update, please flag your paper with a new resource, technique, or reagent when … --- ## [European Variation Archive Workshop 2026](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/european-variation-archive-workshop-2026/8736)
**Author:** [@dona](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/dona)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/european-variation-archive-workshop-2026/8736 "2026-10-01T15:26:11Z")
Discover the latest developments in EVA, hear how others are working with variation data, and explore what’s next for the community. Join us on 22 October 2026, 14:00–16:00 BST. What’s in store? Explore EVA: a data d… --- ## [New Regulation Summary Graphic on Gene Pages](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/new-regulation-summary-graphic-on-gene-pages/8734)
**Author:** [@stacia](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/stacia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/new-regulation-summary-graphic-on-gene-pages/8734 "2026-09-30T21:31:41Z")
We’ve updated the Regulation section of SGD gene pages. You can now see how many regulatory relationships a gene has without leaving the page, and open the full details in one click. What’s new The Regulation section of… --- ## [Assistant Professor of Systems Biology, UC Irvine](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/assistant-professor-of-systems-biology-uc-irvine/8733)
**Author:** [@sian](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/sian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/assistant-professor-of-systems-biology-uc-irvine/8733 "2026-09-30T20:46:18Z")
Department of Systems Biology at UC Irvine. We are seeking an Assistant Professor from any area within Systems Biology, experimental or theoretical, who will complement existing strengths in the department. If you know o… --- ## [Anybody know about him-5(e1467)?](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/anybody-know-about-him-5-e1467/8730)
**Author:** [@MQGoulding](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/MQGoulding)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 7:58am UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/anybody-know-about-him-5-e1467/8730 "2026-09-30T07:58:03Z")
CGC Description says: “20% XO self-progeny at 16C. Recessive. Temperature sensitive. M-MATING++++ \>30%WT.” Temperature sensitive? I did not know that. How so? Like, it’s super Him at RT, but relatively non-Him (only 20%… --- ## [UNC Bio tenure track assistant prof (2 positions)](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/unc-bio-tenure-track-assistant-prof-2-positions/8732)
**Author:** [@klgUNC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/klgUNC)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/unc-bio-tenure-track-assistant-prof-2-positions/8732 "2026-09-28T18:56:33Z")
The Department of Biology at UNC Chapel Hill (https://bio.unc.edu/) is searching to hire two tenure track Assistant Professors to study critical questions in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, broadly defined. W… --- ## [Save the Date: 33rd International Conference on Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology Heads to Porto in 2027](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/save-the-date-33rd-international-conference-on-yeast-genetics-and-molecular-biology-heads-to-porto-in-2027/8729)
**Author:** [@stacia](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/stacia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/save-the-date-33rd-international-conference-on-yeast-genetics-and-molecular-biology-heads-to-porto-in-2027/8729 "2026-09-23T17:02:21Z")
The yeast community’s flagship gathering is on the move again! The 33rd International Conference on Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology (ICYGMB) will take place July 19-22, 2027, at the Fundação António Cupertino de Mir… --- ## [MMRRC Retiring Colonies for September 21st, 2026](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/mmrrc-retiring-colonies-for-september-21st-2026/8727)
**Author:** [@CurationAssistant](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/CurationAssistant)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/mmrrc-retiring-colonies-for-september-21st-2026/8727 "2026-09-21T23:10:21Z")
MMRRC Catalog Updates for September 21st, 2026 Retiring Colonies: Order Now - The following Live colonies will soon be taken off the shelf. Once off the shelf, these strains will only be available as cryopreserved germpl… --- ## [2 Tenure-track Asst Professor positions - University of San Diego, Dept of Biology](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/2-tenure-track-asst-professor-positions-university-of-san-diego-dept-of-biology/8726)
**Author:** [@cloer](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/cloer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/2-tenure-track-asst-professor-positions-university-of-san-diego-dept-of-biology/8726 "2026-09-17T19:50:23Z")
University of San Diego, Department of Biology is hiring for 2 tenure-track Assistant Professors with expertise in Cell biology and/or Organismal Biology, both broadly defined, to start Fall 2027. Our review of applicat… --- ## [How to Download Phenotype Annotations from SGD](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/how-to-download-phenotype-annotations-from-sgd/8725)
**Author:** [@stacia](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/stacia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/how-to-download-phenotype-annotations-from-sgd/8725 "2026-09-17T19:27:56Z")
Q: Is it possible to download a flat file for all phenotype annotations? The short answer is yes! There are two easy ways to get all of the phenotype annotations at SGD. Option 1: The SGD Downloads Site SGD maintains a … --- ## [PAVI tool webinar 9/17 @noon (ET)](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/pavi-tool-webinar-9-17-noon-et/8724)
**Author:** [@mlkal](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/mlkal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/pavi-tool-webinar-9-17-noon-et/8724 "2026-09-16T17:48:17Z")
Hi all, There will be an Alliance webinar tomorrow at noon (ET) presented by Paulo Nuin on the new variant interface for the Alliance: PAVI. https://www.alliancegenome.org/event-calendar https://jacksonlab.zoom.us/j/8… --- ## [Alliance Office Hours, Sept. 17 2026 - PAVI: From genome to alignment](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/alliance-office-hours-sept-17-2026-pavi-from-genome-to-alignment/8722)
**Author:** [@sian](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/sian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/alliance-office-hours-sept-17-2026-pavi-from-genome-to-alignment/8722 "2026-09-10T18:42:28Z")
This month’s Alliance webinar “PAVI: From genome to alignment”, presented by Paulo Nuin, will be Thurs. Sept 17 at noon ET. To get the Zoom link, please register by Weds. Sept. 1 (before 11pm ET). Join us to hear about t… --- ## [CTC meeting updates](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/ctc-meeting-updates/8721)
**Author:** [@mlkal](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/mlkal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/ctc-meeting-updates/8721 "2026-09-08T21:53:51Z")
The 23rd Annual Meeting of the Complex Trait Community has extended the abstract deadline to September 14th. The website has also been updated with new information about the venue and speakers. https://tinyurl.com/df5r… --- ## [rapamycin for c.elegans](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/rapamycin-for-c-elegans/3389)
**Author:** [@lieggplant](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/lieggplant)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 7:05am UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/rapamycin-for-c-elegans/3389 "2026-09-04T07:05:50Z")
\[b\]Hi, guys, did someone treat c.elegans with rapamycin? Does the rapamycin work in the case of c.elegans? and what’s the concentration? dissolved in DMSO or M9？(I find it so hard to dissolve rapamycin in M9). Thak U! --- ## [Alliance version 9.1.0 has been released](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/alliance-version-9-1-0-has-been-released/8720)
**Author:** [@sian](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/sian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/alliance-version-9-1-0-has-been-released/8720 "2026-09-02T20:58:36Z")
Alliancegenome.org version 9.1.0 is live with fresh data and updated features. Release notes will be available tomorrow. --- ## [Do different genotype strains have different appearances?](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/do-different-genotype-strains-have-different-appearances/2846)
**Author:** [@tburglin](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/tburglin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 10:34am UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/do-different-genotype-strains-have-different-appearances/2846 "2026-09-02T10:34:06Z")
Originally posted on WormAtlas by “Caenorhabditis elegans”, May 24, 2004 How do different genotypic strains like N2 compare to osm-10, and if so, is their anatomy different? I know that dumpy is different, but I don’t k… --- ## [Postdoctoral Position in Gut-Brain Communication](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/postdoctoral-position-in-gut-brain-communication/8719)
**Author:** [@Mark](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/Mark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/postdoctoral-position-in-gut-brain-communication/8719 "2026-09-01T19:36:03Z")
A postdoctoral position is available in the lab of Dr. Mark Alkema at Umass Chan Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts. We are seeking a motivated and creative postdoctoral fellow interested in understanding how ner… --- ## [August 2026 updates to the FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/august-2026-updates-to-the-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances-page/8718)
**Author:** [@sian](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/sian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/august-2026-updates-to-the-flybase-papers-with-technical-advances-page/8718 "2026-09-01T17:30:57Z")
The FlyBase Papers with Technical Advances page has updated with papers submitted in August. If you’d like to be featured in an upcoming update, please flag your paper with a new resource, technique, or reagent when you… --- ## [Finding Your Publication in SGD](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/finding-your-publication-in-sgd/8717)
**Author:** [@suzi](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/suzi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/finding-your-publication-in-sgd/8717 "2026-08-28T00:38:58Z")
One of the most common questions we receive is: “Where can I find my paper in SGD?” Your work is probably here, on SGD’s Literature tab. The Literature tab is organized into groups of papers, making it easy to find spec… --- ## [MMRRC Newly Available Strains & Newly Accepted Strains August 2026](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/mmrrc-newly-available-strains-newly-accepted-strains-august-2026/8716)
**Author:** [@CurationAssistant](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/CurationAssistant)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/mmrrc-newly-available-strains-newly-accepted-strains-august-2026/8716 "2026-08-25T15:28:12Z")
MMRRC Catalog Updates for August 2026 Note: Please note that finalized nomenclature for some of the “Recently Accepted” strains listed below is pending. Newly Available: Now available for Distribution: 323 mouse models … --- ## [Autosomal SEC strains needed for high school ISEF project](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/autosomal-sec-strains-needed-for-high-school-isef-project/8715)
**Author:** [@CRISPR\_Academy](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/CRISPR_Academy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/autosomal-sec-strains-needed-for-high-school-isef-project/8715 "2026-08-23T18:51:44Z")
Hello! Does anyone have any autosomal SEC insertions generated by CRISPR that you would be willing to share for a high school research project for ISEF? The project is to model and analyze Cre recombinase excision effic… --- ## [SGD Newsletter, August 2026](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/sgd-newsletter-august-2026/8714)
**Author:** [@suzi](https://community.alliancegenome.org/u/suzi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.alliancegenome.org/t/sgd-newsletter-august-2026/8714 "2026-08-20T21:05:00Z")
SGD Newsletter August 2026 About this newsletter: This is the August 2026 issue of the SGD newsletter. This issue features a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the first eukaryotic genome sequence, a suit… [Next page](https://community.alliancegenome.org/latest.md?page=1)