Insect genome
sequence data provide enormous insights into insect biology. Genetic
technologies that enable genomes to be manipulated are critical for gaining a
deep understanding of how genomes function.
On April 1, 2014
a five-year National Science Foundation Research Coordination Network focusing
on Insect Genetic Technologies was begun. The public face and organizational
node of the Insect Genetic Technology Research Coordination Network (IGTRCN) is
the network’s recently launched website – www.igtrcn.org.
The IGTRCN’s
goal is to connect research communities working on insects that have an
abundance of genetic technologies and technical knowledge with others who have
fewer technologies and less experience.
The IGTRCN will
leverage the abundance of knowledge and technology already available against
the needs of researchers working on insect systems with genome sequence data
but few functional genomic technologies.
The IGTRCN will
organize symposia, offer laboratory-based technical workshops, and fund
peer-to-peer training fellowships, all of which are intended to enhance
research capacity and encourage collaboration.
Reed’s law
asserts that the utility of large networks, particularly social networks, can
scale exponentially with the size of the network. This is an exciting project
that has the potential to significantly contribute to the study of insects.
This is an open
network and students, postdocs, research associates, technicians, researchers
and faculty at all career stages are welcome to become affiliated with the
IGTRCN.
For more
information visit www.igtrcn.org or David
O’Brochta, dobrocht@umd.edu,
240-314-6343.
It may take a
few days for this change to take effect.
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