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http://www.jax.org/imr/index.html

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented on June 08, 2012. The function of the IMR is to select, import, cryopreserve, maintain, and distribute these important strains of mice to the research community. To improve their value for research, the IMR also undertakes genetic development of stocks, such as transferring mutant genes or transgenes to defined genetic backgrounds and combining transgenes and/or targeted mutations to create new mouse models for research. The function of the IMR is to: * select biomedically important stocks of transgenic, chemically induced, and targeted mutant mice * import these stocks into the Jackson Laboratory by rederivation procedures that rid them of any pathogens they might carry * cryopreserve embryos from these stocks to protect them against accidental loss and genetic contamination * backcross the mutation onto an inbred strain, if necessary * distribute them to the scientific community More than 1000 mutant stocks have been accepted by the IMR from 1992 through December 2006. Current holdings include models for research on cancer; breast cancer; immunological and inflammatory diseases; neurological diseases; behavioral, cardiovascular and heart diseases; developmental, metabolic and other diseases; reporter (e.g., GFP) and recombinase (e.g., cre/loxP) strains. About eight strains a month are being added to the IMR holdings. Research is being conducted on improved methods for assisted reproduction and speed congenic production. Most of the targeted mutants arrive on a mixed 129xC57BL/6 genetic background, and as many of these as possible are backcrossed onto an inbred strain (usually C57BL/6J). In addition, new mouse models are being created by intercrossing carriers of specific transgenes and/or targeted mutations. Simple sequence length polymorphism DNA markers are being used to characterize and evaluate differences between inbred strains, substrains, and embryonic stem cell lines.

Proper citation: Induced Mutant Resource (RRID:SCR_008366) Copy   

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http://www.transgenic-hydra.org/

The Transgenic Hydra Facility is a non-profit facility in the laboratory of Thomas Bosch at the University of Kiel that assists scientists to use and to develop transgenic Hydra polyps. Our mission is to provide investigators access to the latest technology for the efficient production of transgenic polyps. We particularly encourage scientists from laboratories lacking the infrastructure for transgenic Hydra technologies to use our services. Abstract: Understanding the evolution of development in large part relies on the study of phylogenetically old organisms. Cnidarians, such as Hydra, have become attractive model organisms for these studies. However, despite long-term efforts, stably transgenic animals could not be generated, severely limiting the functional analysis of genes. Here we report the efficient generation of transgenic Hydra lines by embryo microinjection. One of these transgenic lines expressing EGFP revealed remarkably high motility of individual endodermal epithelial cells during morphogenesis. We expect that transgenic Hydra will become important tools to dissect the molecular mechanisms of development at the base of the Metazoan tree. Sponsors: Financial support for this research was provided by the German Research Foundation [Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Grants B0848/13 and SFB617.

Proper citation: Transgenic Hydra Facility (RRID:SCR_008641) Copy   

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http://www.sanger.ac.uk/PostGenomics/S_pombe/

The laboratory studies global gene expression programs in fission yeast (S. pombe). They apply a wide range of integrated approaches to analyse regulatory networks during cell proliferation, differentiation and quiescence including genetic and environmental perturbations. They are also interested in genetic diversity, genome evolution, and the complex interactions between genotypes, phenotypes, and the environment. The relative simplicity of the yeast cell promises a deeply satisfying, systems-level understanding of its inner workings within our life time Sponsors: This research is mainly funded by Cancer Research UK and the EC FP7 PhenOxiGEn project. Keywords: Gene, Expression, S.pombe, Yeast, Cell, Proliferation, Differentiation, Environmental, Genetic, Diversity, Genome, Evolution, Genotype, Phenotype, Environment,

Proper citation: Bahler Laboratory: Genome Regulation (RRID:SCR_008422) Copy   

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http://qneuro.rutgers.edu

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented August 23, 2016. The brain is made of billions of neurons, which together form the world''s most powerful information-processing machine. Despite decades of research, the fundamental principle by which these cells work together is still unknown. Many theories for brain function have been proposed over the last century. But only in the last few years has it become possible to record simultaneously from large enough numbers of neurons to put these theories to the test experimentally. This is an unprecedented opportunity, but it opens up a new question: how do we go from the gigabytes of experimental data that we now have, to concise conclusions about the function of the brain? The data processing methods traditionally used in neuroscience are not sophisticated enough to exploit this new flood of information. Fortunately, modern statistics and machine learning theory is making great strides in precisely the type of techniques needed to process these large multivariate databases. By applying these methods to neuronal data, we can now test long-standing hypotheses about brain function. The Cell Assembly The main focus of our research is an experimental search for cell assemblies. Before describing what a cell assembly is, it will be useful to describe what it is not. The brain is often thought of as a feed-forward system. In this scheme, sensory information is processed by successive levels of cortical analyzers, each of which transforms the results of previous levels, until sensory information is in a suitable form to guide the animals behavior. In support of this idea, the pattern of connections in the cortex does appear to respect a hierarchical organization, with the output of low-level areas corresponding to a single sensory modality being integrated into high-level multi-modal areas. Responses in higher-level sensory areas appear to have more complex responses to sensory stimuli, in agreement with increased abstraction as the hierarchy is traversed. However, there are several levels at which this feed-forward picture is incomplete. At the circuit diagram level, there more connections projecting across and down the hierarchy, than there are feed-forward projections. What''s more, if information were processed in a strictly feed-forward manner, one would expect a neuron to respond identically to repeated presentations of the same sensory stimulus. Although this is a fairly good approximation in primary sensory areas of cortex, in high-level structures responses are often more variable than expected from strict sensory control. Finally, although feed-forward processing can describe how an animal could perform simple stimulus-response behaviors, it cannot explain more complex top-down behaviors such as memory or thought. An alternative point of view, put forward over 50 years ago by Canadian psychologist Donald Hebb, holds that recurrent and feedback connections play an essential role in brain function. The principal actor in this view is the cell assembly, an anatomically distributed subset of neurons, amongst which mutually excitatory connections have been strengthened by repeated co-activation, allowing the assembly to later maintain its activity through reverberation without direct sensory stimulation. This theory allows for sensory-response behavior, and also behavior resulting purely from internally generated cognitive activity, by the sequential activation of a series of assemblies, leading in turn to the production of motion. In our research, we search for signatures of assembly activity in simultaneous recordings from multiple neurons, and aim to characterize the properties of assembly activity in ways not possible from theory alone. Software for Automatic Clustering KlustaKwik is a program developed in the lab for automatic cluster analysis, specifically designed to run fast on large data sets. In order facilitate open-source development, it is now located at klustakwik.sourceforge.net. This study was supported by NIH grants MH073245 and DC009947; NSF grant SBE-0542013 to the Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center, an NSF Science of Learning Center; a National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH, grant DC-005787-01A1; and a Spanish grant FIS 2006-09294. K.D.H. is an Alfred P. Sloan fellow. We would like to dedicate this work to the memory of D. J. Amit.

Proper citation: Rutgers University Quantitative Neuroscience Laboratory (RRID:SCR_008541) Copy   

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http://www.brl.ntt.co.jp/cs/human/index.html

This site provides information about the NTT Human and Information Science Laboratory. Technologies that enable users to get along well with information and technologies that can handle information properly on computers and networks are the keys to secure and high-quality information distribution services in a network society. In realizing those technologies, a comprehensive understanding of how human beings, the creators and the recipients of information, process information and novel principles for handling information are indispensable. From this viewpoint, the NTT Human and Information Science Laboratory has been pursuing scientific research in two areas: Sensory and Emotion Research, and Sensory and Motor Research. Sponsors: This resource is supported by NTT Communication Science Laboratories.

Proper citation: Human and Information Science Laboratory (RRID:SCR_008329) Copy   

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http://www.usc.edu/schools/medicine/departments/psychiatry_behavioralsciences/research/gsc/

The USC Geriatric Studies Center includes the State of California Alzheimer's Research Center of California and the National Institute of Aging funded clinical program of the USC Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. It is staffed by USC faculty and physicians with expertise in Alzheimer's disease and age related memory loss. The Center provides evaluation, diagnosis and treatment recommendations, referral to caregiver services and support groups, and the opportunity to participate in clinical drug trials for memory problems.

Proper citation: USC Geriatric Studies Center/Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (RRID:SCR_008725) Copy   

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http://cprc.rcm.upr.edu/

Center for the study of non-human primates. Its mission is the study and use of non-human primates as models for studies of social and biological interactions and for the discovery of methods of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases that afflict humans. Through the stewardship of three unique facilities—Cayo Santiago Field Station, Sabana Seca Field Station, and the Laboratory of Primate Morphology supports a diverse range of research programs that enhance understanding of primate biology and behavior, with direct applications in biomedical and translational research.

Proper citation: Caribbean Primate Research Center (RRID:SCR_008345) Copy   

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http://www.unil.ch/dafl

The Lausanne Genomics Technologies Facility (GTF) is a genomic technologies core laboratory serving the Lausanne and Lemanic region research community. It is housed in and administered by the Center for Integrative Genomics. The GTF offers a range of microarrays services, including : providing access to the instrumentation and the consumables that are required for the use of the pre-printed oligonucleotide microarrays available from Affymetrix and Illumina as well as miRNA gene microarrays from Agilent Technologies providing access to and supporting applications using the Illumina Genome Analyzer 2 ultra high throughput DNA sequencing platform providing access to the instrumentation and the consumables that are required for performing quantitative real-time PCR analyses using the Applied Biosystems 7900HT Sequence Detection System. providing bioinformatics support and consultation services at the stages of experimental design, data collection and storage, image analysis and data analysis acting as a center of experience, expertise and training in microarray and quantitative PCR technologies and methodologies. Laboratory space and computer workstations are available to users wanting to perform the experiments and/or analyses in the facility. The GTF also acts as an information clearing house for the user community by providing a forum for the sharing of methods, protocols and experience generated by the GTF and community scientists using microarray and quantitative PCR technology investigating and implementing, when appropriate, microarray-based methods for applications other than gene expression monitoring (e.g. SNP detection) participating in the evaluation of new RNA expression profiling and nucleic hybridization detection technologies as they develop and incorporate the appropriate technologies into the services offered by the facility

Proper citation: Lausanne Genomic Technologies Facility (RRID:SCR_008468) Copy   

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http://www.xiphophorus.txstate.edu/

Supplier of xiphophorus (platyfish or swordtails) from pedigreed parental lines, representing variety of species. In addition to supplying strains and providing consultation on husbandry and genetic questions, the XGSC produces custom interspecies hybrids (both first generation F1, and backcross hybrid generation BC1) for a variety of projects.

Proper citation: Xiphophorus Genetic Stock Center (RRID:SCR_008340) Copy   

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http://www.kennedykrieger.org/kki_2nd_inside.jsp?pid=3

Kennedy Krieger Institute is an institution dedicated to improving the lives of children and adolescents with pediatric developmental disabilities through patient care, special education, research, and professional training. Kennedy Kriegers clinical programs offer an interdisciplinary approach in treatment tailored to the individual needs of each child. Services include over 40 outpatient clinics; neurobehavioral, rehabilitation, and pediatric feeding disorders inpatient units; plus several home and community programs providing services to assist families. At Kennedy Krieger, there is no shortage of clinical programs to meet the specialized needs of children and adolescents with developmental disabilities. More than 35 different outpatient clinics, three inpatient units, several home and community programs and clinical laboratories all address the specific conditions of children with a wide range of disorders. Kennedy Krieger is recognized for its range of services in areas including autism, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, neurorehabilitation and feeding disorders. Kennedy Krieger school, is a nationally recognized Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, and is a leader in providing model programs of innovative education for children, adolescents and young adults with a wide range of learning, emotional, physical, neurological, and developmental disabilities. Faculty at Kennedy Krieger are among some of the worlds leading experts in this field and are attuned to the special needs of this population. These faculty have made crucial medical discoveries leading to innovative treatments and have improved the lives of individuals with disabilities. In addition to providing evaluation, rehabilitation, educational services and cutting edge research on behalf of children with brain related disabilities, Kennedy Krieger also provides professional training by renowned experts dedicated to increasing the number of qualified specialists in the United States and abroad. Children treated at Kennedy Krieger are seen by a variety of health care professionals working together in one or more of the Institutes clinical disciplines or departments. These highly trained professionals work directly with the Institutes medical staff to provide coordinated, interdisciplinary care tailored to the special needs of each child. This interdisciplinary approach puts Kennedy Krieger at the forefront in providing patient care for individuals with multiple developmental disabilities. Additionally, Kennedy Krieger Institutes Department of Special Education includes a number of programs that offer service to children with disabilities in a variety of settings. Kennedy Krieger School programs offer special education and related services to students aged 3-21 in three day-school settings and in partnership settings within public schools. For your convenience, a list of diagnoses/disorders treated at Kennedy Krieger Institute has been compiled to provide helpful related information for each diagnosis/disorder and include definitions, symptoms, treatment programs available at Kennedy Krieger, research being conducted at Kennedy Krieger, press releases, Potential articles and links to other helpful additional resources and websites outside the Institute.

Proper citation: Kennedy Krieger Institute: Diagnoses/Disorders (RRID:SCR_013260) Copy   

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http://www.nccn.org/

A not-for-profit alliance of 23 cancer centers devoted to patient care, research, and education, is dedicated to improving the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of cancer care so that patients can live better lives. Through the leadership and expertise of clinical professionals at NCCN Member Institutions, NCCN develops resources that present valuable information to the numerous stakeholders in the health care delivery system. As the arbiter of cancer care, NCCN promotes the importance of continuous quality improvement and recognizes the significance of creating clinical practice guidelines appropriate for use by patients, clinicians, and other health care decision-makers.

Proper citation: NCCN (RRID:SCR_012959) Copy   

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http://www.angiocalc.com/

Providing quality resources for the management of cerebral aneurysms and features an online calculator that calculates cerebral aneurysm volume and percent packing volume after coil embolization. The site also host an imaging Library with neuroanatomy and neurovascular images.

Proper citation: AngioCalc Cerebral Aneurysm Calculator (RRID:SCR_012805) Copy   

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http://www.newtechenterprise.org/

It is an independent nonprofit organization established to provide meaningful trans-disciplinary experiential education to students by making the most cutting-edge instructional methods and technologies available to them to bring new inventions to the marketplace and to encourage knowledge sharing and collaboration among its numerous constituencies. The Center provides a comprehensive program in which its students learn and acquire real-world experience by assisting universities, private and public research institutions, companies, and entrepreneurs to evaluate new technologies and facilitate the creation and development of new ventures. By offering a virtual venue for students and other constituencies worldwide, our stakeholders and collaborators can connect and share knowledge, expertise, resources, best practices, and other important information. Employers, investors and others searching for talent place a premium on relevant experience. However, students, individuals seeking a change in their careers, and prospective entrepreneurs often find it difficult to obtain positions that can provide needed experience, even if they are willing to work without compensation. This conundrum often leads to people taking or staying in positions for which they have no passion and which do not make the best use of their abilities. The Centers program is designed to provide extensive, intensive and relevant experience to its participants, with particular emphasis on teaching them to adapt to and thrive in our lightning fast, rapidly changing and increasingly flat world. As an independent organization, the Centers program and activities are not restricted to any particular institution or jurisdiction. Thus the Center can attract students, clients, professionals and other stakeholders, establish collaborations, and pursue other opportunities appropriate to its mission almost anywhere. eductional resource.

Proper citation: Center for New Technology Enterprise (RRID:SCR_013333) Copy   

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http://biomaterials.syr.edu/

Welcome to the Syracuse Biomaterials Institute! We are a new, interdisciplinary institute focused on research in biomaterials, smart medical devices, and biological/tissue-engineered constructs. Biomaterials are natural and synthetic substances designed to treat, augment, or replace tissues and organs of the human body as treatments to disease or injury. An outgrowth of the long-standing Biomaterials Group in the Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Department, the Syracuse Biomaterials Institute (SBI) was launched in Fall, 2007, through strategic investments by Syracuse University, New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR), and private donations. SBI is a cohesive collection of highly collaborative faculty spanning eight (8) academic units, including faculty from SUNY Upstate Medical University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Our researchers are engaged in a wide spectrum of problems, ranging from fundamental studies of the biochemical and physical processes controlling cell functions to the development of new technologies for biomedical applications. In addition to our collaborative research and teaching activities, we are excited to be designing our future SBI home, planned for Fall 2009, that will collocate our research groups and central laboratory facilities. :jobs board, postdoctoral training program, graduate training program, portal :

Proper citation: Syracuse Biomaterials Institute (RRID:SCR_013626) Copy   

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http://eisenlab.org/

Welcome to Michael Eisens lab in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) at University of California at Berkeley (UCB) and the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL). We are part of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology of UCB and the Genomics Division of LBNL, and the. We are located in Stanley Hall on the Berkeley campus.Our lab applies computational and experimental genomic approaches to study how genome sequences specify organismal form and function. We are particularly interested in the regulation of gene expression, and focus on how the information that specifies when and where genes are expressed is encoded in genome sequences, the role that regulated gene expression plays in animal development and the response of microbes to their environments, and how variation in and evolution of gene expression contributes to phenotypic variation and the remarkable diversity of life on Earth. This site contains a more detailed description of our research projects, an introduction to members of the lab, reprints of all of our publications, free downloadable and web-based software. Sponsor. Experimental work described here was supported by a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator award to MBE and by National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant GM704403 to MBE and MDB. Computational analyses were supported in by NIH grant HG002779 to MBE. Work at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory was conducted under Department of Energy contract DE-AC02-05CH11231. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

Proper citation: EISEN LAB (RRID:SCR_013508) Copy   

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http://www.usefulscience.org

A collection of concise summaries of scientific articles that link back to the physical article. Users can contribute resources to the site and may choose to provide a summary; if they do not, Useful Science will do so. Summaries are then tagged with the appropriate topic. Topics that relate to everday life such as health, fitness, nutrition, and sleep are the main focus of the site.

Proper citation: Useful Science (RRID:SCR_013968) Copy   

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http://www.mbl.edu/xenopus/

National stock center for X. laevis and X. tropicalis and training center for advanced technologies (e.g. husbandry, cell biology, imaging, genetics, transgenesis, genomics).

Proper citation: National Xenopus Resource (RRID:SCR_013731) Copy   

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http://mappnetwork.org

Collaborative research network specializing in urological chronic pelvic pain disorders. Project involves conducting research primarily on interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome and chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome and involves researchers from multiple disciplines. MAPP Network includes researchers with clinical, epidemiological, and basic research expertise.

Proper citation: Multi-Disciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (RRID:SCR_013754) Copy   

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http://stockcenter.vdrc.at/control/main

Biomaterial supply resource which collects, maintains, and distributes independent transgenic fly lines. Most of the 38,000 fly lines are RNAi lines, but VDRC also maintains a collection of enhancer-GAL4 driver lines. Nearly all lines are in duplicate. Users can search for the stocks or DNA constructs for the gene of interest by entering CG number, synonym, or Transformant ID.

Proper citation: Vienna Drosophila Resource Center (RRID:SCR_013805) Copy   

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http://www.cytobank.org/index.html

A cloud-based platform which allows users to analyze, visualize, and archive multiparamter cytometry data for single-cell biology. Multiple single-cell data sets can be analyzed and visualized simultaneously with a variety of graphics, inlcuding Sunburst, SPADE, and viSNE. Users can store and back up related data such as protocols, microscopy images, and presentations and collaborate and share analysis and data sets with other Cytobank users. Cytobank also provides a variety of services and training sessions to assist with experiment workflow.

Proper citation: Cytobank (RRID:SCR_014043) Copy   

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