Blog from May, 2024

Corinne Houart, Frank Tulenko and Pete Currie are organising a small workshop meeting in a beautiful Palazzo in Prato Italy "International Workshop on Chondrichthyan Development and Genomics 2024" from the 22nd-24th October, 2024.

Due to a grant that Corinne and Pete obtained, the registration to the meeting is free but limited to 60 on a first come first served basis. There is also a limited number of travel grants available for students and postdocs. A website for registration and information can be found here. https://www.armi.org.au/international-workshop-on-chondrichthyan-development-and-genomics-2024/

In an effort to continue to support access to single cell expression data, ZFIN has added links to Daniocell (https://daniocell.nichd.nih.gov/index.html ) from the gene page. For example see the pax2a gene page https://zfin.org/ZDB-GENE-990415-8 :

Consider visiting links in the High Throughput Data section on gene pages for single cell gene expression data.

Dr. Igor Dawid, a renowned long-time NICHD Senior Investigator and one of the true giants in the field of Developmental Biology, passed away February 13, 2024.  Igor helped bring cutting-edge Developmental Biology and zebrafish research to the NIH, and he left behind a phenomenal legacy of outstanding research accomplishments, both from his own laboratory and from the labs of the innumerable trainees and colleagues he recruited and nurtured over the years.

A symposium honoring Igor’s life, his long and illustrious career, and his profound impact is being held on Monday, May 20 from 9 am to 5 pm in the auditorium of the Natcher Conference Center (Bldg. 45) on the NIH main campus in Bethesda, Maryland.  Please visit the symposium webpage to access the symposium agenda, register for the event (at no cost), and learn more about Dr. Dawid’s life and impact.

The 2025 Asian Conference on Fish Models for Diseases

Date: February 17 - 20, 2025

Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Website: https://fish-models.com/