PFGRC Announces the Addition of an Influenza Gateway® Entry Clone Set (non-gov't link)

Release of the genome assembly of Ixodes scapularis to GenBank on January 22, 2008

New DNA microarrays available now for P. vivax, V. parahaemolyticus, V. vulnificus and C. jejuni! (Nov. 11, 2007)!

About PFGRC

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded a five year contract to the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) to establish the Pathogen Functional Genomics Resource Center (PFGRC). The PFGRC is a centralized facility providing the research community with resources necessary to conduct functional genomics research on human pathogens and invertebrate vectors of infectious diseases. The PFGRC provides scientists with genomic resources and reagents such as microarrays, protein expression clones, genotyping and bioinformatics services. The PFGRC supports the training of scientists in the latest techniques in functional genomics and emerging genomic technologies. A Scientific Working Group has been established to guide the activities of the PFGRC. Additional details about the PFGRC can be found at the J. Craig Venter Institute's PFGRC site.

Take Note:

• Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus annotation coming soon. Assembly information here
• The PFGRC announces the availability of a standard probe set for PFGRC DNA microarrays - September 26, 2007
• The PFGRC is soliciting community input on the selection of its next series of DNA microarray resources - September 20, 2007
• PFGRC Call for "White Papers" in Functional Genomics and Proteomics
• Find out about NIAID's Microbial Sequencing Centers, Bioinformatics Resource Centers, and Proteomics Research Centers, NIAID Genomics Initiatives (PDF), and NIAID Pathogen Genomics Research.
• New! PFGRC at the J. Craig Venter Institute.
• The NIH Malaria Reference and Reagent Resource Center (MR4) provides Affymetrix microarray chips which combine the Plasmodium falciparum and Anopheles gambiae genomes on a single chip. More details can be found at http://www.mr4.org/MArray/index.html.
• Biodefense and Emerging Infections Research Resources Repository (www.beiresources.org) was established by NIAID to provide reagents and information for studying Category A, B, and C priority pathogens and emerging infectious disease agents to facilitate research and product development.