Theresa Stiernagle et al. (2005) International Worm Meeting "Caenorhabditis Genetics Center"

Amy Daly, Mary Ann Tuli, Jonathan Hodgkin, Leon Avery, Robert Herman, Theresa Stiernagle

[International Worm Meeting, 2005]

The Caenorhabditis Genetics Center (CGC), supported by NIH NCRR, supplies Caenorhabditis strains and information to researchers. The Minnesota team is responsible for acquiring, maintaining and distributing worm stocks, and generating and maintaining a C. elegans bibliography. The English team acts as a clearing house for C. elegans genetic nomenclature and maintains the genetic map. The Texas team maintains the C. elegans web page. The CGC now has over 6670 different strains. We strive to have at least one allele of every published gene and all chromosome rearrangements, duplications and deficiencies. In addition, we have several strains of species closely related to C. elegans. Strains are available upon written request, which should include a brief statement of the intended use of the strains. Email requests (to stier@cbs.umn.edu) are satisfactory. The CGC bibliography currently includes over 6870 research articles and book chapters. Various types of information are available electronically from the CGC. You can get current strain lists, the C. elegans researcher directory, nomenclature guidelines, and the CGC bibliography at biosci.cbs.umn.edu/CGC. The English site contains a series of forms for submission of genetic map data, and this is the preferred method of data collection (www.sanger.ac.uk/Projects/C_elegans/CGC). Tables of data from the biennially produced map book are available for viewing or downloading. The Worm Breeder's Gazette and lots of other useful worm information are made available by Leon Avery at elegans.swmed.edu or at Nektarios Tavernarakis European mirror of this site at elegans.imbb.forth.gr. We like to be acknowledged in papers for providing strains. We also like to receive reprints of worm papers (.pdf files are encouraged).

Theresa Stiernagle et al. (2003) International Worm Meeting "Caenorhabditis Genetics Center"

Amy Daly, Robert Herman, Jonathan Hodgkin, Leon Avery, Theresa Stiernagle, Chao-Kung Chen

[International Worm Meeting, 2003]

The Caenorhabditis Genetics Center (CGC), supported by NIH NCRR, supplies Caenorhabditis strains and information to researchers. The Minnesota team is responsible for acquiring, maintaining and distributing worm stocks, generating and maintaining a C. elegans bibliography, and publishing the Worm Breeder's Gazette (WBG). The English team acts as a clearinghouse for C. elegans genetic nomenclature and maintains the genetic map. The Texas team maintains the C. elegans web page. The CGC now has over 5000 different strains. We strive to have at least one allele of every published gene and all chromosome rearrangements, duplications and deficiencies. In addition, we have several strains of species closely related to C. elegans. Strains are available upon written request, which should include a brief statement of the intended use of the strains. Email requests (to stier@biosci.cbs.umn.edu) are satisfactory. The CGC bibliography currently includes over 5500 research articles, reviews and book chapters. The WBG is currently published twice each year. We would like comments about whether or not the WBG should be continued. Various types of information are available electronically from the CGC. You can get current strain lists, the C. elegans researcher directory, nomenclature guidelines, and the CGC bibliography at biosci.cbs.umn.edu/CGC. The English site contains a series of forms for submission of genetic map data, and this is the preferred method of data collection (www.sanger.ac.uk/Projects/C_elegans/CGC). Tables of data from the biennially produced map book are available for viewing or downloading. The Worm Breeder's Gazette and lots of other useful worm information are made available by Leon Avery at elegans.swmed.edu or at Nektarios Tavernarakis' European mirror of this site at elegans.imbb.forth.gr. We like to be acknowledged in papers for providing strains. We also like to receive reprints of worm papers (.pdf files are encouraged).

Theresa Stiernagle et al. (2007) International Worm Meeting "Caenorhabditis Genetics Center."

Robert K Herman, Theresa Stiernagle, Ann E Rougvie

[International Worm Meeting, 2007]

The Caenorhabditis Genetics Center (CGC), supported by NIH NCRR, supplies Caenorhabditis strains and information to researchers throughout the world. On May 31, 2007, which marks the end of our current 15-year contract, Ann Rougvie will replace Bob Herman as CGC Director, and Bob will retain an advisory role as a Professor Emeritus. The CGC will continue to be housed at Minnesota and curated by Theresa Stiernagle. A five year renewal contract was submitted in August and is pending at NIH. We anticipate that a final (and positive) funding decision will be in hand by the start of the 2007 worm meeting. The CGC will continue its duties of acquiring, maintaining and distributing worm stocks, but other past activities of the CGC have been subsumed by WormBase. These include generating and maintaining a C. elegans bibliography, providing a clearinghouse for C. elegans genetic nomenclature, and maintaining a genetic map. The CGC now has over 8550 different strains. We strive to have at least one allele of every published gene and all chromosome rearrangements, duplications and deficiencies. In addition, we have several strains of species closely related to C. elegans. A searchable strains list will continue to be accessible either through the CGC website (www.cbs.umn.edu/CGC/) or through WormBase. Strains are available upon written request, which should include a brief statement of the intended use of the strains. Email requests (to cgc@umn.edu) are satisfactory. We provide quarterly reports to the NIH with statistics that reflect our services to the worm community. We like to be acknowledged in papers for providing strains. We also like to receive reprints of worm papers (.pdf files are encouraged), copies of which we also provide to NIH.

Theresa Stiernagle et al. (2001) International C. elegans Meeting "Caenorhabditis Genetics Center"

Theresa Stiernagle, Robert Herman, Leon Avery, Jonathan Hodgkin, Sylvia Martinelli

[International C. elegans Meeting, 2001]

Rougvie, Ann E. et al. (2009) International Worm Meeting "Caenorhabditis Genetics Center."

Stiernagle, Theresa, Rougvie, Ann E.

[International Worm Meeting, 2009]

The Caenorhabditis Genetics Center (CGC), supported by the National Institutes of Health - National Center for Research Resources (NIH-NCRR), supplies Caenorhabditis strains and information to researchers throughout the world. The CGC continues to be housed at the University of Minnesota, but will see changes in the next year as Theresa Stiernagle retires as Curator and pursues other interests. The CGC will continue its duties of acquiring, maintaining and distributing worm stocks. The CGC now has over 11,499 different strains. We strive to have at least one allele of every published gene and all chromosome rearrangements, duplications and deficiencies. Selected multiple-mutant stocks and transgenic strains are also available including strains that express various green fluorescent protein (GFP) reporter fusions. The CGC also has stocks of nematode species closely related to C. elegans and bacterial strains necessary for nematode growth. A searchable strains list, including information about CGC stocks, is accessible either through the CGC website (www.cbs.umn.edu/CGC/) or through WormBase. Requests for strains should be made via the on-line ordering system available through our website. As mandated by NIH-NCRR, a small yearly user fee and charge per strain is assessed with each order. The CGC strongly encourages use of credit cards for these charges. We provide quarterly reports to the NIH with statistics that reflect our services to the worm community. We especially like to be acknowledged in papers for providing strains. We also like to receive pdf files of such papers, copies of which we provide to NIH.

Daul, Aric et al. (2017) International Worm Meeting "Caenorhabditis Genetics Center."

Knott, Julie, Daul, Aric, Stiernagle, Theresa, Rougvie, A.E.

[International Worm Meeting, 2017]

The goal of the Caenorhabditis Genetics Center (CGC) is to promote research on the small metazoan Caenorhabditis elegans by curating important, genetically characterized nematode stocks and distributing them upon request to researchers and science educators throughout the world. The CGC is housed at the University of Minnesota and is supported by the National Institutes of Health - Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (NIH-ORIP) and nominal user fees. There are now nearly 20,000 different strains in the collection. We strive to have at least one allele of every published gene and all useful chromosome rearrangements, duplications and deficiencies. Selected multiple-mutant stocks and transgenic strains are also available, such as strains that express various fluorescent protein reporter fusions. A small research component has enhanced the genetic tool-kit available to C. elegans researchers, in part by labeling existing balancer chromosomes with fluorescent markers. A searchable list of strains, including information about CGC stocks, is accessible through the CGC website (www.cbs.umn.edu/CGC/) and WormBase. Requests for strains should be made on-line through our website, using credit cards for payments whenever possible. We provide yearly reports to the NIH with statistics that reflect our services to the worm community. A key tracked parameter is the number of published papers that acknowledge the CGC for providing strains. Please help us retain our funding by remembering to acknowledge the CGC in your publications!

Daul, Aric L. et al. (2011) International Worm Meeting "Caenorhabditis Genetics Center."

Daul, Aric L., Knott, Julie, Rougvie, Ann E., Stiernagle, Theresa

[International Worm Meeting, 2011]

The Caenorhabditis Genetics Center (CGC), supported by the National Institutes of Health - National Center for Research Resources (NIH-NCRR), supplies Caenorhabditis strains and information to researchers throughout the world. The CGC continues to be housed at the University of Minnesota and will continue its duties of acquiring, maintaining and distributing worm stocks. The CGC now has over 13,000 different strains. We strive to have at least one allele of every published gene and all chromosome rearrangements, duplications and deficiencies. Selected multiple-mutant stocks and transgenic strains are also available, including some strains from the modENCODE project and strains that express various fluorescent protein reporter fusions. The CGC also has stocks of nematode species closely related to C. elegans and bacterial strains necessary for nematode growth. A searchable strains list, including information about CGC stocks, is accessible either through the CGC website (www.cbs.umn.edu/CGC/) or through WormBase. Requests for strains should be made via the on-line ordering system available through our website; the CGC no longer accepts orders submitted by fax. As mandated by NIH-NCRR, a small yearly user fee and charge per strain is assessed with each order. The CGC strongly encourages use of credit cards for these charges, and now accepts credit payments for invoices directly through the CGC website. Payments must be made by check or credit card; electronic bank transfer may not be used for making payment. We provide quarterly reports to the NIH with statistics that reflect our services to the worm community. We like to be acknowledged in papers for providing strains. We also like to receive pdf files of such papers, copies of which we provide to NIH.

Daul, Aric et al. (2013) International Worm Meeting "Caenorhabditis Genetics Center."

Werre, Brittany, Rougvie, Ann E., Daul, Aric, Knott, Julie, Stiernagle, Theresa

[International Worm Meeting, 2013]

The Caenorhabditis Genetics Center (CGC), supported by the National Institutes of Health - Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (NIH-ORIP) and housed at the University of Minnesota, supplies Caenorhabditis strains and information to researchers throughout the world. The CGC has also initiated a small research component aimed at enhancing the genetic tool-kit available to C. elegans researchers. The CGC continues its duties of acquiring, maintaining and distributing worm stocks. There are now over 17,512 different strains in the collection. We strive to have at least one allele of every published gene and all chromosome rearrangements, duplications and deficiencies. Selected multiple-mutant stocks and transgenic strains are also available including strains that express various fluorescent protein reporter fusions. Greater than two thousand whole-genome sequenced strains, obtained from the Million Mutation Project and other sources, are available and have proved popular. The CGC also has stocks of nematode species closely related to C. elegans and bacterial strains necessary for nematode growth. A searchable strains list, including information about CGC stocks, is accessible either through the CGC website (www.cbs.umn.edu/CGC/) or through WormBase. Requests for strains should be made via the on-line ordering system available through our website. As mandated by NIH-ORIP, a small yearly user fee and charge per strain is assessed with each order. The CGC strongly encourages use of credit cards for payments. We provide yearly reports to the NIH with statistics that reflect our services to the worm community. A key tracked parameter is the number of published papers that acknowledge the CGC for providing strains. Please remember to acknowledge the CGC in your publications!.

Daul, Aric et al. (2015) International Worm Meeting "CGC ver 2.0: What you need to know."

Rougvie, Ann E, Awoyinka, Kemi, Knott, Julie, Daul, Aric, Stiernagle, Theresa

[International Worm Meeting, 2015]

The Caenorhabditis Genetics Center (CGC), supported by the National Institutes of Health - Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (NIH-ORIP) and housed at the University of Minnesota, supplies Caenorhabditis strains and information to researchers throughout the world. The CGC will be releasing a new website and on-line ordering system later this year. Our new system will include innovations such as enabling users and PIs to view their order history with ship dates, submit strain information when donating strains, and request lab codes directly through our site. There will be two types of accounts for each lab: A PI level account that will allow the PI or lab manager to edit lab information (billing and preferred shipping addresses, manage lab member accounts, view the order history for the entire lab, etc.) and a lab member level account that will allow each user to place orders, select or edit their preferred shipping address, view their personal order history, etc. The head of the lab must activate their PI account before lab members may set up their individual accounts. All users will be required to register and are encouraged to set up their lab's PI and personal accounts prior to our transition to the new site to avoid delays in placing or receiving their orders. We will provide an overview of our new website, outline key changes to the ordering system, and explain how to prepare your lab for the move to CGC 2.0!

Daul, Aric et al. (2015) International Worm Meeting "Caenorhabditis Genetics Center."

Daul, Aric, Stiernagle, Theresa, Awoyinka, Kemi, Knott, Julie, Rougvie, Ann E

[International Worm Meeting, 2015]

The Caenorhabditis Genetics Center (CGC) is supported by the National Institutes of Health - Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (NIH-ORIP) and housed at the University of Minnesota. Our primary aim is to acquire, curate, and maintain Caenorhabditis strains and distribute them upon request to researchers throughout the world. There are now nearly 19,000 different strains in the collection, including more than two thousand whole-genome sequenced strains obtained from the Million Mutation Project and other sources. We strive to have at least one allele of every published gene and all chromosome rearrangements, duplications and deficiencies. Selected multiple-mutant stocks and transgenic strains are also available, such as strains that express various fluorescent protein reporter fusions. The CGC has initiated a small research component aimed at enhancing the genetic tool-kit available to C. elegans researchers, including labeling balancer chromosomes with fluorescent markers (some of which are now available). The CGC also distributes stocks of nematode species closely related to C. elegans and bacterial strains necessary for nematode growth. A searchable list of strains, including information about CGC stocks, is accessible through the CGC website (www.cbs.umn.edu/CGC/) and WormBase. Requests for strains should be made on-line through our website. The CGC will be releasing a new on-line ordering system with enhanced user features later this summer. We will be offering a preview of our new website and inform users how to set up their required lab and individual accounts in preparation for the transition to our new ordering system.As mandated by NIH-ORIP, a small yearly user fee and charge per strain is assessed with each order. The CGC strongly encourages use of credit cards for payments. We provide yearly reports to the NIH with statistics that reflect our services to the worm community. A key tracked parameter is the number of published papers that acknowledge the CGC for providing strains. Please remember to acknowledge the CGC in your publications!.