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Fourth call for Transnational Access open

The fourth call for free of charge Transnational Access to EMMA resources is now open. Eligible customers can apply for Transnational Access that is supported by the EMMAservice project on the EMMA Mutant Request Form.
Closing date of the call: 31 March 2010
Evaluation will be finished: 15 April 2010
Number of 'access units' in this call: 20

(published 01 January 2010)


Third call for Transnational Access open

The third call for free of charge Transnational Access to EMMA resources is now open. Eligible customers can apply for Transnational Access that is supported by the EMMAservice project on the EMMA Mutant Request Form.
Closing date of the call: 31 December 2009
Evaluation will be finished: 15 January 2010
Number of 'access units' in this call: 20

(published 01 October 2009)


EMMA resource paper published in the NAR 2010 database issue

See the advanced access copy at Nucleic Acids Research


Nature Vol 461|10 September 2009: Post-publication sharing of data and tools

Despite existing guidelines on access to data and bioresources, good practice is not widespread. A meeting of mouse researchers in Rome proposes ways to promote a culture of sharing. Download PDF.


Position opening: Director of the Service Unit for Transgenesis and Archiving of Animal Models - Orleans, France

The French National Centre for Scientific Research, CNRS, is seeking a new director for its service unit Transgenesis and Archiving of Animal Models. For the full details please visit this link.


Second call for Transnational Access open

The second call for free of charge Transnational Access to EMMA resources is now open. Eligible customers can apply for Transnational Access that is supported by the EMMAservice project on the EMMA Mutant Request Form.
Closing date of the call: 30 September 2009
Evaluation will be finished: 15 October 2009
Number of 'access units' in this call: 17

(published 01 July 2009)


'The sharing principle' for biological materials

A new editorial on the sharing of biological materials, specifically lab mice, is now available in Nature. The editorial 'The sharing principle' addresses the conclusion of a recent workshop in Rome hosted by CASIMIR - an EU project working to 'coordinate and sustain mouse resources internationally'. The May CASIMIR meeting focused on sharing scientific knowledge - in this case mouse lines and resources. The event brought together a wide array of participants, from various continents and organizations (funding agencies, academics, publishers, mouse repositories, etc.)

Their conclusion - the sharing problem needs to be addressed immediately if we are to make use of the genomic output and data, increasing exponentially as efforts become more coordinated, technology advances, and the process becomes cheaper and more efficient. This should start with the journals and funding agencies, the author posits, by putting in place stricter policies requiring authors as a condition of publication / funding to make mice available in a public repository.

(published 01 July 2009)


First call for Transnational Access open

The first call for free of charge Transnational Access to EMMA resources is now open. Eligible customers can apply for Transnational Access that is supported by the EMMAservice project on the EMMA Mutant Request Form.
Closing date of the call: 30 June 2009
Evaluation will be finished: 15 July 2009
Number of 'access units' in this call: 9

(published 01 April 2009)


Recent updates of the EMMA webpage

(published 01 April 2009)


EMMAservice project started in January 2009

The EMMAservice project (full name: 'Servicing the European biomedical research community: archiving and dissemination of mouse models of human disease' is a four year Integrated Infrastructure Initiative (I3) project that started in January 2009. EMMAservice is funded by the EC FP7 Capacities Specific Programme.

(published 01 April 2009)