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=General <i>S. cerevisiae</i> information=
 
=General <i>S. cerevisiae</i> information=
  
*Generally speaking:[http://www.yeastgenome.org/VL-what_are_yeast.html What are yeasts]?
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**[[What_are_yeast?|What are yeast?]]
 
**Here are some [http://www.yeastgenome.org/yeast_images.shtml pictures] of yeast
 
**Here are some [http://www.yeastgenome.org/yeast_images.shtml pictures] of yeast
  
*A [[Polymerase_targets|table]] describing the gene targets of the different polymerases in S. cerevisiae.
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*The [http://www.yeastgenome.org/community/ArtOfBrewing.htm Art of Brewing], courtesy of [http://www.millerbrewing.com/ Miller Brewing Company].
  
*The [http://www.yeastgenome.org/community/ArtOfBrewing.htm Art of Brewing], courtesy of [http://www.millerbrewing.com/ Miller Brewing Company].
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*Information about winemaking, from [http://www.wine-oenology.com Wine High School of The Champagne region].
  
 
*Information about yeast and bread baking, from [http://www.breadworld.com/ Fleischmann's] and [http://www.redstaryeast.com/ Red Star Yeast] companies.
 
*Information about yeast and bread baking, from [http://www.breadworld.com/ Fleischmann's] and [http://www.redstaryeast.com/ Red Star Yeast] companies.
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*Information about the yeast-based foods [http://www.accomodata.co.uk/marmite.htm Marmite] and [http://www.vegemite.com.au/ Vegemite].
 
*Information about the yeast-based foods [http://www.accomodata.co.uk/marmite.htm Marmite] and [http://www.vegemite.com.au/ Vegemite].
  
*An [http://dbb.urmc.rochester.edu/labs/Sherman_f/yeast/Index.html introduction] to yeast, the most ideal eukaryotic microorganism for biological studies.
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*An [http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/labs/Sherman-Lab/publications/pdfs/Saccharomyces-Cerevisiae-Yeast-Intro.pdf introduction to yeast], the most ideal eukaryotic microorganism for biological studies, written by Fred Sherman.
  
*An updated version the yeast primer [http://dbb.urmc.rochester.edu/labs/sherman_f/StartedYeast.html Getting Started with Yeast] written by Fred Sherman.
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*An updated version of the yeast primer [http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/labs/Sherman-Lab/publications/pdfs/Getting-Started-With-Yeast.pdf Getting Started with Yeast] written by Fred Sherman.
  
 
*[http://biochemie.web.med.uni-muenchen.de/Yeast_Biol/ Yeast Molecular Biology: A Short Compendium on Basic Features and Novel Aspects] written by Horst Feldmann at the University of Munich
 
*[http://biochemie.web.med.uni-muenchen.de/Yeast_Biol/ Yeast Molecular Biology: A Short Compendium on Basic Features and Novel Aspects] written by Horst Feldmann at the University of Munich
  
 
*Download a [http://www.yeastgenome.org/sgdpub/Saccharomyces_cerevisiae.pdf guide to <i>S.cerevisiae</i> nomenclature], published in [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01689525 Trends in Genetics].
 
*Download a [http://www.yeastgenome.org/sgdpub/Saccharomyces_cerevisiae.pdf guide to <i>S.cerevisiae</i> nomenclature], published in [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01689525 Trends in Genetics].
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*A [[Polymerase_targets|table]] describing the gene targets of the different RNA polymerases in S. cerevisiae.
  
 
*A [http://www.usask.ca/biology/sgd/sgd1.html tutorial] from the University of Saskatchewan provides an introduction to SGD and to <i>S. cerevisiae</i> molecular biology and genetics.
 
*A [http://www.usask.ca/biology/sgd/sgd1.html tutorial] from the University of Saskatchewan provides an introduction to SGD and to <i>S. cerevisiae</i> molecular biology and genetics.
  
*[http://www.yeastgenome.org/ SGD] maintains a [http://www.yeastgenome.org/ExternalContents.shtml list] of websites with relevance to <i>S. cerevisiae</i> molecular biology and genetics and to general molecular biology.
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*A [[External_Links|list]] of websites with relevance to <i>S. cerevisiae</i> molecular biology and genetics and to general molecular biology.
  
 
*Search the [http://www.bio.net/hypermail/yeast/ Yeast BioSci] (a.k.a. BioNet) Electronic Conference
 
*Search the [http://www.bio.net/hypermail/yeast/ Yeast BioSci] (a.k.a. BioNet) Electronic Conference
  
 
*Usenet group on yeast molecular biology: [http://www.bio.net/hypermail/yeast/ bionet.molbio.yeast]
 
*Usenet group on yeast molecular biology: [http://www.bio.net/hypermail/yeast/ bionet.molbio.yeast]
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*Curated publications at SGD describing [http://www.yeastgenome.org/cgi-bin/reference/reference.pl?topic=Industrial%20Applications industrial uses of yeast], such as biofuels, winemaking, brewing.
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*Curated publications at SGD addressing [http://www.yeastgenome.org/cgi-bin/reference/reference.pl?topic=Infection%20and%20Antifungals infections and antifungals] and [http://www.yeastgenome.org/cgi-bin/reference/reference.pl?topic=Disease%20Gene%20Related genes associated with diseases]
  
 
=Educational resources=
 
=Educational resources=
  
 
*[http://www.phys.ksu.edu/gene/ Genetics Education Network] Tom Manney's (Kansas State University) yeast experiments for undergrads and high school students. A well-done and informative web site for yeast in the classroom.
 
*[http://www.phys.ksu.edu/gene/ Genetics Education Network] Tom Manney's (Kansas State University) yeast experiments for undergrads and high school students. A well-done and informative web site for yeast in the classroom.
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*[http://faculty.bsc.edu/phanson/yen/ Yeast Education Network] An archive of yeast-based teaching tools for the undergraduate classroom and laboratory.  This site also includes most of the Education Workshop talks from YGM 2008.
  
 
*[http://www.cur.org/reslink2000.html Research Link 2000] Aimed at undergraduate classrooms, this is an offshoot of Tom Manney's yeast experiments. It also lists other model organisms.
 
*[http://www.cur.org/reslink2000.html Research Link 2000] Aimed at undergraduate classrooms, this is an offshoot of Tom Manney's yeast experiments. It also lists other model organisms.
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*[http://www.bio.davidson.edu/projects/magic/magic.html MicroArray Genome Imaging and Clustering Tool (MAGIC)] Open source software for analysis of large-scale gene expression datasets; developed by Laurie Heyer and her undergraduate students at Davidson College, North Carolina.
 
*[http://www.bio.davidson.edu/projects/magic/magic.html MicroArray Genome Imaging and Clustering Tool (MAGIC)] Open source software for analysis of large-scale gene expression datasets; developed by Laurie Heyer and her undergraduate students at Davidson College, North Carolina.
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*[http://Vadlo.com VADLO Life Sciences Search Engine] from Life in Research, LLC. Provides search for life sciences research methods, databases, online tools, software, and powerpoints.  For example [http://search.vadlo.com/b/q?k=Yeast+Protocols&rel=0 Yeast protocols], [http://search.vadlo.com/b/q?k=Yeast&rel=3 Yeast databases], [http://search.vadlo.com/b/q?k=Cerevisiae&rel=2 S. cerevisiae Powerpoints].
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*[http://www.nature.com/scitable Scitable] A free library providing overviews of key science concepts, with a focus on genetics, compiled by the Nature Publishing Group.
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*[http://www.guidetohealthcareschools.com/library/human-genetics The Human Genetics Education Resource] A general guide to resources in human genomics, inheritance, molecular genetics, genetic interactions, gene expression and evolution.
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*[http://genetics.thetech.org/book-titles When Will Broccoli Taste Like Chocolate?: Your Questions on Genetic Traits Answered by Stanford University Scientists] A collection of general genetics questions and answers from the Ask a Geneticist section of [http://www.thetech.org/ The Tech Museum website].
  
 
=<i>Schizosaccharomyces pombe</i> information=
 
=<i>Schizosaccharomyces pombe</i> information=
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*[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v415/n6874/abs/nature724.html <i>S. pombe</i> genomic sequence] published by V. Wood <i>et al.</i>, [http://www.nature.com Nature] <b>415,</b> 871-880 (2002)
 
*[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v415/n6874/abs/nature724.html <i>S. pombe</i> genomic sequence] published by V. Wood <i>et al.</i>, [http://www.nature.com Nature] <b>415,</b> 871-880 (2002)
  
*[http://www.genedb.org/genedb/pombe/index.jsp PomBase] <i>S. pombe</i> database compiled at the [http://www.sanger.ac.uk/ Sanger Centre, UK]
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*[http://www.pombase.org/ PomBase] The scientific resource for fission yeast. <i>S. pombe</i> database compiled at the [http://www.cam.ac.uk/ University of Cambridge, UK]
  
 
*[http://www.sanger.ac.uk/cgi-bin/blast/submitblast/s_pombe Blast Server] for <i>S. pombe</i> compiled at the [http://www.sanger.ac.uk/ Sanger Centre, UK]
 
*[http://www.sanger.ac.uk/cgi-bin/blast/submitblast/s_pombe Blast Server] for <i>S. pombe</i> compiled at the [http://www.sanger.ac.uk/ Sanger Centre, UK]
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*[http://www.doctorfungus.org/ Doctor Fungus]
 
*[http://www.doctorfungus.org/ Doctor Fungus]
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*[http://www.fgsc.net/ The Fungal Genetics Stock Center]
  
 
=Fungal genome sequencing projects=
 
=Fungal genome sequencing projects=
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**[http://sequence-www.stanford.edu/group/C.neoformans/index.html ''Cryptococcus neoformans'' var. ''neoformans'' strain B3501]
 
**[http://sequence-www.stanford.edu/group/C.neoformans/index.html ''Cryptococcus neoformans'' var. ''neoformans'' strain B3501]
 
** [http://www.tigr.org/tdb/e2k1/cna1/ ''Cryptococcus neoformans'' var. ''neoformans'' strain JEC21]
 
** [http://www.tigr.org/tdb/e2k1/cna1/ ''Cryptococcus neoformans'' var. ''neoformans'' strain JEC21]
** ''Cryptococcus neoformans'' var. ''grubbii'' H99 - [http://cneo.genetics.duke.edu/ Duke University], [http://www.broad.mit.edu/annotation/genome/cryptococcus_neoformans Fungal Genome Initiative]
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** ''Cryptococcus neoformans'' var. ''grubii'' H99 - [http://cneo.genetics.duke.edu/ Duke University], [http://www.broad.mit.edu/annotation/genome/cryptococcus_neoformans Fungal Genome Initiative]
 
** ''Cryptococcus gattii'' R265 - [http://www.broad.mit.edu/annotation/genome/cryptococcus_neoformans_b Fungal Genome Initiative]
 
** ''Cryptococcus gattii'' R265 - [http://www.broad.mit.edu/annotation/genome/cryptococcus_neoformans_b Fungal Genome Initiative]
 
** ''Cryptococcus gattii'' WM276 - [http://www.bcgsc.ca/project/cryptococcus/ Kronstad Lab/British Columbia Genome Sequencing Centre]
 
** ''Cryptococcus gattii'' WM276 - [http://www.bcgsc.ca/project/cryptococcus/ Kronstad Lab/British Columbia Genome Sequencing Centre]
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=Fungal genome database projects=
 
=Fungal genome database projects=
  
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*[http://www.aspgd.org/ Aspergillus Genome Database], a database for <i>A. nidulans, A. fumigatus, A. niger</i> and related species.
 
* [http://cryptogenome.ucsf.edu/ CryptoBase], a scientific database resource at [http://www.ucsf.edu UCSF] for ''C. neoformans'' var. ''grubii'' (serotype A)
 
* [http://cryptogenome.ucsf.edu/ CryptoBase], a scientific database resource at [http://www.ucsf.edu UCSF] for ''C. neoformans'' var. ''grubii'' (serotype A)
 
*[http://fungal.genome.duke.edu fungal.genome.duke.edu], a scientific database resource at [http://www.duke.edu Duke University] providing Genome Browser, BLAST, and downloadable genome annotations for many fungal genomes.
 
*[http://fungal.genome.duke.edu fungal.genome.duke.edu], a scientific database resource at [http://www.duke.edu Duke University] providing Genome Browser, BLAST, and downloadable genome annotations for many fungal genomes.
 
=Biology related career resources=
 
 
Following is a list of sites that post biology related job openings. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list. Some of these sites may be free (may require registration) for job seekers, job posters or both.
 
 
*[http://genetics.faseb.org/genetics/g-gsa/open_positions.shtml Open positions] offered by [http://www.genetics-gsa.org/ Genetics Society of America]
 
 
*[http://www.ascb.org/careers/ Career Services] offered by [http://www.ascb.org/ American Society for Cell Biology]
 
 
*[http://www.healthecareers.com/site_templates/ASM/index.asp?aff=ASM&amp;SPLD=ASM ASM Career Connections] offered by [http://www.asm.org/index.asp American Society for Microbiology]
 
 
*[http://www.faseb.org/careers/careerresources.htm Career Resources] offered by [http://www.faseb.org FASEB]
 
 
*[http://www.sdbonline.org/career/jobs.php Job Openings] offered by [http://www.sdbonline.org Society for Developmental Biology]
 
 
*[http://recruit.sciencemag.org Science Careers] and [http://nextwave.sciencemag.org Science Next Wave] offered by [http://www.scienceonline.org Science Magazine Online]
 
 
*[http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/ Nature Jobs] offered by [http://www.nature.com Nature Online]
 
 
*[http://www.biospace.com Career Center] offered by [http://www.biospace.com Biospace.com]
 

Latest revision as of 05:44, 10 December 2015

This page has replaced the Virtual Library.

General S. cerevisiae information

  • An introduction to yeast, the most ideal eukaryotic microorganism for biological studies, written by Fred Sherman.
  • A table describing the gene targets of the different RNA polymerases in S. cerevisiae.
  • A tutorial from the University of Saskatchewan provides an introduction to SGD and to S. cerevisiae molecular biology and genetics.
  • A list of websites with relevance to S. cerevisiae molecular biology and genetics and to general molecular biology.
  • Search the Yeast BioSci (a.k.a. BioNet) Electronic Conference

Educational resources

  • Genetics Education Network Tom Manney's (Kansas State University) yeast experiments for undergrads and high school students. A well-done and informative web site for yeast in the classroom.
  • Yeast Education Network An archive of yeast-based teaching tools for the undergraduate classroom and laboratory. This site also includes most of the Education Workshop talks from YGM 2008.
  • Research Link 2000 Aimed at undergraduate classrooms, this is an offshoot of Tom Manney's yeast experiments. It also lists other model organisms.
  • MendelWeb, an educational resource on the origins of classical genetics.
  • American Society for Microbiology. The ASM website lists resources in its education section. The ASM publishes numerous books on microbiology education at various levels.
  • Scitable A free library providing overviews of key science concepts, with a focus on genetics, compiled by the Nature Publishing Group.

Schizosaccharomyces pombe information

Candida albicans information

  • CandidaDB, a genomic database for C. albicans, part of the Galar Fungail Consortium project

Links to other fungal information

Fungal genome sequencing projects

Euascomycota

Basidiomycota

Archiascomycota

Hemiascomycota

  • The Génolevures project, featuring partial genomic sequence for 13 Hemiascomycete species

Links

  • There is also list of currently sequenced or in progress fungal genome projects with references.

Fungal genome database projects