It’s calendar time at RGD! Send your high-res photos, original artwork, poems, or images of any RGD species to RGD.Community@mcw.edu to be featured in the 2027 RGD Calendar! DEADLINE: September 3rd 🐀See rgd.mcw.edu/wg/rgd2027ca... for more information!

Happy 17th birthday to our Introduction to Biomedical Ontologies video series! Whether you're new to biomedical ontologies or looking for a refresher, these foundational videos are still a great place to start. Check out the video series at (www.youtube.com/@TheRGDVideos) or (tinyurl.com/3fy846cs)

The Rat Genome Database and the Data Science Institute at MCW are partnering to hire a Research Scientist. The NIH-funded position will involve ontology development and data curation. To learn more, see: tinyurl.com/587e8vkd

RGD welcomes the Black Rat (Rattus rattus)! The new Black Rat portal links genome information with data resources, and to RGD tools suite for comparative analyses with RGD's other species. To explore go to: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/blackrat/ Photo courtesy of Kevin R. Grazier Ph.D.

RGD’s 2026 Desktop Calendar is available! For more details visit our news page: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/rgd-2026-...

LAST CALL! RGD's 2026 calendar is under construction, but you haven't missed your chance to showcase your rat next year. Accepting submissions til noon August 27, 2025. For more info, go to rgd.mcw.edu/wg/rgd-2026-... Klaus On The Job, by Kevin R. Grazier PhD, edited by W. Demos #RGD

LAST CALL! There’s only TWO days left to submit photos and artwork for RGD's 2026 Rat Calendar! Don’t miss out on an opportunity to highlight your lab or creativity. The deadline for submission is Friday, August 22, 2025. For more info, go to rgd.mcw.edu/wg/rgd-2026-...

Registration and abstract submission deadlines have been extended to September 15 for the Complex Traits Community - Rodent Genomics 2025 meeting. No need to wait though, as we will start reviewing abstracts shortly. We look forward to seeing you in Barcelona soon!

Don’t miss out - 1 week left to submit photos! We need your most intriguing or adorable rat photos for RGD's 2026 Rat Calendar! The deadline for submission is Friday, August 22, 2025. For more info, go to rgd.mcw.edu/wg/rgd-2026-...

📢 Save the Date- 2025 Meeting of the Complex Trait Community-Rodent Genomics #CTC2025, Oct 21–24, Barcelona, Spain! Abstracts due Aug 15, Registration closes Sept 1. Details: complextrait.org/meetings/ctc...

Calendar Deadline Approaching! Please send us your cute/fun high-res photos of rats to RGD.Community@mcw.edu Please submit by Friday, August 22, 2025. We'll send copies to photo contributors; see our website for details: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/rgd-2026-...

It’s time to pull out your cameras! Please send us your cute/fun high-res photos of rats to RGD.Community@mcw.edu Please submit by Friday, August 22, 2025. We'll send copies to photo contributors; see our website for details: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/rgd-2026-...

Rat Genome Database is excited to announce the new #Behavioral & #Substance Use Disorder Portal—your resource for data and tools on #behavior, #addiction, & more. Explore: rgd.mcw.edu/rgdweb/porta... Learn more: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/behavior_...

Happy #WorldRatDay! Rats are the unsung heroes of science, driving major human health advances! Listen to Freakonomics Radio’s episodes 'Sympathy for the Rat' 👉- freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/... & celebrate their impact!

Check out our latest paper in Database @ Oxford Academic "Standardized pipelines support and facilitate integration of diverse datasets at the Rat Genome Database." Learn how RGD enhances its multiomics data by integration with global genomics databases. Read more: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/pipelines/

There’s still time to request your RGD Desktop Calendar! Designed with heartfelt appreciation as our thank-you for your support, it’s the perfect way to brighten your 2025. Don’t miss out—claim yours today! See the RGD news page for more details: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/2025-cale...

There’s still time to receive your 2025 RGD calendar within the continental US before the New Year! The last ship date of 2024 will be December 23. Visit rgd.mcw.edu/wg/2025-cale... and put in your request for you and your lab today.

Exciting update! New rat reference assembly GRCr8 is published with 40× PacBio HiFi sequencing coverage and scaffolding using optical mapping and Hi-C. It features higher quality and adds 1100+ new protein-coding genes. For more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39516046/

Hold the phone! RGD’s 2025 Rat Calendar is available! For more information: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/2025-cale... #ratgenome #calendar2025 #rgd

The 21st Complex Trait Community & Rat Genomics Community (CTC-RG) meeting recordings and slides are now on RGD YouTube channel and program pages. Click here to learn more: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/ctc-rg-po... #CTCRG24

The Complex Trait Community–Rat Genomics Meeting starts tomorrow but there's still time to register for virtual attendance: form.jotform.com/241925674751.... For more: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/ctc-rg2024/ #CTCRG24

The submission deadline is only DAYS away! Please send us your cute/fun high-res photos of rats to RGD.Community@mcw.edu Please submit by Monday, July 8th. We'll send a calendar to contributors; see our website for details: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/rgd2025ca...

It’s not too late for your rat photos to be next year’s sensation! Please send us your cute/fun high-res photos of rats to RGD.Community@mcw.edu Please submit by Monday, July 8th. We'll send a calendar to contributors; see our website for details: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/rgd2025ca...

Showcase your favorite rats in the 2025 RGD calendar! Please note the submission deadline of July 8, 2024. Check out our news page for more details: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/rgd2025ca...

Set yourself up for bragging rights in 2025 by having your rat(s) featured on the cover of the 2025 Rat Genome Database calendar! Send your hi res photos, artwork or poems to RGD.Community@mcw.edu. See rgd.mcw.edu/wg/rgd2025ca... for more information.

Your rat can be a star of 2025! It's Calendar time at RGD! Please send your hi res photos of rats to RGD.Community@mcw.edu. We are looking forward to seeing your amazing photos, artwork, or prose. See rgd.mcw.edu/wg/rgd2025ca... for more information.

Did you know that today April 4 is World Rat Day?  What a great way to celebrate this creature that is so critical to health and medicine research! Come to the Rat Genome Database (rgd.mcw.edu) to learn about the research data and tools that are available.

RGD is pleased to share that the mRatBN7.2 rat reference genome is published in Cell Genomics today. This revamped rat reference genome is the product of a number of working groups. www.cell.com/cell.../full...

ICYMI: Here is our poster from The Allied Genetics Conference 2024, on ‘ Upgraded genome browsers at the Rat Genome Database support comparative and translational studies’. For more, please visit: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/com-menu/... #TAGC24