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© 2024 National Center for Genome Resources. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use
The National Center for Genome Resources, a New Mexico nonprofit corporation ("Company," "NCGR," or "we"), in the operation of this website, www.ncgr.org (the "Website") is committed to protecting the privacy of its online visitors (collectively, "our users" or, as applicable to yourself and your organization, "you").
We believe that maintaining privacy on the Web is very important and hope you will read this Privacy Policy carefully so that you will clearly understand both our commitment to you and your privacy and our method of collecting and using information.
This Privacy Policy only applies to transactions made, and data gathered, on this Website and associated email service, and does not apply to any other website.
By using this Website, communicating with us by email, or by otherwise submitting personal information to us, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and give your consent to the collection, storage and use of personal information as explained in this Privacy Policy.
The term "personal information" refers to non-public information that personally relates to or identifies you, such as your name, password, age, gender, email address, postal mailing address, zip code, home/mobile telephone number, Social Security number and/or taxpayer identification number, and other similar information. If we combine or associate information from other sources with personal information that you provide directly to us through or in connection with our services, we will treat the combined information as personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Other information not treated as personal that may be collected on the Website may include, without limitation, website pages viewed, sites visited before visiting this Website, frequency of visits, clickstream data, browser type, operating system, organization name, articles, internet connection speed, presentations viewed, time spent viewing pages of our website or using certain features of our website, demographic data such as server locations, clickstream data, location services, server location, cookies existing on your computer, search criteria used and results, date and time of access or visits to our website, frequency of visits to our website, connection speed, and other information which does not specifically identify you.
We use commercially reasonable best efforts to maintain the confidentiality, integrity and security of our users' personal information. Keeping user information secure, and using it only as our users agree, are matters of principle for NCGR. With this in mind, here is our commitment to each user:
We may revise our Privacy Policy at any time. In the event of a change in this Privacy Policy, a revised Privacy Policy will promptly be posted to our Website, and an "Updated" date will be provided. Please revisit this page to familiarize yourself with changes to the Privacy Policy. You agree to accept posting of a revised Privacy Policy as described herein as actual notice to you of such revised Privacy Policy. Your continued use of our Website after such posting constitute consent to the collection and use of your information as described in the then-current Privacy Policy.
If you register for an account for use of this Website, we collect certain personal information from you to open an account, transact business, communicate with you, verify your identity and fulfill legal and regulatory requirements. From time to time, we may request additional information (e.g., through surveys) to help us further assess your needs and preferences. If you choose to provide such information, during registration or otherwise, you are giving us permission to collect, store and use it consistent with this Privacy Policy.
We may also obtain your personal information from your transactions with us or other users through the services provided through this Website, or from third parties.
We may send email newsletters to our registered users. Registered users may subscribe or unsubscribe to an email newsletter at any time by changing their email preferences. On occasion, we may send emails to individuals who have provided us with their email address, informing them of events or promotions we think might be of interest to them. Email recipients may always opt out of any email category at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions included in the email message.
Emailing Us: We try to respond to email messages requiring a response in accordance with our internal policies. If you email us, your message and email address will be forwarded to the appropriate individual within NCGR. We may choose to save this information. We are pleased to hear from you. However, any message, material, information, ideas, concepts or other information sent to us by email will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary, and we will not be liable for delays or omissions in receiving or responding to email.
When you visit the Website, whether or not you register for an account, we may send one or more cookies. "Cookies" are small text files containing a string of alphanumeric characters that may be placed on your web browser. Cookies make it easier for you to navigate our Website by, among other things, "remembering" your identity so that you do not have to input your password multiple times as you navigate between webpages on the Website and/or as you access the Website. This use of cookies for authentication (i.e., verifying that you are who you say you are) is an essential component of site security. You can set your web browser to inform you when cookies are set or to prevent cookies from being set.
We may also utilize web beacons and server logs. A "web beacon" is typically a transparent graphic image (usually 1 pixel x 1 pixel) that is placed on a site or in an email which allows the website to record the simple actions of the user opening the page that contains the beacon. "Server logs" can be either a single log file or several log files automatically created and maintained by a server of activity performed by the server, which can include information about any transaction you conduct with the server.
Please note that if you decline to use cookies, you may experience reduced functionality or slower site response times. Declining to use our authentication-related cookies may prevent you from using the Website altogether. You may also clear cookies from your computer via your web browser settings. You may also wish to use a Google Analytics opt-out web browser add- on. Information on this option is available at: http://support.google.com/analytics/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2700409.
We or our service providers may also collect web surfing data related to your use of our services (e.g., information regarding which of our web pages you access, the frequency of such access, and your product and service preferences). This may be accomplished by using cookies, web beacons, page tags or similar tools. Such web surfing data may include your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring or exit pages, click stream data, operating system and the dates and times that you visit the Website. Web surfing data and similar information may be used: for administrative purposes; to assess the usage, value and performance of our online products and services; and to improve your experience with our services.
Information about you plays a key role in our ability to succeed in our activities. It also helps us service your accounts and administer our activities. For example, we may use information about you to:
We generally use the information that you provide or that we collect to establish and enhance our relationship with you, and to operate, maintain, enhance, and provide our services and the Website. We may use such information to periodically provide you with information, newsletters or offers about features and services available through our services that may be of interest to you. We may also send information or offers to groups of Users on behalf of other Users or third parties. However, you will have the option to opt out of receiving such information.
We use aggregated information provided by or collected from our users to understand and analyze the usage trends and preferences of our users, to improve the way our services and the Website work and look, and to create new features and functionality. We may use aggregated information about our Users to generate statistics and maps that we deem helpful in the provision of our services or any part thereof. We do not and will not sell analytics that identify personal information of our users without written consent from the user.
You may be able to log in to the Website using services such as Linkedin or Facebook Connect. These services will authenticate your identity and provide you the option to share certain personal information with us such as your name and email address to pre-populate our sign up form. Services like Facebook Connect give you the option to post information about your activities on this Website to your profile page to share with others within your network.
Our Website may also include Social Media Features such as the Facebook Like button, Twitter, and share buttons. These Features are interactive mini-programs and may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Website. Your interactions with these Features are governed by the Privacy Policy of the company providing them.
We limit the sharing of personal information outside our Company. We do not sell, license, lease, or otherwise disclose your personal information to third parties, except as noted below:
We further reserve the right to disclose any of your personal information as we believe appropriate or necessary to take precautions against liability, to investigate and defend against any third party claims or allegations, to assist government enforcement agencies, to protect the security or integrity of the services, or to protect the rights, property or personal safety of our Company, our users, or others.
We may also use and disclose personally identifiable information and non-personally identifiable information: to investigate and help prevent potentially unlawful activity or activities that threaten the integrity of our website or network; to protect and defend our rights or property or the rights or property of others; as required by courts or administrative agencies; and in connection with a financing, sale, merger, or reorganization of our activities or assets.
Any successor in interest to our activities would acquire the information we maintain, including personally identifiable information, and may alter the terms of this Privacy Policy.
We do not and will not sell any of your information, including non-personally identifiable or personally identifiable information, to any third party for purposes of advertising, soliciting, or telemarketing. We may use a third party service to collect anonymous visitor information like IP addresses, browser types (such as Firefox), referring pages, pages visited and time spent on a particular service or feature. We collect this information for statistical analysis of web page traffic patterns; to administer our service and servers; to allow for auditing of our services by some third parties who have that right; and for internal purposes to make marketing decisions.
The Website may provide links to third-party websites for your convenience and information. If you access those links, you will leave our Website. Any information submitted by you to a third party, will be controlled by that third party's Privacy Policy, which may differ from our own. This Privacy Policy does not cover the collection of information by cookies or other methods by such third party services or other third parties. We do not control how these third party services or third parties collect information or by what means such third party services or third parties may use their own cookies to collect information about you. We do not endorse, screen, or approve, and are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of, other websites or services. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any company before submitting your personal information.
We limit access to your personal information to those employees who have a legitimate need to access such information to provide you with our services. In keeping with industry standards and practices, we maintain commercially reasonable physical, electronic and procedural safeguards and controls to protect your information. The Website is built upon a secure infrastructure with multiple layers of protection and we use industry standard encryption technologies to safeguard your information.
We have security standards and procedures in place designed to prevent unauthorized access to your accounts and personal information. A key part of this process helps ensure that all information we have about you is accurate and up-to-date. If you ever discover inaccuracies in our data or if your personal information changes, notify us immediately.
The transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure, and for this reason we cannot guarantee the security of information sent to us electronically. If we learn of a security systems breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. We may also post a notice on or through the Website in the event of a security breach. Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing.
We may at times send you e-mail communications with marketing or promotional materials. If you prefer not to receive such marketing or promotional e-mails from us, you may unsubscribe completely by emailing us at: info@ncgr.org.
Please note that opt-out requests may take up to twenty-four (24) hours to process. Please also note that at times we may need to send you e-mail communications that are transactional in nature such as service or termination announcements or payment confirmations which are communications you will not be able to opt-out of.
If you would like us to remove your Personally Identifiable Information from our database, please send a request to: info@ncgr.org.
We are not responsible for removing your personal information from the lists of any third-party services or other third party who has previously been provided your information in accordance with this notice.
You are solely responsible for helping us to maintain the accuracy and completeness of your personal and other information. We urge you to review your information regularly to ensure that it is correct and complete. If you believe that any of your information is incorrect, or if you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us.
You may, of course, decline to share any or all of your personal information with us or ask us to delete your personal information from our systems at any time, in which case we may not be able to provide to you some of the features and functionality found on or through the Website.
We do not knowingly collect personal information on or through our services from persons under 13 years-of-age without their legal guardian's consent. If we learn that personal information has been collected from persons under 13 years-of-age through our services without their legal guardian's consent, then we will take the appropriate steps to delete this information. If you are a parent or guardian and discover that your child under the age of 13 has a registered account with the services or we have received any personally identifiable information of that child without your consent, you may alert us by contacting us.
Our services may be accessed and/or used by users located outside the United States in accordance with our Terms of Use and other policies and procedures posted on the Website. If you choose to use the services from the European Union or other regions of the world with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, then please note that you are transferring your personal information outside of those regions to the United States and by providing your personal information on or through the Website you consent to that transfer.
This Privacy Notice shall be governed by, construed and entered in accordance with the laws of the State of New Mexico, United States of America, applicable to contracts deemed to be made within such state, without regard to choice of law or conflict of law provisions thereof. All disputes with respect to this Privacy Notice shall be brought and heard either in the state or federal courts in and for the state of New Mexico, United States of Americe. You consent to the in personam jurisdiction and venue of such courts. YOU HEREBY WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIM, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ARISING OUT OF, OR RELATING TO, THIS AGREEMENT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
No data transmissions over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you understand that any information that you transfer to our Company is done at your own risk.
We make reasonable efforts to ensure security on our systems. We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic and administrative procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of our systems.
If we learn of a security systems breach we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. By using the service or providing personally identifiable information to us you agree that we can communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy and administrative issues relating to your use of our services. We may post a notice on our Webpage if a security breach occurs. We may also send an email to you at the email address you have provided to us in these circumstances. Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing.
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact: info@ncgr.org
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THE PURPOSE OF THE WEBSITE IS TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH A PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS AUDIENCE CONCERNING GENOMIC DATA SCIENCE.
These Terms of Use are an agreement between Owner and each person who accesses or uses the Website (a "User," or "you"). By accessing, browsing, or using this service, User agrees to be bound by these Terms of Use. Owner may at any time revise these Terms of Use by updating this posting. User's continued use of the service following the posting of notice of a change will confirm User's acceptance of the change. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS & CONDITIONS IN THEIR ENTIRETY PLEASE LEAVE THE SITE NOW.
Owner undertakes to provide accurate and up-to-date information it posts on the Website. However, each User should understand that all information obtained using the Website is subject to change, does not constitute professional advice or opinions, has not been tested or proven, and is provided "AS IS." Accordingly:
You may restrict access to this site using content filtering software or by changing your computer settings (e.g. browser or operating system), as appropriate.
1. The Website may contain interactive services, including discussion groups, news groups, bulletin boards, chat rooms, blogs and other social networking features, such as the display of linked content from other sites, which may allow you to post, transmit or submit information, including writings, images, illustrations, audio recordings, and video recordings ("Submissions"). Users should exercise common sense and courtesy with all Submissions. Inappropriate Submissions, which Owner prohibits, would include, for example, comments or materials that:
2. Submissions may not include content or materials that violate the copyrights, trademark rights or other intellectual property rights of third parties.
3. Submissions may not contain unauthorized disclosures of proprietary or confidential information. DO NOT POST PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (AS IMAGES OR TEXT) TO PUBLICLY VIEWABLE AREAS UNLESS YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO SO AND CONSENT TO THE PUBLICATION OF THAT INFORMATION.
4. Users may not use the Website in a manner or for a purpose that could violate federal or state laws.
5. The purpose of the Website is strictly informational. Submissions may not include advertisements, promotions, solicitations, "spam," chain letters, surveys, marketing arrangements or the like.
6. Submissions may not include false or misleading representations of affiliation with any other person or entity. A User may not employ false identifiers to impersonate any person or entity or to misrepresent or disguise the true origin of any content.
7. Owner believes that anonymous postings are neither necessary for purposes of the Website, nor consistent with the professional level of dialogue expected. Therefore, the User's name (which must be provided) will be posted with the Submission.
8. Owner does not endorse, recommend or guarantee any Submission or any opinion, recommendation or advice expressed therein.
9. Users may not interfere with or disrupt the Website, networks or servers connected to the Website, such as by attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures, attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, such as by overloading, "flooding," "spamming," "mailbombing" or "crashing," sending unsolicited email, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services, or forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any email or newsgroup posting, or otherwise violating the regulations, policies or procedures of such networks or servers.
10. Users may not employ any type of bots that can disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to "scroll" faster than other users of the Website are able to type, show multiple screens, or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users' ability to engage in real time exchanges.
11. Users may not use or attempt to use any engine, software, tool, agent or other device or mechanism (including browsers, spiders, robots, avatars or intelligent agents) to navigate or search the Website other than the search engine and search agents which Owner makes available on the Website and generally available third-party web browsers.
Owner reserves the right to monitor and administer the Website and, in its sole discretion, to block or remove any content posted to the Website. Owner reserves the right to disallow the use of any particular screen name or e-mail address, or to suspend or terminate any User's access or posting privileges at any time, including individual and group postings. While Owner reserves the right to do so, Owner gives no assurance it does or will do so, as it is not Owner's intention to edit or control content generally.
To use certain areas of the Website or related features, you may be asked to create an account with a username and password. You agree that the account information you provide us will be and remain accurate. You are responsible for maintaining the strict confidentiality of your account username and password. You are responsible for any activity using your account and password.
Owner does not review all of the sites linked to its Website ("Linked Sites") and is not responsible for the contents of any such Linked Site ("Linked Content"). The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Owner of the Linked Site. Use of any such Linked Site or Linked Content is at the User's own risk.
To use some of the functionality of the Website you may be required to establish an account with a username and password with Linked Sites. As these are unaffiliated sites, we are not responsible for any username, password, or other information these sites may collect. If you are unable to establish accounts on these Linked Sites for any reason, you may not be able to fully utilize the functionality provided by the Site.
In addition to these Terms of Use, if Linked Content is displayed on the Website, the use thereof may be subject to separate terms of use provided by the Linked Site.
The brands, logos and names of specific products or services provided by third parties are owned by those third parties.
The content of the Website, including postings originated by Owner or its providers, and related artwork, graphics and photographic or audiovisual works, are protected by copyright and owned by Owner or third parties who provide such content to Owner. Except as permitted under U.S. Copyright laws, the Website and its contents may not be copied, reproduced, republished or sold, posted, transmitted, distributed, modified, or used for the creation of derivative works without Owner's or applicable third parties' prior written consent.
Owner, to the extent it owns such rights, grants User a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license to access, display and/or download a limited and temporary amount of content and pages available within the Website, solely on User's computer and for User's individual use.
Except for the permission expressly granted above to access, display, copy and download the Owner content and pages available within the Website, Owner reserves all rights in the Website and its contents. User may not "mirror" any content or information contained on the Website without Owner's prior written consent. User may not create links to the Website from other sites without Owner's prior written consent and compliance with all applicable laws.
Owner does not claim ownership of or copyrights in User Submissions. User understands that Submissions are not confidential and Owner will be free (without compensation to User) to use or disseminate such Submissions on an unrestricted basis for any purpose. User agrees that Submissions may be published, displayed, copied, distributed, downloaded, or transmitted by Owner or other Website participants, and User grants Owner and all other Users of the Website an irrevocable, unrestricted, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, copy, reproduce, display, publish, distribute, transmit, adapt, modify or use for the creation of derivative works (including in digital form) such Submissions.
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OWNER MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE WEBSITE, OR ANY COMPUTER, SERVER, DEVICE, SOFTWARE, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEBSITE, IS FREE OF VIRUSES, WORMS, OR OTHER ELEMENTS OR CODES THAT MANIFEST CONTAMINATING OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
NEITHER OWNER NOR ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR REPRESENTATIVES SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO (A) THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE, (B) ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM WEBSITE CONTENT OR ANY LINKED CONTENT, (C) ANY THIRD PARTY WEB SITES OR CONTENT THEREIN DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ACCESSED THROUGH LINKS IN ANY WEBSITE CONTENT OR LINKED CONTENT, (D) THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY LINKED SITE, OR (E) ANY USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY LINKED SITE OR RELIANCE BY THE USER ON ANY INFORMATION OR CONTENT CONTAINED THEREIN.
OWNER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO ANY USERS OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THE FOREGOING, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OCCURRING.
IN NO EVENT MAY USER BRING ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST OWNER MORE THAN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISES.
USER IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENTS OF HIS/HER SUBMISSIONS TO THE WEBSITE. USER REPRESENTS THAT HE/SHE HAS ALL RIGHTS NECESSARY TO POST THE INFORMATION, CONTENT OR MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO THE WEBSITE WITHOUT VIOLATING THE COPYRIGHTS OR ANY OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES, AND THAT NO SUBMISSION BY THE USER WILL VIOLATE APPLICABLE LAWS OR THE RIGHTS OF THIRD PERSONS. USER HEREBY INDEMNIFIES AND AGREES TO HOLD HARMLESS OWNER AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ASSERTED AGAINST THEM AND ANY LIABILITY, LOSS, DAMAGE, COSTS OR EXPENSES (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES) INCURRED OR SUFFERED BY THEM IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF USER'S ACTS OR OMISSIONS OR THE MATERIALS OR INFORMATION USER SUBMITS TO THE WEBSITE.
This Agreement will be interpreted and governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New Mexico, United States of America, without regard to its choice of laws rules. Any dispute arising under these Terms of Use or in connection with the User's use of the Website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of either the state or federal courts in and for New Mexico, and User and Owner hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts over them.
We may restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to the Site and/or your ability to avail of any of the services on the Website, including interactive services, at any time if we believe that you have breached these Terms of Use. Any such restriction, suspension, or termination will be without prejudice to any rights that we may have against you in respect of your breach of these Terms of Use. We may also remove the Website as a whole or any sections or features of the Website at any time.
Please note that we have the ability to trace your IP address and if necessary contact your internet service provider in the event of a suspected breach of these Terms of Use.
Owner respect the intellectual property of others. If a person or organization (a "Copyright Owner") believes that his, her or its work has been copied on the Website in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, provide Owner the written information specified below. Please note that this procedure is exclusively for the Copyright Owner to notify Owner that copyrighted material of the Copyright Owner has been infringed. If a Copyright Owner believes that its own copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible via the Website, the Copyright Owner may notify Owner's copyright agent in accordance with the following procedures and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA).
For a complaint to be valid under the DMCA, the Copyright Owner must provide the following information when providing notice of the claimed copyright infringement: (1) a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the Copyright Owner; (2) identification of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that the Copyright Owner owns and claims to have been infringed; (3) identification of the material that the Copyright Owner claims is infringing as well as information reasonably sufficient to permit Owner to locate the material on the Website; (4) the address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the Copyright Owner or its designee; (5) a statement by the Copyright Owner that the Copyright Owner as the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the Copyright Owner, its agent, or the law; and (6) a statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate, and that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the Copyright Owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. The foregoing information must be submitted as a written notification to the following Designated Agent:
WE CAUTION YOU THAT UNDER FEDERAL LAW, IF YOU KNOWINGLY MISREPRESENT THAT ONLINE MATERIAL IS INFRINGING, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES. THESE INCLUDE MONETARY DAMAGES, COURT COSTS, AND ATTORNEYS' FEES INCURRED BY US, BY ANY COPYRIGHT OWNER, OR BY ANY COPYRIGHT OWNER'S LICENSEE THAT IS INJURED AS A RESULT OF OUR RELYING UPON YOUR MISREPRESENTATION. YOU MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR PERJURY.
This information should not be construed as legal advice. For further details on the information required for valid DMCA notifications, see 17 U.S.C. 512(c)(3).
NOTE: This information is provided exclusively for notifying the service providers referenced above that the Copyright Owner's own copyrighted material(s) might have been infringed. All other inquiries, including technical requests, reports of e-mail abuse and third party reports of piracy, will not receive a response through this process.
Questions regarding the Terms of Use or any other aspect of the Website can be submitted in writing to: info@ncgr.org
Legume Information System
Legumeinfo.org is a USDA-funded collaborative, community resource to facilitate crop improvement by integrating genetic, genomic, and trait data across legume species.
Legume Federation
The Legume Federation is an NSF project to help foster increased use of data standards, distributed development, and comparative analysis, to support research across the legume family, and to support robust agriculture for a world that is significantly "legume-fed".
Red alder - Frankia symbiosis
Red alder is a hardwood tree of economic importance in the Pacific Northwest, exceeding the annual value of the dominant softwood species Douglas-fir. Red alder is used for quality cabinetry, utensils and handles, and as a biomass/biofuels crop. It grows in inhospitable environments and on unproductive land, meaning that it does not compete with food production. Demand for saplings suitable for planting currently greatly exceeds supply. With better understanding of its genetics, scientists would be able to breed trees that grow faster and in more inhospitable environments—this would expand the area available for growing, and increase the annual yield for timber and biomass fuel. Additionally, red alder does not require nitrogen fertilizers. It achieves this by harnessing Frankia, a microbe, to provide the nitrogen for it. The relationship between the tree and the microbe requires scientific study—some Frankia strains are better than others, and some combinations of tree and microbial strains are well suited to certain environments. This research will help us understand how the red alder genetics, soil type, Frankia strain, and other bacteria in the soil interact to promote tree growth. The result will be the ability to develop new tree strains suited to certain environments, expand planting, and meet growing demand. Our research includes training opportunities for students high school through graduate level) and supports a high school summer innovation academy that targets low-income students. It promotes access to research by native and Hispanic underrepresented groups. The project is a collaboration between NCGR and Washington State University.
Single cell transcriptomics in plant systems
In this project we applied the principles and methods pioneered in the study of single neurones to bring the benefits of single cell transcriptomics to plant biology, to increase the precision of transcriptome studies, to reveal previously undetectable differences in molecular composition among different cell types, and to discover the gene expression patterns that underlie phenomena that can only be studied in single cells.
Pan-genomic analysis of complex human diseases
Given the prevalence of complex heritable diseases and the need to better understand their genomic origin in order to improve treatments, investigation of new analysis techniques is important. The tool we are working on here combines two relatively new analysis concepts: pan-genomic graphs, which represent a large cohort of individuals’ genomes with paths through a graph of DNA sequence nodes; and Frequented Regions, a novel way of describing genomic variation within a pan-genomic graph. We combine these two concepts with the growing field of machine learning in order to produce a supervised classification algorithm for human diseases.
IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Sequencing and Bioinformatics Core (SBC)
The New Mexico INBRE program* (prime NMSU) champions biomedical and community based research excellence in the state of New Mexico through the development of innovative, supportive and sustainable research environments for faculty, students, and the community. The program's goal is to develop lead scientists and educators that grow the state's technical and scientific workforce, while building a biomedical network regionally and nationally. The New Mexico INBRE Sequencing and Bioinformatics Core (SBC) at NCGR supports this mission by providing bioinformatics resources, tools, education, and training to enable researchers and students rapid progress in their genomic studies.
*Funded by the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) & National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Grant # P20GM103451
Biofilm Resource and Information Database (BRaID)
BRaID will complement existing microbial databases by developing a data representation paradigm that solves the problems posed by the challenge arising from the unique combination of data, and will implement new metrics and algorithms for the formal description and analysis of biofilms data. This project aims to provide the premier resource that offers users the ability to ask complex questions (including those currently impossible to answer), permitting quantitative comparisons among biofilms, supporting remediation efforts, and enabling predictions about outcomes.
Pangenomes: Developing algorithms and linking to phenotypes
Even within a single species, there can be large amounts of variation between individual genomes. In order to better understand how genetic variation drives phenotypic differences within a species, we develop pangenomic software that can model this variation across multiple genome assemblies, forming a pangenome that captures more of the species variation than is present in any one individual. We also research machine learning approaches for connecting regions of the pangenome to phenotypic outcomes.
A High Throughput Method for Cellular Uptake and Biodistribution Analysis of Extracellular Vesicles
Extracellular vesicles are submicroscopic particles produced by most plant, animal and bacterial cells that are potent vehicles of cell-to-cell communication by delivering proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and gene information to recipient cells, which influences their behavior and function. Extracellular vesicles garnered interest as therapeutic targets since they are implicated in promoting viral infection, cell damage in neurological diseases, and cancer. Common techniques to study the uptake and distribution of these vesicles in cells and the body are laborious and time consuming. In this project, we will develop a new and efficient method to study vesicle uptake and distribution in mice on a large scale that will provide a tool for future studies on vesicle destination sites with implications in medicine as specific vesicles may be exposed as therapeutic targets.
Science Tools in the Classroom
Overall Goal
Diversify and broaden the scientific workforce
The Hook
Engage elementary and middle student interest using DNA-based case studies
Why so young?
By connecting with younger students, we can engage and sustain student interest and help students to see themselves as scientists. This will help prepare them to follow science career pathways to research and address fundamentally important challenges.
Partnering with Teachers
We partner with New Mexico elementary and middle school teachers through summer experiences. Teachers improve their science knowledge, especially around DNA, receive and get training on a bioinformatics-based kit of interesting, engaging instructional materials, and develop, with support, a DNA-based instructional unit for their classrooms.
Medicago Hapmap
The legume Medicago truncatula represents an important model system for symbiosis given its interactions with nitrogen fixing bacteria and mycorrhizal fungi. This project generated a HapMap resource and genome assemblies of the plant and its symbionts, explored population genomics, analyzed gene families, especially those involved in symbiosis, and connected genetic variants to phenotypic differences.
Maternal nutrient restriction in baboon fetuses
Maternal nutrient restriction can lead to numerous long-term health consequences in fetal and postnatal development. Using the baboon as a model for human pregnancy, the focus of this project is to investigate the role of fetal imprinting in the undernourished environment and identify biochemical pathways that are significantly altered in response.
PeanutBase
Genetic and genomic data to enable more rapid crop improvement in peanut.
Alfalfa Genomic Resources
In collaboration with the USDA, we are developing a genome assembly and annotation of the alfalfa perennial genotype, RegenSY27x, which is important in alfalfa breeding for its transformation and regeneration capacity.
Compression of Pangenomic DNA Sequence Data
DNA sequence data is becoming ubiquitous in various domains of science, such as medicine and agriculture. However, the volume of these data and the rate at which they are being generated is rapidly outpacing storage and analysis capabilities. This project aims to address both the storage and analysis issues by developing new techniques for compressing DNA sequence data such that analyses can be performed directly on the compressed data. Specifically, the project aims to compress collections of DNA sequence data from the same species, or pangenomes. In addition to reducing data storage costs and transmission times, this will enable the analysis of pangenomes at an unprecedented scale which could aid researchers seeking to understand the genetic basis of complex diseases in medical contexts, or similarly complex traits that are targets of directed breeding efforts in agricultural.