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Advancing Sorghum Genomics: Design and Application of the Twist 100K Genotyping Array

SorghumBase invites the global sorghum research and breeding community to join an upcoming webinar taking place March 31st on the design and implementation of the Twist 100K genotyping array, a next-generation resource developed through broad community engagement and cutting-edge genomic approaches.

Single Cell & Spatial Transcriptomics Analysis course Will Be Held Jun 25- Jul 13, 2026 at CSHL, Applications Due Mar 27

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is hosting the Single Cell & Spatial Transcriptomics Analysis course, June 25-July 13. This intensive two-week course trains students in state-of-the-art wet-lab methods for single-cell analysis and builds foundational skills in bioinformatic handling of single-cell data.

CSHL Statistical Analysis of Genome Scale Data Course, June 5-19, Applications due March 13

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is hosting the course, Statistical Analysis of Genome Scale Data, June 5-19, 2025. Harmen Bussemaker, from Columbia University, Sean Davis, from the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, and Hans Tomas Rube, from the University

CSI Seminar Sajid Alavi, Mar 13 at 11:30 AM CT

Red Pill or Blue Pill? Know the Matrix and Use the Unique Sorghum Endosperm to Advantage in Various Extrusion Applications

SorghumBase Release 10

We are pleased to announce the 10th major release of SorghumBase. Highlights of this release include the addition of 31 new genomes from the JGI SorghumPan project

The Biology of Genomes Conference from May 5-9, 2026 at CSHL, Abstracts Due Feb 13

The 39th annual Biology of Genomes meeting will take place at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory May 5-9, 2026. The conference will explore how DNA sequence variation shapes molecular evolution, population genetics, complex disease biology, and comparative genomics, as well as findings from large-scale gene and protein expression studies and genomic analyses of ecological systems.

CSI Global Conference Announcement and SorghumBase, Nick Gladman, Andrew Olson and Doreen Ware Feb 10 at 11 AM CT

The Center for Sorghum Improvement (CSI) will host a virtual Global Conference Announcement and SorghumBase seminar on Tuesday, February 10 at 10:45 AM CT. The meeting will begin with announcements and the seminar will start at 11:00 AM CT. Nick Gladman, Andrew Olson and Doreen Ware will speak on behalf of SorghumBase with their talk, “SorghumBase: a central KnowledgeBase for Sorghum Stakeholders.”

PAG33 Highlights: Advancing Genomic Resources, FAIR Data, and Crop Trait Discovery

The International Plant and Animal Genome conference (PAG33) took place on January 9-14, 2026 in San Diego, California. The meeting focused on fostering an opportunity to exchange ideas and share recent developments and future plans for plant & animal genome projects through technical presentations, poster sessions, exhibits and workshops. This conference brought together over 3000 leading plant and animal scientists and researchers, and over 100 exhibits, 200 workshops, 700 posters.

Three-Part Data Reproducibility Workshop Series! February 9-11, 2026 ​9:00 AM PST / 12:00 PM EST

The Data Management and Infrastructure and Single-Cell Sequencing committees of the Plant Cell Atlas are organizing a workshop series that aims to equip participants with essential skills and knowledge to achieve the critical goal of ensuring data reproducibility in single-cell research,