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The Knockout Mouse Phenotyping Project (KOMP2) collaborates with the International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium (IMPC) to knockout and characterize all protein-coding genes in the mouse genome.
… Jacqueline K The Jackson Laboratory The Jackson Laboratory Knockout Mouse Production and Phenotyping Project (JAX KOMP2) OD023222 Dickinson, Mary E Heaney, Jason … The Knockout Mouse Phenotyping Project (KOMP2) is a trans-NIH initiative … does. Researchers can then observe the characteristics of knockout mice to obtain information to help researchers …
Staff
Dr. Colin Fletcher is the program director in the Knockout Mouse Project (KOMP) in NHGRI's Extramural Research Program.
… 2001, and is principally responsible for supervising The Knockout Mouse Project (KOMP). The goal of the KOMP program, expected to be … Colin Fletcher, Knockout Mouse Project (KOMP), Knockout Mouse Phenotyping Project … Colin Fletcher, Knockout Mouse Project (KOMP), Knockout Mouse Phenotyping …
Fact Sheets
A knockout mouse is a laboratory mouse in which researchers have inactivated an existing gene by replacing it or disrupting it with an artificial piece of DNA.
… A knockout mouse is a laboratory mouse in which researchers have inactivated, or "knocked … with mice. Consequently, observing the characteristics of knockout mice gives researchers information that can be used … other therapies can be developed and tested. Many of these mouse models are named after the gene that has been …
Event
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) hosted the Knockout Mouse Phenotyping Program (KOMP2) and International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium (IMPC)'s annual meeting at the Rockville Hilton in Rockville, Maryland, on November 19, 2019.
… Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) hosted the Knockout Mouse Phenotyping Program (KOMP2) and International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium (IMPC)'s annual meeting at the … 2019 KOMP-IMPC Annual Fall Meeting … Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) hosted the Knockout Mouse Phenotyping Program (KOMP2) and International …
Educational Resources
A knockout typically refers to an organism that has been genetically engineered to lack one or more specific genes.
… Knockout … A knockout typically refers to an organism that has been … Knockout Mouse, Genetic Engineering, Gene, Laboratory Experiment … A knockout, as related to genomics, refers to the use of … or more specific genes from an organism. Scientists create knockout organisms to study the impact of removing a gene …
News Release
The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project has created a detailed resource on the letters of life, DNA, identifying genes and regions that may regulate genes in the human and mouse genomes.
… ENCODE Project's third phase offers new insights into the … The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project is a worldwide effort to understand how the human … millions of candidate DNA “switches” from the human and mouse genomes that appear to regulate when and where genes …
Educational Resources
A mouse model is a laboratory mouse used to study some aspect of human physiology or disease.
… Mouse Model … A mouse model is a laboratory mouse used to study some aspect of human physiology or … Mouse Model, Knockout Mouse, Genetic Engineering, Laboratory Experiment, Genetic … A mouse model is a laboratory mouse used to study some aspect of human physiology or …
News Release
Researchers have found powerful clues to why certain processes and systems in the mouse are so different from those in people.
… powerful clues to why certain processes and systems in the mouse - such as the immune system, metabolism and stress … so different from those in people. Building on years of mouse and gene regulation studies, they have developed a … Their findings - reported by the mouse ENCODE Consortium online Nov. 19, 2014 (and in print …
Event
The 2018 meeting focused on KOMP's collaborations with various human disease gene discovery programs.
… Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) hosted the Knockout Mouse Phenotyping Program (KOMP2) and International Mouse … Maryland, on October 2, 2018. The meeting focused on KOMP's collaborations with various human disease gene … The 2018 meeting focused on KOMP's collaborations with various human disease gene …
Human Genome Project
Record and submit a short video, capturing your thoughts/concerns/excitement about the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project. NHGRI would like you to help us commemorate and … feeling] about the launch of the Human Genome Project. Francis Collins Eric Green … heard of the ambitious effort called the Human Genome Project, I was … The Human Genome Project influenced my …