We would like to thank the members of our Scientific Advisory Board for attending our annual meeting; this time the meeting was virtual but we are looking forward to an in person meeting here in Cambridge next year.
We were pleased to welcome two [Read more]
We are delighted to introduce our new programmer, James McClay, who joined the team in March of this year. James is originally from Devon (UK) and has a [Read more]
One of the current key aims for the HGNC is naming long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) genes and in this newsletter we would like to highlight some of the lncRNA genes that we have approved recently. LncRNA genes are the only class of genes, aside from [Read more]
We have had a testing time in the last year, as anyone who follows the HGNC will be aware and have been reliant on bridge funding. We are therefore delighted to announce that we have been awarded funding from the [Read more]
Over the years HGNC has been approached several times with requests for help in naming genes in various species, including plant genes. While we always want to help, plants have been beyond the remit of our funding so we were limited to offering very general advice. However, the latest [Read more]