Miscellaneous

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Cytokine Specific Links
		Cytokine
		The official journal of The International Cytokine Society
		Cytokine Family cDNA Database (dbCFC)
		The Cytokine Family cDNA Database (dbCFC) is a collection of EST (Expressed Sequence Tag) records of cytokines deposited in the NCBI GenBank. It provides information about the identification of EST records to cytokine members and related data contained in other databases including GenBank, dbEST, GDB, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM), The Transgenic/Targeted Mutation Database (TBASE), Unique Human Gene Sequence Collection (UniGene), Anatomical Expression Database of Human Genes (BodyMap), Mouse Genome Database (MGD) and Human/Mouse Homology
		Cytokines on the Web (Cytokine Homepage)
		Cytokines Online Pathfinder Encyclopaedia - 6300+ WWW pages devoted to cytokine research and related subjects 15000+ cited references; 46000+ internal hyperlinks Now enhanced with tables, formulas, and graphics
		Cytokines Web
		The Cytokines Web provides leading-edge scientific information about cytokines and their receptors, including 3-D structural information and topological and evolutionary relationships. It also contains information about potential theraputic uses for some Human cytokines.

Institutes / Societies
		International Society for Interferon & Cytokine Research
		Web site for the ISICR
		Society of Leukocyte Biology
		The goals of the Society are to promote the discipline of leukocyte biology by promoting research, extending current understanding of the importance of leukocyte biology, and promoting further understanding of leukocytes' importance in diseases.
		The International Cytokine Society
		The Cytokine-Interferon Open Forum is common to members of ISICR and the International Cytokine Society.

Useful Resources
		Cytokine Bulletin
		R & D Systems informational newsletter
		Resource for Nonhuman Primate Immune Reagents

	Resource for Nonhuman Primate Immune Reagents
		This NIH/NCRR funded Resource for Nonhuman Primate Immune Reagents provides recombinant protein or recombinant DNA constructs to requestors for a nominal fee.


Announcements
		CIG Best Paper Award
		The Cytokine Interest Group sponsors an annual award for NIH postdoctoral fellows. The award will be presented at our 2009 Spring Minisymposium and is awarded to the best postdoctoral fellow publication* (published or accepted for publication in a peer reviewed journal) in cytokine research during the period Jan 1 through Dec.31, 2008. The work must have been initiated and completed while at the NIH/FDA. Postdocs should submit their paper by e-mail to Daniela Verthelyi. Please put CIG award on the subject line. The deadline for submitting papers is January 30, 2009. The winner will be selected by the CIG steering committee. All postdoctoral fellows in the NIH intramural program and fellows in FDA labs on the NIH campus are eligible for consideration. * Fellow must be first author

		Cytokine multiplex BPAs are now open
		The NIH Cytokine Interest Group steering committee is pleased to finally be able to announce the establishment of Blanket Purchase Agreements for cytokine multiplex analysis. These BPAs offer the NIH community a range of platforms and a wide variety of cytokines and chemokines that can be selected for analysis. The steering committee does not recommend any particular assay method at this time as it was felt that the NIH community needed to have the opportunity to evaluate different platforms. The companies selected for the BPAs are: Endogen/Pierce BPA 00049380 Platform: Searchlight Website: www.endogen.com/services Whatman BPA 00063645 Platform: Microspot Elisa (FAST Quant) Website:www.arraying.com/Services/NIHBPAService.html User Name: nihbpa Password: whatman Note: You must have an NIH account to utilize these BPAs. Also, in order to avoid any confusion, the cost for these assays is the responsibility of the individual labs requesting the testing. For questions please contact Howard Young or call at 301-846-5700.

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