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The Newsletter category is a placeholder for all things related to the VectorBase newsletters.

  • Mailman distribution is through the newsletter@vectorbase.org list
  • Discussion about each newsletter release is stored in the associated Discussion page.
  • Ideas and suggestions for future newsletters are welcome (send them to everyone mail address)
  • Offical page of the Help Wiki: http://www.vectorbase.org/Help/Newsletter


Issue #1 - September 2007 [ HTML | PDF ]

  • Launch of the Newsletter
  • New data
    • Anopheles gambiae gene set AgamP3.4
    • Change in gene identifiers for Anopheles
    • Tick anatomy
    • Tiling arrays
  • Highlight tool
    • Manual curation tool
  • Coming soon
  • Tool tip: Draw a rectangular region in the genome browser window and then zoom into it

Issue #2 - January 2008 [ HTML | PDF ]

  • New data
    • Culex pipiens gene set CpipJ1.1
    • Micro-array probe drug resistance
  • Highlight tool
    • Genome De-linked Annotation Viewer (GDAV)
    • HMMER tools available at VectorBase
  • Coming soon
  • Tool tip: Gene tree



Issue #3 - April 2008 [ HTML | PDF ]

  • New data
    • Ixodes scapularis preliminary 0.5 gene sets
    • Anopheles gambiae, M & S forms assemblies available
    • Manual annotation of the Anopheles gambiae X, 2L and 2R chromosome arms.
  • Tool tip: BioMart

Issue #4 - July 2008 [ HTML | PDF ]

  • New data
    • Gene expression ressources (VBGE2.0)
    • Culex pipiens gene set CpipJ1.2
  • Tool tip: Add comments to a gene



Issue #5 - November 2008 [ HTML | PDF ]

  • New data
    • Insecticide resistance data - [IMBB]
    • Traces for 'orphan' species available in the Blast [EBI]
  • New tool/service
    • Forum [EBI]
  • Tool tip: CV (child from parent term) [IMBB]

Issue #6 - April 2009 [ HTML | PDF ]

  • New data
    • Ixodes scapularis gene set released
    • Anopheles gambiae population genomics
    • Gene expression summary
    • Linking gene expression reports to controlled vocabulary and ontology terms
    • Insecticide resistance
    • Gene expression downloads
    • Aedes aegypti detox expression data
  • Tools
    • Microarray data submission
    • Expression BioMart
  • Tool tip: HMMER



Issue #7 - October 2009 [ HTML | PDF ]

  • News
    • VB renewal
  • New data
    • Expression data
    • Anopheles gene set - AgamP3.5
    • Aedes gene set - AaeL1.2
  • New tool
    • New Blast Interface User
  • Top tip
    • VB Mailing lists

Issue #8 - February 2010 [ HTML | PDF ]

  • Biology Driven Project
  • Call for White Papers
  • New data
    • Update Culex quinquefasciatus taxonomy
    • Update Xref for Ixodes
    • RNA-seq data for mosquitoes
  • Tools
    • Accessing the data
      • Search box
      • BioMart
      • Download
    • Mining the data
      • BLAST
      • ClustalW
      • HMMER





Items for newsletter #9:

  • Pediculus genome browser [EBI]
  • Call for data to link to our genes (Xref)
  • List of the tools available at VB + those on tutorials + ask for feedback re: tools from users (remove/add some?) - cf e-mail Scott 09 Oct. 09. AND : do a tutorial listing all the tools available! [1]
  • Feedback on VB - survey participation [EBI] - if green light from NIH 
 • VectorBase survey
  VectorBase has been existing for several years now and we would like to know how we  are performing. 
  We have prepared an on-line survey   [link] - it takes only 10 minutes to fill in and will help us to improve 
  our services for the community. We would be very grateful if you could spare a few minutes to answer our questions.
  • VB Top Tip:
    • Switching on the DAS sources in the GeneView pages. 
 This was initially done for #8 - check the early version of this Newsletter (ask KM) to find a draft/screen shots for this section.
    • Tutorials 
 Did you know that about 20 tutorials are available to help you getting started 
 with VectorBase? They cover a wide range of topics, from browsing the data 
 (genes, expression and comparison data), to searching ontology, control  
 vocabulary and population genetics, to parsing data (BioMart), displaying them  
 (DAS, GDAV) or mining them (Blast).
 A full list of tutorial is available on our Help Wiki4..



At some point in the future:

  • M & S Anopheles genome browser (not necessarily with gene sets)



Newsletter Editors - instruction manual

  • Decide on some topics + on the 'VectorBase tip top' and e-mail the VB group to get their opinion/more ideas,
  • Decide who'll be writting what - usually the group producing the data/tool writes about it,
  • E-mail the people who will be writting, giving them a deadline - usually people stick to it.
  • Create the Newsletter, using the .doc version of the previous one (December one available here ),
    • So far we've always used Word but you are welcome to try anything else (Open Office...),
    • Update the Header (just change the month/year),
    • Make sure the font (type+size+bold/italic) are consistent with the previous Newsletters,
    • Newsletter in 1 or 2 pages depending on the number of items,
    • Create a note at the bottom, for the links,
    • It can be a pain to have everything sticking to 2 columns.... swearing, in any language, is allowed.
    • The .doc version is only for editing purpose, don't send it to anyone !
  • Transform in pdf [you should be able to do it from Word],
  • Send it to the VB mailing list for approval (with deadline!), when OK,
  • Send the final pdf version to Greg Madey who will add the link (unless you can do it yourself - the EBI version of Acrobat Reader doesn't allow it) - he usually does it quickly.
  • Update the Wiki and create an HTML version of the Newsletter,
    • ...again, use the previous Newsletter as a template on how to do it. Should mainly be copy/paste. The most annoying is creating a header of the correct size. I copy/paste the Header of the word document in Photoshop and reduce the image by half or a quater (you have to try!). Ask Dan if you can't do it.
  • Send to the VB newsletter mailing list,
    • Use the previous Newsletter announcement as a support for the new e-mail (or write a new one if you feel like it),
    • You might not be allowed to e-mail the Newsletter list, ask Dan to do it or to allow you.
  • E-mail NotreDame so they update the main page of the website (update the 'VB Newsletter' section on the right hand side),
  • Add a News item,
  • Add a Forum item, attach PDF to post
  • Tweet it (two short links to forum item and PDF)
  • You're done!

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