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- 23 October 2013 - + 24 October 2013 - Job Opening: UCSC Genome Browser Trainer

The Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering (CBSE) at University of California Santa Cruz seeks an articulate, self-motivated educator for the two-year position of UCSC Genome Browser trainer. The trainer develops curriculum and provides in-person training on the UCSC Genome Browser at universities, hospitals, institutes, and professional meetings in the United States and internationally. Typical audiences include graduate and post-graduate biologists and doctors, with Genome Browser experience ranging from novice users to bioinformatics specialists. Presentations include formal talks, problem-solving sessions, and two-day workshops.

This position requires a Master's degree in a biological science, depth in molecular biology, experience in a research environment, working knowledge of the UCSC Genome Browser, understanding of its role in research methodology, and experience teaching or training in a scientific environment. Preferred qualifications include a PhD in a relevant field, experience with video production, and experience with HTML or web content management systems.

For more information and to apply for this position, see - Job #1304619 on the UCSC Staff Employment website.
+ Job #1304619 on the UCSC Staff + Employment website.

23 October 2013 - dbSNP Build 138 Available for hg19
We are pleased to announce the release of four tracks derived from NCBI dbSNP Build 138 data, available on the human assembly (GRCh37/hg19). The new tracks contain additional annotation data not included in previous dbSNP tracks, with corresponding coloring and filtering options in the Genome Browser.

As was the case for the annotations based on the previous dbSNP build 137, there are four tracks in this release. One is a track containing all mappings of reference SNPs to the human assembly, labeled "All SNPs (138)". The other three tracks are subsets of this track and show interesting and easily defined subsets of dbSNP:

Common SNPs (138): uniquely mapped variants that appear in at least 1% of the population or are 100% non-reference
Flagged SNPs (138): uniquely mapped variants, excluding Common SNPs, that have been flagged by dbSNP as "clinically associated"
Mult. SNPs (138): variants that have been mapped to more than one genomic location

By default, only the Common SNPs (138) are visible; other tracks must be made visible using the track controls.

You will find the four SNPs (138) tracks on the Human Feb. 2009 (GRCh37/hg19) browser in the "Variation and Repeats" group.

The tracks were produced at UCSC by Angie Hinrichs and Luvina Guruvadoo. We'd like to thank the dbSNP group at NCBI for providing access to these data.

11 October 2013 - Updated DGV Structural Variation Track: The UCSC Genome Browser team is pleased to announce an updated DGV Structural Variation track to reflect the official launch of the new Database of Genomic Variants. Read more.

26 September 2013 - New American Alligator (allMis1) Assembly Now Available in the Genome Browser: A Genome Browser is now available for the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) assembly released August 2012 by the International Crocodilian Genomes Working Group (version allMis0.2, UCSC version allMis1). Read more.