Committees and Working Groups


Zebrafish Nomenclature Committee (ZNC)

The Zebrafish Nomenclature Committee, appointed at a Cold Spring Harbor meeting several years ago, provides guidelines and advice for naming genes and mutants. These conventions are based on input from the zebrafish community and on the rules used for naming human and mouse genes.

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ZFIN Anatomy Working Group: Blood

Anatomical terms, stages, definitions and synonyms have been added to ZFIN's anatomical ontology following discussion by a panel of experts in their field.


ZFIN Anatomy Working Group: Digestive System

Anatomical terms, stages, definitions and synonyms have been added to ZFIN's anatomical ontology following discussion by a panel of experts in their field.


ZFIN Anatomy Working Group: Nervous System

Anatomical terms, stages, definitions and synonyms have been added to ZFIN's anatomical ontology following discussion by a panel of experts in their field.


ZFIN Anatomy Working Group: Skeletal System

Anatomical terms, stages, definitions and synonyms have been added to ZFIN's anatomical ontology following discussion by a panel of experts in their field.


Advisory Group on Intellectual Property

Based on the enthusiasm of commercializing zebrafish research, we have set up an Advisory Committee for intellectual property. We will keep an updated list of our names on the web to help people initiate the process of invention disclosure, as well as finding opportunities for company involvement.