Zebrafish Science Monitor Vol 4(1)
June 10, 1996
ZEBRAFISH STOCK CENTER PLANNED
By. W. Driever, MGH East 4, 13th Street, Bldg. 149, Charlestown, MA 02129 USAFollowing on the heels of discussion at the Cold Spring Harbor meeting, a committee has begun contacting various funding agencies who may be able to support a zebrafish stock center in North America. Currently, groups from Boston and Eugene are working with both the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health.
Based the results of the survey which was conducted during the meeting, this group is compiling statistics about the need for and potential use of a stock center. If you did not attend the meeting or did not have a chance to fill out this survey, please do so now. A form is included with this issue of the Monitor.
It will also be extremely important for success of the funding applications to receive letters of support from you. Please take a moment to write a short note to Wolfgang Driever. State your view on the importance of establishing a centralized stock center that can maintain a collection of mutant and wild-type zebrafish and that can distribute these fish to the scientific community.
The committee would also like to hear from anyone else who is interested in planning the stock center or who may also be thinking about establishing a stock center so that efforts can be coordinated for highest efficiency and for best meeting the needs of the community.
Please address your letters to:
Wolfgang Driever
MGH East 4
13th Street, Bldg. 149
Charlestown, MA 02129
email: driever@helix.mgh.harvard.edu
fax: 617-726-5806