Research
http://fruitsandnuts.ucdavis.edu/index.html
The Fruit and Nut Research and Information Center (FNRIC) aids in the "coordination and dissemination of University of California (UC) research-based information, accomplishments, and statewide research and extension activities related to fruit and nut crops." The site contains a wide variety of information for many fruits and nuts including avocados, macadamia nuts, strawberries, and walnuts -- just to name a few. Most of the individual crop pages link to a handful of general publications as well as information about production management, production economics, meetings, related organizations, and more. The site also links to sections for UCCE Pomology Farm Advisor Newsletters and Publications, Pomology Weather Services, California Backyard Orchard services, and related links. [NL]
http://www.animalbehavior.org/
Established in 1964, the Animal Behavior Society (ABS) "is a non-profit scientific society, founded to encourage and promote the study of animal behavior." The four major sections of the ABS website include background information about the Society, an Applied Animal Behavior section, Animal Behavior in Practice, and an ABS administrative section designed mostly for members and those interested in membership. Animal behaviorists will appreciate an announcement board with job, scholarship, and internship listings. Additionally, the Applied Animal Behavior section provides information about the ABS certification program and a downloadable application for certification. This section also contains a Directory of Certified Animal Behaviorists, several online articles, and related links. [NL]
http://superfly.ucsd.edu/homophila/
Hosted by the Bier Lab at University of California-San Diego, Homophila is a human disease to drosophila gene database. The site was designed by Dr. Lawrence Reiter and Dr. Ethan Bier and "utilizes the sequence information of human disease genes from NCBI OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man) database in order to determine if sequence homologs of these genes exist in the current Drosophila sequence database (FlyBase). Sequences are compared using NCBI’s BLAST program." Site visitors can search the database by one or more of the following: OMIM number, gene name, human disease, allelic variant descriptions, title, and subtitle. For detailed information regarding this analysis, the site links to a 12-page downloadable document by Reiter, et. al titled A Systematic Analysis of Human Disease-Associated Gene Sequences In Drosophila melanogaster. The website posts current statistics and the database receives weekly updates. [NL]
http://www.biocarta.com/genes/allpathways.asp
From BioCarta, this Pathways website provides online maps depicting "molecular relationships from areas of active research." The site operates as a community-led forum which is constantly integrating "emerging proteomic information from the scientific community." The site contains information for more than 120,000 genes representing multiple species. Site visitors can view numerous maps including Actions of Nitric Oxide in the Heart, Activation of PKC through G protein coupled receptor, B cell Survival Pathway, Deregulation of CDK5 in Alzheimers Disease, Protein Kinase A at the Centrosome, and many more. [NL]
Formed in 1970, the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) "is a nonprofit membership organization of basic scientists and physicians who study the brain and nervous system." SfN is the largest organization of its kind with over 34,000 members, and their "primary goal is to promote the exchange of information among researchers." The site offers a nice Classified Ads section with listings for equipment exchanges, future meetings, and available positions at many different universities and other institutions. The SfN site contains a healthy list of fellowships, awards, and prizes as well. The Publications section includes information about various SfN publications, most notably the The Journal of Neuroscience, which members receive online weekly . The SfN website also contains detailed information about the organization with sections for the Mission, Strategic Plan, Bylaws, Committees, Staff, and more. [NL]
http://www.desertmuseum.org/programs/scidept_index.htm
This website presents the research activities of the pioneering Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. The Museum’s research foci include such areas as community and whole-organism biology, habitat conservation promotion, and interdisciplinary studies. The site links to information about current and past projects, information about the staff, and an extensive list of staff publications spanning several years. The Science Web Pages provide detailed overview of Museum research projects like the Ironwood Forest National Monument Biological Survey, Migratory Pollinators Project, and Eastern Sonora Ecological Studies. Separate Science Web Pages contain a variety of information about different aspects of the project, information about the researchers, and nice photos. [NL]
