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Dear #transposon tweeps, let's also use #TransposonDay2020 to think about the future generations in our field. How can we as a community minimize the career impact of Covid19 esp. on students and postdocs? Please reply here with your thoughts & suggestions, or DM @alexander_suh.
In-person networking is difficult this year but virtual networks exist in the #transposon field. Below is a thread with some key activities for 2020 aimed at making the world a smaller place. Several other activities are in preparation by Mobile DNA editors, please stay tuned.
The CSHL Transposable Elements meeting is fully virtual, October 6 - 9, 2020. Abstract deadline July 17. https://meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.aspx?meet=TRANSPOSE&year=20 #transposon #TransposonDay2020
The Uppsala Transposon Symposium will be either live-streamed or fully virtual, September 30 - October 2. Abstract deadline t.b.d. https://transposonsymposium.wordpress.com/2020/04/28/4th-uppsala-transposon-symposium-during-covid-19/ #transposon #TransposonDay2020
There is a TransposonsWorldWide Slack channel organized by @RBerrens that you can join via this link: https://join.slack.com/t/transposonsworldwide/shared_invite/zt-dqe7nb3r-Ze_~~zSyAELX1ynxaY0VNA #transposon #TransposonDay2020
There is a TE Journal Club via Zoom organized by @ilyavkirov, announced on the TransposonsWorldWide Slack channel and on Twitter under #TEjournalClub. Mailing list signup: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Turt1mGjWjkU8egqpyZeNqbT4zcSbEgdksKLS1r1v2g/edit?usp=sharing #transposon #TransposonDay2020
There is a TE-hub initiative organized by @hquesneville to establish a TE resources sharing portal, with working group discussions via Zoom announced on the TransposonsWorldWide Slack channel and on Twitter under #TEhub. #transposon #TransposonDay2020
There is the Repeat Resources spreadsheet compiled by @TransposableMan, which now contains 390 tools and over 130 databases https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UBK70zExiL0gFVaIAILiGhflCGXAq_SF_lymaxTE1pY/edit?usp=sharing #transposon #TransposonDay2020
There is the Women in TEs spreadsheet compiled by @CedricFeschotte, which now contains 139 names of women PIs working in our field. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BmjBQY3sVpiFBdtwJ5U-yoz4h_zwKywdyLfNYkBXSVU/edit#gid=0 #transposon #TransposonDay2020
There is the Transposable Element Labs directory maintained by Mobile DNA. https://mobilednajournal.biomedcentral.com/labs #transposon #TransposonDay2020
There is the Editors' Picks monthly paper selection compiled by our editors-in-chief. https://mobilednajournal.biomedcentral.com/editors-picks #transposon #TransposonDay2020
There is the TE Digest monthly paper overview compiled by our social media editor @alexander_suh. https://genomicrocosm.wordpress.com/ #transposon #TransposonDay2020
