Human Genome 1993 Program Report: Infrastructure
Date Published: March 1994
For a printed copy of this document, contact
Human Genome Management Information System
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
1060 Commerce Park, MS 6480
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
423-576-6669, Fax: 423-574-9888
Internet: bkq@ornl.gov
Infrastructure
Project Renewed in FY 1993
BIOSCI Electronic Newsgroup Network for the Biological Sciences
Peter Arzberger
Division of Biological Instrumentation and Resources; National Science Foundation; Arlington, VA 22230
703/306-1469, Fax: -0356, Internet: parzberg@nsf.gov
The BIOSCI network is an electronic forum for distributing information and discussing issues relevant to biologists. The network is divided into a number of specialized biological fields or interests called "newsgroups," to which individual researchers can subscribe. In addition to communication in specialized biology fields, newsgroups are dedicated to various aspects of the Human Genome Project; general information; experimental methods; announcements of scientific meetings, funding, and job opportunities; and journal contents/abstracts. By submitting items via computer linkup (modem or local area network connection), contributors can communicate with the entire newsgroup without knowing individual contact information. Transmission is immediate, and BIOSCI includes several types of items that journals do not.
This project will actively promote newsgroup use through demonstrations, training sessions, and assistance with software installation. More newsgroups will be included in underserved biological areas, and message archiving and retrieval by e-mail or file transfer protocol will be facilitated. Plans are also under way for prominent scientists to serve as moderators, a possible first step in the evolution of a few selected newsgroups into electronic journals. A database of all newsgroups dedicated to the biological sciences will be maintained, along with a directory of electronic mail addresses of biologists.
Projects Continuing into FY 1993
The Human Genome Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowships
Linda Holmes and Alfred Wohlpart
Science and Engineering Education Division; Oak Ridge Associated Universities; Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117
615/576-3192, Fax: -0202
Support of Human Genome Program Proposal Reviews
Amanda Lumley and James Wright
Training and Management System Division; Oak Ridge Associated Universities; Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117
615/576-6752, Fax: -0202, Internet: lumleya%orau2@cunyvm.cuny.edu
Human Genome Management Information System
Betty K. Mansfield, Anne E. Adamson, Denise K. Casey, K. Alicia Davidson, Sheryl A. Martin, Donna B. Stinnett, John S. Wassom, Judy M. Wyrick, and Laura N. Yust
Health Sciences Research Division; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6050
615/576-6669, Fax: /574-9888, Internet: bkq@ornl.gov, BITNET: bkq@ornlstc
Human Genome Coordinating Committee Administration
Sylvia Spengler
Human Genome Center; Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory; Berkeley, CA 94720
510/486-4879, Fax: -5717, Internet: sylviaj@violet.berkeley.edu or ux5.lbl.gov
Assistance for Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues Projects
Michael S. Yesley
Center for Human Genome Studies; Los Alamos National Laboratory; Los Alamos, NM 87545
505/667-3766, Fax: /665-4424, Internet: msy@lanl.gov