[Xenopus] Request for Letters of Support for Xenbase grant renewal.

[xenbase]

Dear Xenopus researchers,

Our apologies if this request comes to you multiple times- we have reached out individually to all those who attended the XRET meeting, and last year’s IXC, but we’ erhoping this Xine email list may include a few more people who haven’t heard from us!  So please read  this email- and reply! This is important!

The renewal of the Xenbase grant (P41 HD064556, from the NICHD) is due in January 2025.

If the continued existence of Xenbase is important for your research, we ask you to send us a Letter of Support by Dec. 16th, 2024.  Email us : xenbase at cchmc.org<mailto:xenbase at cchmc.org>

Since we will be collecting many letters, we need you to write the letter in your own words. To make this as easy as possible, we suggest some topics to cover in the letter template included below.

Many thanks for your continued support,
Yours sincerely,

Aaron Zorn & Peter Vize
  Directors, Xenbase

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Template Letter of Support for Xenbase:
Address LoS to:
Drs. Aaron Zorn and Peter Vize,
Directors, Xenbase

•              Express your support for the Xenbase renewal.
•              Mention how the renewal of Xenbase funding was identified as the most critical, immediate need of the Xenopus Research Community at the October 2024 XRET meeting and in the 2025 White Paper (to be out soon).
•              Briefly describe your research, listing previous and current NIH grant support (or any NIH funded collaborations).
•              Explain how vital access to Xenbase is to your research and/or teaching.
•              Describe which features of Xenbase your lab uses and how frequently you/your trainees use Xenbase (how many times a day/week?).
•              Possible features to emphasize include the availability to the most up-to-date genomes and genomics, support for human disease modeling, & our data sharing infrastructure, help desk and tutorials/workshops.
•              How does Xenbase compare to other model organism databases that you use?
•              Finally, explain how your research would be impacted if Xenbase ceased to exist.

Don’t forget to sign your name, and include in your full name, email and affiliation, and please print this LoS on your institutional letter head if possible.

THANK YOU!


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