Cucurbit Genomics Database (CuGenDB)

International Cucurbit Genomics Initiative (ICuGI)

Objectives
1. Functional Genomics: sequencing of 100,000 ESTs from different melon genotypes and tissues.
2. Mapping: merging the existing melon genetic maps using SSRs as anchor markers.
3. Bioinformatics: development of a webpage for the ICuGI, where certain genomic tools would be available for the cucurbit research community.

List of ICuGI Steering Committee and participant labs

Support
Most tools and interfaces in the ICuGI website were adopted from Cucurbit Genomics Resource (CGR) which was supported by BARD and USDA-ARS. Currently ICuGI is supported by the following companies:

De Ruiter Seeds R&D B.V.	Enza Zaden Research & Development B.V.
Gautier Semences, S.A.	Nunhems B.V.
Sakata Seed America, Inc.	Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel BV
SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.	SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, INC.
Syngenta Seeds B.V.	TAKII & Company, Limited
Vilmorin & Cie, S.A.	Zeraim Gedera LTD.
SNC Laboratoire A.S.L.

NEWS

Additional annotations of all EST unigenes obtained by comparing them against Swiss-Prot, TrEMBL and Arabidopsis protein databases were added [May. 2009]
A mailing list of the Cucurbit Genomics Network was created. Details on joining the list and sending messages [Nov. 2008]

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Upcoming conferences

The 4th International Cucurbit Symposium (Sept. 21-26, 2009, Changsha, Hunan, China)

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