NIDDK Information Network dkNET Blog

NIDDK Information Network dkNET Bloghttps://dknet.org/about/blog<p>The dkNET Blog where we post articles and content related to dkNET</p>Join Dr. Chen Li for a Knowledge Portal Network Webinar on the dkNET Computational Core on August 6https://dknet.org/about/blog/2936https://dknet.org/about/blog/2936Learn how the dkNET Computational Core is advancing biomedical research through a cloud-native, collaborative platform for AI, machine learning, and reproducible data science. Join Dr. Chen Li on August 6 for this community webinar hosted by the Knowledge Portal Network (KPN).Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:16:32 -0700dkNET Showcases AI-Driven Biomedical Data Science Innovations at ISMB 2026https://dknet.org/about/blog/2931https://dknet.org/about/blog/2931The dkNET team Dr. Chen Li and Dr. Maryann Martone present at ISMB (Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology) 2026, showcasing the dkNET Computational Core and exploring the intersection of AI, biomedical data science, and ontologies.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:21:35 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in July, 2026https://dknet.org/about/blog/2930https://dknet.org/about/blog/2930dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in July, 2026. Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:23:18 -0700Come Meet the dkNET team and NIDDK Data Science Corner at ADA 2026 Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, LA from June 5-8, 2026!https://dknet.org/about/blog/2927https://dknet.org/about/blog/2927The dkNET team will be attending the ADA 2026 Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, LA from June 5-8, 2026! Visit us at booth #2318 to check out our new features and share your feedback. We’re always looking for ways to improve the portal for you.The dkNET will also be hosting the NIDDK Data Science Corner, where you can connect with NIDDK-supported programs and discover valuable data resources to support your research!Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:38:04 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in June, 2026https://dknet.org/about/blog/2926https://dknet.org/about/blog/2926dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in June, 2026. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:12:47 -0700dkNET Webinar "BioMCP: An AI-Powered MCP Resource for Biomedical Research"https://dknet.org/about/blog/2923https://dknet.org/about/blog/2923Come join us for a webinar presented by Yijia Xiao on Friday, May 15, 2026 to learn more about BioMCP!Mon, 04 May 2026 19:22:46 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in May, 2026https://dknet.org/about/blog/2922https://dknet.org/about/blog/2922dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in May, 2026. Sun, 03 May 2026 22:22:47 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in April, 2026https://dknet.org/about/blog/2916https://dknet.org/about/blog/2916dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in April, 2026. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:56:06 -0700dkNET Webinar "A Tour of HumanBase, an Interactive AI Platform for Human Biology"https://dknet.org/about/blog/2915https://dknet.org/about/blog/2915Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Rachel Sealfon on Friday, April 24, 2026 to learn more about HumanBase!Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:37:11 -0700New Resource Released: Find NIDDK & Trans-NIH Funding Opportunitieshttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2910https://dknet.org/about/blog/2910Looking for research funding? Our new webpage makes it easy to find current and upcoming NIDDK and trans-NIH funding opportunities. Save time and stay ahead!Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:41:37 -0700dkNET Webinar "Towards a Virtual Cell - the Need for Actionable, Robust Perturbation Models"https://dknet.org/about/blog/2906https://dknet.org/about/blog/2906Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Fabian Theis on Thursday, March 12, 2026 to learn more about actionable, robust perturbation models of virtual cells!Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:24:30 -0800dkNET community events and announcements in March, 2026https://dknet.org/about/blog/2905https://dknet.org/about/blog/2905dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in March, 2026. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:50:27 -0800dkNET Webinar "The Mammalian Adipose Tissue Knowledge Portal (MATKP): An Open Community Portal for Multi-Species Adipose Biology"https://dknet.org/about/blog/2901https://dknet.org/about/blog/2901Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Julie Jurgens on Friday, February 27, 2026 to learn more about the Mammalian Adipose Tissue Knowledge Portal (MATKP)!Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:12:51 -0800Check out this new article published in Endocrine News about dkNET!https://dknet.org/about/blog/2898https://dknet.org/about/blog/2898Check out this article published in Endocrine News - New Research Connections: How dkNET Allows Access to the Research Information Superhighway!Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:32:37 -0800dkNET community events and announcements in February, 2026https://dknet.org/about/blog/2896https://dknet.org/about/blog/2896dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in February, 2026. Fri, 06 Feb 2026 19:20:04 -0800dkNET community events and announcements in January, 2026https://dknet.org/about/blog/2886https://dknet.org/about/blog/2886dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in January, 2026. Fri, 02 Jan 2026 14:00:09 -0800dkNET Webinar "Precision Diabetes: Understanding and Managing Glucose Dysregulation Using Deep Data and Remote Monitoring"https://dknet.org/about/blog/2884https://dknet.org/about/blog/2884Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Michael Snyder on Friday, January 23, 2026 to learn more about Precision Diabetes!Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:09:21 -0800Come Meet the dkNET team at Cell Bio 2025 in Philadelphia, PA from December 6-10, 2025!https://dknet.org/about/blog/2879https://dknet.org/about/blog/2879The dkNET team will be attending the Cell Bio 2025 in Philadelphia, PA  from December 6-10, 2025! Stop by booth #1129 to learn more about our new features, Summer of Data Student Program, data science resources, and funding opportunities! We would also love to hear your feedback about our portal so we can continue to improve our service to you!Sat, 06 Dec 2025 22:56:32 -0800dkNET community events and announcements in December, 2025https://dknet.org/about/blog/2878https://dknet.org/about/blog/2878dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in December, 2025. Sat, 06 Dec 2025 22:25:41 -0800dkNET Investigators Join New NIH ODSS AI Award for T1Dhttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2877https://dknet.org/about/blog/2877dkNET investigators are part of a new award from the NIH Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS) to develop multimodal AI systems for Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:22:57 -0800Explore the Latest dkNET Repository Finder Improvements — November, 2025https://dknet.org/about/blog/2876https://dknet.org/about/blog/2876We’ve updated the Repository Finder with a smoother layout, simpler Guided Query, clearer results, and refreshed tutorials to make finding the right repositories easier than ever.Mon, 24 Nov 2025 09:45:12 -0800dkNET community events and announcements in November, 2025https://dknet.org/about/blog/2875https://dknet.org/about/blog/2875dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in November, 2025. Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:09:37 -0800dkNET Webinar: Data-driven Biology with CFDE CONNECT Community of Resourceshttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2873https://dknet.org/about/blog/2873Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Jake Y. Chen on Friday, November 21, 2025 to learn more about CFDE CONNECT! Fri, 07 Nov 2025 19:48:33 -0800dkNET community events and announcements in October, 2025https://dknet.org/about/blog/2870https://dknet.org/about/blog/2870dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in October, 2025. Tue, 14 Oct 2025 19:21:56 -0700NIDDK Releases Research Recommendations on Diabetes Heterogeneityhttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2869https://dknet.org/about/blog/2869Dr. Wei Wang, dkNET MPI and Chair of the Data-Science Cross-Cutting Theme Focus Group, contributed to the NIDDK Working Group’s recommendations on diabetes heterogeneity, guiding future research on the biological and environmental factors underlying diabetes.Wed, 08 Oct 2025 17:00:18 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in September, 2025https://dknet.org/about/blog/2862https://dknet.org/about/blog/2862dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in September, 2025. Tue, 09 Sep 2025 20:27:07 -0700Invitation to Participate – D-Challenge 2025: Data-Driven Discovery in Type 1 Diabeteshttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2858https://dknet.org/about/blog/2858We are excited to share an opportunity for Type 1 diabetes (T1D)–focused researchers, computational biologists, and data scientists within your network — D-Challenge 2025, an in silico competition designed to inspire novel hypotheses in T1D research.Tue, 26 Aug 2025 14:17:13 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in August, 2025https://dknet.org/about/blog/2854https://dknet.org/about/blog/2854dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in August, 2025.Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:06:13 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in July, 2025https://dknet.org/about/blog/2848https://dknet.org/about/blog/2848dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in July, 2025.Thu, 03 Jul 2025 19:06:45 -0700Come Meet the dkNET team and NIDDK Data Science Corner at ADA 2025 Scientific Sessions in Chicago, IL from June 20-23, 2025!https://dknet.org/about/blog/2845https://dknet.org/about/blog/2845The dkNET team will be attending the ADA 2025 Scientific Sessions in Chicago, IL from June 20-23, 2025! Visit us at booth #947 to check out our new features and share your feedback. We’re always looking for ways to improve the portal for you.The dkNET will also be hosting the NIDDK Data Science Corner, where you can connect with NIDDK-supported programs and discover valuable data resources to support your research!Mon, 16 Jun 2025 03:19:54 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in June, 2025https://dknet.org/about/blog/2844https://dknet.org/about/blog/2844dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in June, 2025.Mon, 16 Jun 2025 00:29:09 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in May, 2025https://dknet.org/about/blog/2838https://dknet.org/about/blog/2838dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in May, 2025.Mon, 19 May 2025 23:57:34 -0700dkNET Webinar: Integrating RAG Chatbots into Bioinformatics Platformshttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2836https://dknet.org/about/blog/2836Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Avi Ma'ayan on Friday, May 16, 2025 to learn more about how Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)-enhanced conversational interfaces were implemented into bioinformatics platforms!Mon, 12 May 2025 23:41:53 -0700dkNET Webinar: An Introduction to the CAIRIBU Research Communityhttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2834https://dknet.org/about/blog/2834Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Kristina Penniston on Friday, May 9, 2025 to learn more about the Collaborating for the Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research in Benign Urology (CAIRIBU)!Fri, 02 May 2025 14:12:47 -0700dkNET Webinar: Endothelial Cell Fates in Diabetic Kidney Disease—Lessons from the Kidney Precision Medicine Projecthttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2831https://dknet.org/about/blog/2831Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Ricardo Melo Ferreira on Friday, April 25, 2025 to learn more about the Kidney Precision Medicine Project!Fri, 18 Apr 2025 17:59:12 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in April, 2025https://dknet.org/about/blog/2829https://dknet.org/about/blog/2829dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in April, 2025.Thu, 27 Mar 2025 23:25:27 -0700dkNET Webinar "Using Knowledge Graphs within Biomedical Knowledge Portals: The Biomedical Translator and the Common Fund Knowledge Center"https://dknet.org/about/blog/2827https://dknet.org/about/blog/2827Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Jason Flannick on Friday, April 11, 2025 to learn more about knowledge graphs within biomedical knowledge portals: The Biomedical Translator and the Common Fund Knowledge Center!Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:05:26 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in March, 2025https://dknet.org/about/blog/2825https://dknet.org/about/blog/2825dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in March, 2025.Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:41:48 -0700dkNET Webinar: Building Knowledge Graphs Towards Transparent Biomedical AIhttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2821https://dknet.org/about/blog/2821Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Jie Liu on Friday, March 14, 2025 to learn more about knowledge graphs including Genomic Knowledge Base, Genomic Literature Knowledge Base and PanKgraph from Pankbase project!Fri, 07 Mar 2025 15:24:31 -08002025 dkNET Summer of Data Student Program is Accepting Applications Now!https://dknet.org/about/blog/2820https://dknet.org/about/blog/2820The Summer of Data program provides students the opportunity to learn data management, FAIR data, rigor and reproducibility, and data science skills while performing their research.  It is a 7-week virtual summer program where students engage in weekly sessions with dkNET staff and associates to learn about how to use dkNET and other tools to support their research, while engaging in research projects within their labs.  A $500 stipend is provided. Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:17:46 -0800dkNET Webinar "Metabolomics Workbench – A gateway to multiomics integration and disease biology"https://dknet.org/about/blog/2817https://dknet.org/about/blog/2817Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Shankar Subramaniam on Friday, February 28, 2025 to learn more about Metabolomics Workbench!Mon, 24 Feb 2025 23:36:27 -0800dkNET Webinar "Exploring Genomic Frontiers: Tools and Opportunities from Alzheimer’s Research"https://dknet.org/about/blog/2814https://dknet.org/about/blog/2814Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Li-San Wang on Friday, February 14, 2025 to learn more about Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project (ADSP) and relevant resources!Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:34:03 -0800dkNET community events and announcements in February, 2025https://dknet.org/about/blog/2813https://dknet.org/about/blog/2813dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in February, 2025.Fri, 24 Jan 2025 16:37:38 -0800dkNET community events and announcements in January, 2025https://dknet.org/about/blog/2810https://dknet.org/about/blog/2810dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in January, 2025.Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:49:00 -0800Come Meet the dkNET team at Cell Bio 2024 in San Diego, CA from December 14-18, 2024!https://dknet.org/about/blog/2800https://dknet.org/about/blog/2800The dkNET team will be attending the Cell Bio 2024 in San Diego, CA  from December 14-18, 2024! Stop by booth #613  to learn more about our new features and funding opportunities! We would also love to hear your feedback about our portal so we can continue to improve our service to you!Sat, 14 Dec 2024 23:20:04 -0800dkNET community events and announcements in December, 2024https://dknet.org/about/blog/2799https://dknet.org/about/blog/2799dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in December, 2024.Sat, 14 Dec 2024 22:38:45 -0800dkNET Webinar: Inference and Analysis of the External Communication Signals Using exFINDERhttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2793https://dknet.org/about/blog/2793Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Changhan He on Friday, December 6, 2024 to learn more about this useful tool exFINDER!Tue, 26 Nov 2024 22:53:54 -0800dkNET community events and announcements in November, 2024https://dknet.org/about/blog/2792https://dknet.org/about/blog/2792dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in November, 2024.Tue, 19 Nov 2024 23:21:55 -0800dkNET Webinar: Expanding Human Islet Research via the Integrated Islet Distribution Program (IIDP) Research Data Repositoryhttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2790https://dknet.org/about/blog/2790Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Joyce Niland and James Cravens on Friday, November 22, 2024 to learn more about the Integrated Islet Distribution Program (IIDP) Research Data Repository!Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:37:45 -0800dkNET Webinar: Mapping the Human Landscape of Metabolite-Mediated Communication Signals Between Single Cellshttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2785https://dknet.org/about/blog/2785Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Kaifu Chen on Friday, November 8, 2024 to learn more about MEBOCOST and MCCP (Metabolite-Mediated Cell-Cell Communication Portal)!Wed, 30 Oct 2024 17:47:28 -0700dkNET Webinar "The ADI IsletCore and HumanIslets.com: Improving Accessibility, Integration and Usability of Human Research Islet Data"https://dknet.org/about/blog/2782https://dknet.org/about/blog/2782Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Patrick MacDonald on Friday, October 25, 2024 to learn more about the ADI IsletCore and HumanIslets.com!Thu, 17 Oct 2024 17:45:02 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in October, 2024https://dknet.org/about/blog/2781https://dknet.org/about/blog/2781dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in October, 2024.Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:35:50 -0700dkNET Webinar "Introduction to AI-READI, Studying Salutogenesis in T2DM" https://dknet.org/about/blog/2776https://dknet.org/about/blog/2776Come join us for a webinar presented by Drs. Cecilia Lee, Bhavesh Patel, and Sally L. Baxter on Friday, October 11, 2024 to learn more about this useful resource "AI-READI"!Tue, 24 Sep 2024 18:31:09 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in September, 2024https://dknet.org/about/blog/2775https://dknet.org/about/blog/2775dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in September, 2024.Fri, 20 Sep 2024 17:31:49 -0700New Funding Opportunity: dkNET Pilot Funding Program in AI Models to Accelerate Diabetes Heterogeneity Researchhttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2768https://dknet.org/about/blog/2768This pilot funding program, through the NIDDK Information Network (dkNET, https://dknet.org), is designed to capitalize on the rapid advances in AI and other data science areas in addressing major gaps in the study of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) heterogeneity, including opportunities in extracting knowledge from the enormous amount of data and literature, and in recruiting AI experts to this area of domain science. Letter of Intent due date: October 11, 2024; Application Due Date: November 12, 2024.Tue, 27 Aug 2024 19:12:48 -0700Travel Award Funding Opportunity: AI-based Approaches to Study Diabetes and Other Chronic Conditionshttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2765https://dknet.org/about/blog/2765Calling all early-stage scholars interested in AI-based approaches to study diabetes and other chronic conditions. We are currently accepting applications for travel awards from trainees (e.g., from senior undergraduate students to 1st/2nd year faculty) who are interested in this topic and will attend the workshop held on October 30-31, 2024 in Bethesda, MD. Application deadline: August 30, 2024. Tue, 13 Aug 2024 11:22:32 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in August, 2024https://dknet.org/about/blog/2764https://dknet.org/about/blog/2764dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in August, 2024.Mon, 29 Jul 2024 19:20:04 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in July, 2024https://dknet.org/about/blog/2759https://dknet.org/about/blog/2759dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in July, 2024.Fri, 19 Jul 2024 18:36:59 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in June, 2024https://dknet.org/about/blog/2752https://dknet.org/about/blog/2752dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in June, 2024.Fri, 14 Jun 2024 18:06:40 -0700dkNET Webinar: Single Cell Multi-Omics Analysis of Beta Cell Heterogeneity and Differentiationhttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2749https://dknet.org/about/blog/2749Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Yan Li on Friday, May 17, 2024 to learn more about this useful resource "Beta Cell Hub"!Fri, 10 May 2024 17:58:29 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in May, 2024https://dknet.org/about/blog/2747https://dknet.org/about/blog/2747dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in May, 2024.Wed, 08 May 2024 19:21:59 -0700[Recorded Webinar and Slides are Available Now!] dkNET Webinar "The 4DN Data Portal - Data, Resources and Tools to Help Elucidate Nuclear Organization in Space and Time"https://dknet.org/about/blog/2745https://dknet.org/about/blog/2745Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Andrew Schroeder on Friday, May 10, 2024 to learn more about this useful resource "4DN Data Portal"!Fri, 03 May 2024 16:42:52 -0700[Recording and Slides are Available Now!] dkNET Office Hours: NIH Data Management and Sharing Mandatehttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2740https://dknet.org/about/blog/2740Are you ready for the NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan (effective Jan. 25, 2023)? Have questions or need help? Join dkNET Office Hours on Friday, May 3, 2024, 11 am - 12 pm PT!Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:24:30 -0700[Recorded Webinar and Slides are Available Now!] dkNET Webinar "Texera: A Scalable Cloud Computing Platform for Sharing Data and Workflow-Based Analyses"https://dknet.org/about/blog/2737https://dknet.org/about/blog/2737Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Chen Li on Friday, April 26, 2024 to learn more about this useful resource "Texera"!Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:47:46 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in April, 2024https://dknet.org/about/blog/2736https://dknet.org/about/blog/2736dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in April, 2024.Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:45:26 -0700[Recorded Webinar and Slides are Available Now!] dkNET Webinar: Unlocking the Power of FAIR Data Sharing with ImmPorthttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2729https://dknet.org/about/blog/2729Come join us for a webinar presented by Sanchita Bhattacharya on Friday, April 12, 2024 to learn more about this useful resource "ImmPort"!Thu, 28 Mar 2024 18:41:41 -0700[Recorded Webinar and Slides are Available Now!]dkNET Webinar: Tabula Sapiens https://dknet.org/about/blog/2726https://dknet.org/about/blog/2726Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Angela  Oliveira Pisco on Friday, March 22, 2024 to learn more about this useful resource "Tabula Sapiens"!Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:07:48 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in March, 2024https://dknet.org/about/blog/2724https://dknet.org/about/blog/2724dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in March, 2024.Thu, 07 Mar 2024 13:58:07 -0800[Recorded Webinar and Slides are Available Now!] dkNET Webinar "The Multi-Omic Response to Exercise Training Across Rat Tissues: Data Dissemination Through the MoTrPAC Data Hub"https://dknet.org/about/blog/2721https://dknet.org/about/blog/2721Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Malene Lindholm on Friday, March 8, 2024 to learn more about this useful resource "MoTrPAC Data Hub"!Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:47:41 -0800[Recorded Webinar and Slides are Available Now!] dkNET Webinar: The Collaborative Microbial Metabolite Center – Democratizing Mechanistic and Functional Interpretation of Microbial Metaboliteshttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2717https://dknet.org/about/blog/2717Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Peter Dorrestein on Friday, February 23, 2024 to learn more about this useful resource "The Collaborative Microbial Metabolite Center"!Tue, 13 Feb 2024 12:33:42 -0800dkNET community events and announcements in February, 2024https://dknet.org/about/blog/2711https://dknet.org/about/blog/2711dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in February, 2024.Tue, 30 Jan 2024 20:21:00 -0800[Recorded Webinar and Slides are Available Now!] dkNET Webinar: An Encyclopedia of the Adipose Tissue Secretome to Identify Mediators of Health and Disease https://dknet.org/about/blog/2706https://dknet.org/about/blog/2706Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Paul Cohen on Friday, February 9, 2024 to learn more about this useful resource!Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:54:34 -0800dkNET community events and announcements in January, 2024https://dknet.org/about/blog/2699https://dknet.org/about/blog/2699dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in January, 2024.Fri, 22 Dec 2023 18:25:06 -0800dkNET community events and announcements in December, 2023https://dknet.org/about/blog/2690https://dknet.org/about/blog/2690dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in December, 2023.Fri, 01 Dec 2023 18:57:14 -0800[New Date!] dkNET Webinar: An Encyclopedia of the Adipose Tissue Secretome to Identify Mediators of Health and Disease https://dknet.org/about/blog/2683https://dknet.org/about/blog/2683Updates on November 29, 2023: This webinar scheduled for Friday, December 1, 2023, 11 am - 12 pm PT has been rescheduled to February 9, 2024 due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologize for any inconvenience caused. Thank you for your understanding.Mon, 06 Nov 2023 16:25:13 -0800[Recorded Webinar and Slides are Available Now!] dkNET Webinar: A Single Cell Atlas of Human and Mouse White Adipose Tissuehttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2681https://dknet.org/about/blog/2681Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Margo Emont on Friday, November 17, 2023 to learn more about this useful resource "A Single Cell Atlas of Human and Mouse White Adipose Tissue"!Mon, 06 Nov 2023 16:19:38 -0800dkNET community events and announcements in November, 2023https://dknet.org/about/blog/2679https://dknet.org/about/blog/2679dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in November, 2023.Thu, 02 Nov 2023 18:07:36 -0700[Recorded Webinar and Slides are Available Now!] dkNET Webinar "The National Sleep Research Resource (NSRR) - Opportunities for Large-Scale Sleep and Circadian Data to Promote Understanding of Metabolic Diseases"https://dknet.org/about/blog/2674https://dknet.org/about/blog/2674Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Susan Redline on Friday, October 27, 2023 to learn more about the National Sleep Research Resource and explore the opportunities to study the inter-relationships between sleep and metabolic diseases!Mon, 16 Oct 2023 16:41:11 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in October, 2023https://dknet.org/about/blog/2668https://dknet.org/about/blog/2668dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in October, 2023.Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:38:46 -0700Join dkNET co-PI Dr. Jeffrey Grethe's session at NIDDK Central Repository's 20th Anniversary Workshop on September 20!https://dknet.org/about/blog/2665https://dknet.org/about/blog/2665dkNET co-PI Dr. Jeffrey Grethe will be the panel during the Session VI: Supporting NIDDK-Funded Research and Expanding NIDDK’s Data Ecosystem on September 20, 2023. Join the NIDDK Central Repository 20th Anniversary Workshop sessions to learn about secondary use research that utilized resources generated from NIDDK-funded clinical research projects, review NIDDK’s Data Ecosystem past, present and future, and launch a data challenge platform as part of the program’s vision for the future! Fri, 15 Sep 2023 14:32:34 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in September, 2023https://dknet.org/about/blog/2664https://dknet.org/about/blog/2664dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in September, 2023.Thu, 07 Sep 2023 17:21:13 -0700From Research to Researcher: Producing FAIR Data - A dkNET Summer of Data Student Program Journey with Theodore Nelsonhttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2660https://dknet.org/about/blog/2660We're excited to share an article published by CCRA blog and written by Theodore Nelson, one of our participants in the 2023 dkNET Summer of Data Student Program. Discover his perspective on the program and what he's learned about FAIR data! Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:55:09 -0700[Recording and Slides Are Available Now!] dkNET Office Hours - "Are You Ready For 2023: New NIH Data Management And Sharing Mandates" on September 22, 2023https://dknet.org/about/blog/2652https://dknet.org/about/blog/2652Are you ready for the new NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan (effective Jan. 25, 2023)? Have questions or need help? Join dkNET Office Hours on Friday, September 22, 2023, 11 am - 12 pm PT!Wed, 26 Jul 2023 15:18:20 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in August, 2023https://dknet.org/about/blog/2651https://dknet.org/about/blog/2651dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in August, 2023.Wed, 26 Jul 2023 15:17:59 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in July, 2023https://dknet.org/about/blog/2649https://dknet.org/about/blog/2649dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in July, 2023.Tue, 11 Jul 2023 17:13:52 -0700dkNET’s Newest Feature - Biomed Resource Watch is Released!https://dknet.org/about/blog/2641https://dknet.org/about/blog/2641dkNET is excited to announce an exciting new service - Biomed Resource Watch (BRW, https://scicrunch.org/ResourceWatch) for researchers to report and explore claims about cell lines, antibodies, and tools!Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:21:45 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in June, 2023https://dknet.org/about/blog/2640https://dknet.org/about/blog/2640dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in June, 2023.Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:00:51 -0700[Recorded Webinar and Slides are Available Now!] dkNET Webinar: Discover the Latest from dkNET - Biomed Resource Watchhttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2631https://dknet.org/about/blog/2631We are excited to announce an exciting new service - Biomed Resource Watch (BRW, https://scicrunch.org/ResourceWatch), a knowledge base for aggregating and disseminating known problems and performance information about research resources. Now researchers can check claims and report their own claims about cell lines, antibodies and tools! Join us for an introductory webinar on Friday, June 2, 2023Tue, 23 May 2023 18:53:02 -0700Join Us for a NIDDK Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Webinar Series: Finding a Repository for your Datahttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2629https://dknet.org/about/blog/2629Join the NIDDK Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Webinar Series: Finding a Repository for your Data on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 10 am PT (1 pm ET).  The webinar will provide in-depth information to guide investigators in selecting appropriate repositories for their scientific data. dkNET PI Dr. Jeffrey Grethe will be one of the panelist in this webinar. Tue, 23 May 2023 15:56:10 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in May, 2023https://dknet.org/about/blog/2627https://dknet.org/about/blog/2627dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in May, 2023.Fri, 19 May 2023 17:14:39 -0700[Recorded Webinar and Slides are Available Now!] dkNET Webinar: Leveraging Computational Strategies to Identify Type 1 Diabetes Risk and Clinical Trial Responder Statushttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2623https://dknet.org/about/blog/2623Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Wenting Wu on Friday, May 19, 2023 to learn about Dr. Wu's research project on "Leveraging Computational Strategies to Identify Type 1 Diabetes Risk and Clinical Trial Responder Status". Dr. Wu is the 2022 dkNET New Investigator Pilot Program in Bioinformatics awardee.Fri, 12 May 2023 17:05:49 -0700Deadline Extended! The 2023 dkNET Summer of Data Student Programhttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2615https://dknet.org/about/blog/2615The dkNET Summer of Data Student Program application deadline is extended to May 8, 2023! This is a program for students currently in NIDDK-related field labs - so students, don't wait!Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:40:48 -0700[Recorded Webinar is Available Now!] dkNET Webinar: Defining the Spatiotemporal and Molecular Trajectory of Beige Adipogenesishttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2612https://dknet.org/about/blog/2612Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Nabil Rabhi on Friday, May 12, 2023 to learn about Dr. Rabhi's research project on "Defining the Spatiotemporal and Molecular Trajectory of Beige Adipogenesis". Dr. Rabhi is the 2022 dkNET New Investigator Pilot Program in Bioinformatics awardee.Fri, 21 Apr 2023 15:29:50 -0700[Recorded Webinar is Available Now!] dkNET Webinar "Single Molecule Spatial Transcriptomics: interpreting the spatial expression of RNAs from FISH images"https://dknet.org/about/blog/2603https://dknet.org/about/blog/2603Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Jing Liu on Friday, April 21, 2023 to learn about Dr. Liu's research project on "Single Molecule Spatial Trranscriptomics. Interpreting the Spatial Expression of RNAs from FISH images". Dr. Liu is the 2022 dkNET New Investigator Pilot Program in Bioinformatics awardee.Thu, 30 Mar 2023 18:06:34 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in April, 2023https://dknet.org/about/blog/2602https://dknet.org/about/blog/2602dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in April, 2023.Thu, 30 Mar 2023 17:37:01 -0700dkNET community events and announcements in March, 2023https://dknet.org/about/blog/2599https://dknet.org/about/blog/2599dkNET provides updates on activities of interest to the NIDDK-supported community. You could keep up to date on these activities through our Twitter feed @dkNET_info, through our Community Calendar, or through dkNET e-mail list. If you have an event or funding opportunities you'd like to advertise, please contact us info_at_dknet.org. Here is the summary list of the dkNET updates, community events and funding opportunities in March, 2023.Fri, 10 Mar 2023 16:36:49 -08002023 dkNET Summer of Data Student Program is Accepting Applications Now!https://dknet.org/about/blog/2592https://dknet.org/about/blog/2592The Summer of Data program provides students the opportunity to learn data management, FAIR data and rigor and reproducibility skills while performing their research.  It is a 6 week virtual summer program where students engage in weekly sessions with dkNET staff and associates to learn about how to use dkNET and other tools to support their research, while engaging in research projects within their labs.  A $500 stipend is provided. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 13:17:33 -0800[Recorded Webinar and Slides are Available Now!]dkNET Webinar: Estimating Relative Beta-Cell Function During Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Its Clinical Applicationshttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2589https://dknet.org/about/blog/2589Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Joon Ha on Friday, March 10, 2023 to learn about estimating relative beta-cell function during continuous glucose monitoring and it's clinical applications. Dr. Joon Ha is the 2022 dkNET New Investigator Pilot Program in Bioinformatics awardee.Fri, 24 Feb 2023 14:24:26 -0800[Recording and Slides Are Available Now!] dkNET Office Hours - "Are You Ready for 2023: New NIH Data Management and Sharing Mandates" on March 3, 2023https://dknet.org/about/blog/2585https://dknet.org/about/blog/2585Are you ready for the new NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan (effective Jan. 25, 2023)? Have questions or need help? Join dkNET Office Hours on Friday, March 3, 2023, 11 am - 12 pm PT! Dr. Jeffrey Grethe, dkNET co-PI and expert on Data Management and Sharing, Dr. Rebecca Rodriguez, the Repository Program Director at NIDDK, Ms. Reaya Reuss, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Director at NIDDK, and the support team members from the NIDDK Central Repository, will be available to answer any questions you may have.Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:05:58 -0800[Recorded Webinar and Slides are Available Now!]dkNET Webinar: Postpartum Glucose Screening Among Homeless Women with Gestational Diabeteshttps://dknet.org/about/blog/2581https://dknet.org/about/blog/2581Come join us for a webinar presented by Dr. Rie Sakai-Bizmark on Friday, February 24, 2023 to learn about postpartum glucose screening among homeless women with gestational diabetes. Dr. Rie Sakai-Bizmark is the 2022 dkNET New Investigator Pilot Program in Bioinformatics awardee.Tue, 14 Feb 2023 19:43:16 -0800