WBConfCall 2013.01.24-Agenda and Minutes

Agenda

1. Model changes

• Chris: Model changes in support of deletion of gene regulation and YH classes; deadline not for a few weeks.
  • Postponed until after the SAB meeting.

• Karen needs to do some changes for the transgene model.

• CG: Dead gene / historical gene tag
  • To handle dead genes, scripts at Caltech that recognize them; replace with new gene
  • Interactions, transgenes, others
  • KH: Website dynamically replace genes with live ones
  • Dead genes have tags pointing to the new gene; Splits do not
  • AC: will slow down web code since we don't currently check each gene
  • (discussion on splits/merges etc)

• CG: How to handle splits: does a curator make a judgement call and replace (and thereby lose history?)
• RL: Where is the data handled? Caltech, OICR, Hinxton.
• PD: Handling splits: should this be via a curator form: notify curator that they then handle on a case by case basis.

Nameserver discussion.

• Realtime updates
• Everything merged or died, handled manually.

Conclusion.

• Chris will continue discussion with stakeholders. Leaning towards implementing at curatorial database.

2. SAB issues / announcements

• Paul S.'s list of questions for AB (email thread: draft questions for advisors: pls add/edit)
• Agenda

http://wiki.wormbase.org/index.php/WormBase_SAB_Meeting