Happy 100th generation to the HS Rats!

On behalf of the Breeding Core of the Center for GWAS in Outbred Rats [NIDA Center for Genetic Studies of Drug Abuse in Outbred Rats (P50DA037844)]—the breeding centers at Wake Forest University and HS West at Palmer Lab at UC San Diego—we are pleased to celebrate the 100th generation of heterogeneous stock (HS) rats! (see the birth announcement on ratgenes.org)

🎵 Happy 100th generation birthday, Dear Rats!

Palmer Lab has marked this momentous occasion with festivities at some recent events.

20th Annual Meeting Of The Complex Trait Community (CTC) | Rat Genome & Models

October 9, 2023 - University of Tennessee Health Science Center - Memphis, TN

9th Annual Retreat for the NIDA P50 Center for Genetic Studies of Drug Abuse in Outbred Rats

October 27, 2023 - UC San Diego - La Jolla, CA

Singing "Happy Birthday" at the Retreat!