Collaborate with us!

One of the goals of the Type 2 Diabetes Knowledge Portal project is to bring together the world-wide T2D and genetics research communities to share data, knowledge, methods, and tools. In keeping with that goal, we welcome contributions of data to the Portal and we are also open to collaboration as we develop new and better ways to analyze and display data.

We’ve added a new page to the Portal, "Collaborate," that answers frequently asked questions about how to get involved. It includes links to our Data Submitter’s Guide and Data Transfer Agreement, gives an overview of the kinds of data we’re looking for, and tells you how to get in touch with our team.

The “Collaborate” page also links to information about funding opportunities offered by the Foundation for the NIH. Check this out if you’re interested in starting a new project to generate data for the Portal!

See you at ASHG 2016!

Members of the Type 2 Diabetes Knowledge Portal team will be attending the American Society of Human Genetics meeting next week in Vancouver, BC. You can catch us nearly every day of the meeting:

Tuesday 10/18

3 PM: Nöel Burtt will be one of the speakers in an informational session on the T2D Knowledge Portal and new funding opportunities offered by the Foundation for the NIH. Complimentary snacks, beer, and wine will be served! Please pre-register here.

Wednesday 10/19

10 AM - 4 PM: Find us in the exhibit hall at booth #428. We’ll be there to answer your questions and give tours and tutorials on the Portal.

Thursday 10/20

10 AM - 4 PM: We will again be in the exhibit hall at booth #428.

2 - 3 PM: Ryan Koesterer will present his poster on an automatic, scaleable quality control method for genetic association data that improves on current “gold-standard” methods (program #1943T).

2 - 3 PM: Maria Costanzo will present her poster giving an overview of data in the Portal and the global collaborative efforts behind its aggregation (program #329T).

Friday 10/21

10 AM - 4 PM: This is our last day in the exhibit hall at booth #428.

2 - 3 PM: Marcin von Grotthuss will present his poster on improving predictions of significant variants by taking protein structure into account (program #489F).

3 - 4 PM: Ben Alexander will present his poster on the software platform that powers the T2D Knowledge Portal user interface and custom analysis tools (program #1650F).

T2D Knowledge Portal staff attending ASHG

We look forward to meeting you at ASHG! If you have questions and cannot meet us any of these times, or if you won’t be at ASHG, our mailbox is always open at help@type2diabetesgenetics.org.

Come to a T2D Knowledge Portal information session at ASHG

The American Society of Human Genetics meeting is happening in Vancouver, B.C. in a little over two weeks! The Portal team will be presenting and exhibiting at multiple venues at ASHG, and the first event will take place immediately before the conference starts: an information session including an overview of the Accelerating Medicines Partnership in Type 2 Diabetes, a progress update on T2D Knowledge Portal functionality, and information on new funding opportunities. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres, beer and wine will be served!

Information session

Tuesday - October 18, 2016

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PDT

Fairmont Waterfront


900 Canada Place Way


Vancouver, British Columbia

Please register here for this free event, hosted by FNIH.  Contact Nicole Spear at Nspear@fnih.org with any questions.

Watch this space over the next two weeks for a complete listing of opportunities to learn about the Portal and talk with the Portal team at ASHG!

New funding opportunities for T2D genetic research

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) has released three new funding opportunities that aim to add to the growing body of data housed in the T2D Knowledge Portal. The new Request for Proposals (RFPs) solicit data on T2D related complications and individual level and whole exome sequencing data related to T2D.

FNIH awards will provide successful applicants with up to $200,000 per individual award for proposals to harmonize and transfer existing datasets and up to $500,000 per individual award for proposals that include the generation of new genotyping data. Awards will be made over two years and aim to enhance the NIH-funded T2D Knowledge Portal hosted by the Broad Institute at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Responses to the FNIH Requests for Proposals are due by December 31, 2016. Details on the new funding opportunities can be found here.