For all the latest HGNC news, including updates to our VGNC dataset, please read our Spring newsletter blog.genenames.org/hgnc/2026/03...

As one of the GBC's Global Core Biodata Resources HGNC are delighted to hear of this new European Commission funding for the important work of the GBC.
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HGNC supports everyone affected by rare diseases. To find out more about the #LIG4 gene you can visit our symbol report and gene group page for the ligase family genenames.org/data/genegro....

Read our new paper "Naming the alpha-2-macroglobulin gene family across vertebrates" rdcu.be/e2ufP where we name genes in this peptidase inhibitor family including the ovostatins which were first identified in chicken egg white. 🐔🥚🍳

If you’re attending #PAG33 today please go and see Elspeth at poster number P481 from 3-4.30pm to learn all about our work as the PGNC naming genes in the poplar tree

If you’re attending #PAG33 in San Diego please consider going to hear Elspeth talk about all things HGBC/VGNC/PGNC in the Integrated Genome Resources at EMBL-EBI workshop tomorrow at 9.40am

If you're thinking of a new job for 2026 consider these positions with our collaborators in the Ensembl-GENCODE group

Amos Bairoch, Swiss pioneer of bioinformatics, passes away We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our co-founder and Group Leader Amos Bairoch. Emeritus professor at the University of Geneva, he shaped the development of bioinformatics over more th...

www.sib.swiss/news/amos-ba... HGNC are truly shocked and saddened to hear this; Amos was a true force of nature in the field of bioinformatics and will be hugely missed.

Genenames.org: the HGNC and PGNC resources in 2026 Abstract. The HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC), based at the University of Cambridge, approves unique symbols and descriptive names for human genes.

HGNC is pleased to announce that our latest NAR database paper is now live - see doi.org/10.1093/nar/... for HGNC updates and an introduction to the PGNC project

For all the latest HGNC news, including a new way to cite HGNC and PGNC code, please read our Autumn newsletter blog.genenames.org/hgnc/2025/10...

Elspeth is presenting a poster (2039F) on our gene groups at the #ASHG25 in Boston between 2.30pm and 4.30pm EDT today so please drop by and say hello!

Composition and RNA binding specificity of metazoan RNase MRP - PubMed Ribonuclease (RNase) MRP is a conserved RNA-based enzyme best known for its essential role in the maturation of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) in eukaryotes. However, the composition and RNA substrate…

We’re pleased to announce the rename of C18ORF21 to RMP24, see our collaborative publication: Composition and RNA binding specificity of metazoan RNase MRP (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40867056/)

Spring newsletter 2025 Welcome to James We are delighted to introduce our new programmer, James McClay, who joined the team in March of this year. James is originally from Devon (UK) and has a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics…

For all the latest HGNC news, including the launch of our new plant genenames website, please see

GENETICS welcomes Elspeth Bruford as Associate Editor A new Associate Editor is joining GENETICS in the Computational Resources, Software, and Databases section. We’re excited to welcome Elspeth Bruford to the editorial team.

Elspeth, the HGNC PI, is pleased to have joined the journal GENETICS as a new Associate Editor

Winter newsletter 2025 Spotlight on lncRNAs One of the current key aims for the HGNC is naming long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) genes and in this newsletter we would like to highlight some of the lncRNA genes that we have…

For all the latest HGNC updates, and to find out which gene makes cats ginger, please read our Winter newsletter

The HGNC would like to wish a HAPP KRAS MAS2 EVER1 !!!! 😉 🎅 🎄

Join our team! HGNC are looking for a developer to join us and assist in developing webtools, websites and databases related to gene naming. Closing date for applications is 2nd February 2025, please see more at

We are delighted to announce that HGNC is funded for the next 5 years. Read our Autumn newsletter (blog.genenames.org/hgnc/2024/10...) to find out more! #genes #genenames