THE NUCLEAR RECEPTOR RESOURCE - A GROWING FAMILY

Last year, the original Glucocorticoid Receptor Resource expanded into a comprehensive project: the Nuclear Receptor Resource (NRR, http://n rr.georgetown.edu/nrr/nrr.html). The NRR has since been offering compr ehensive information on nuclear receptor structure and function, as we ll as general facts of interest to the scientific community on meeting s, funding and employment opportunities, The project now includes indi vidual resources as part of a network which integrates information on glucocorticoid, androgen, mineralocorticoid, thyroid hormone, Vitamin D and peroxisome-proliferator activated receptors. Many investigators have joined the NRR network by filling out the Who is who? form availa ble in the NRR home page. This has facilitated communication among sci entists in the field and dissemination of data not otherwise published . Because several investigators have contacted NRR authors over the pa st few months asking for advice and materials for educational purposes , we have recently decided to include in our project an educational re source on nuclear receptors termed the 'Graphics Library'. The input a nd suggestions of NRR users do shape the future direction of the proje ct, so we encourage users to continue to give us feedback.