About KOMP

The Knockout Mouse Program (KOMP2) is an NIH initiative that, together with the other members of the International Knockout Mouse Consortium (IKMC), aims to generate a public resource comprised of knockout information for all protein-coding genes in the mouse genome.

For more details, see the NIH KOMP2 Home Page

Overwiew publications:

Please see this section of the Documentation to find more Consortium publications, organised by theme.

The KOMP Research Network

The KOMP Research Network receives guidance from:

  • An NIH KOMP Working Group, consisting of programme staff from each of the 18 NIH institutes, centers, and offices that provide funding to support the KOMP initiative:
    • NCI, NCCIH, NEI, NHGRI, NHLBI, NIA, NIAAA, NIAID, NIAMS, NICHD, NIDA, NIDCD, NIDCR, NIDDK, NIEHS, NINDS, ORIP, ORWH
  • Panel of Scientific Consultants responsible for reviewing and evaluating the progress of the members of the KOMP2 Research Network:
    • Anita Bandrowski, University of California, San Diego
    • Catherine Nguyen, Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (Inserm)
    • Jonathan Sebat, University of California, San Diego
    • John Mudgett, JsM BioScience
    • George Carlson, University of California, San Francisco
    • Kat Hadjantonakis, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

KOMP2 mouse strains and cell lines are available to order on the Mutant Mouse Resource and Research Centers (MMRRC) online catalogue under the “KOMP” major collection.