X-Message-Number: 7315 From: (Randy) Subject: PLANT CRYOPRESERVATION: A PRACTICAL WORKSHOP Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 22:01:30 GMT [crossposted from some bio-newsgroups--they left us out! And didn't Gregory Benson come up with this idea?] PLANT CRYOPRESERVATION A PRACTICAL WORKSHOP There is a growing awareness of the need to conserve plant genetic resources, not just to maintain biodiversity, but also to support plant breeding and biotechnology programmes. Cryopreservation, the storage of viable biological material at ultra-low temperatures, provides a means for the long-term stable storage of plant germplasm. Potential Uses of Plant Cryopreservation Include:- € Preservation of germplasm from endangered plants. € Conservation of wild relatives and old cultivars of crop species. € Safe depositories of stock cultures used in biotechnology programmes and industrial processes. € Provision of authenticated cultures for use in long-term projects. € Patenting of commercially valuable in vitro cultures. € Control of time related changes in in vitro cultures. € Reduction of the costs and contamination hazards associated with the maintenance of in vitro cultures at normal growth rates. € Seed and embryo conservation. Objective To provide participants with a comprehensive, theoretical and practical experience of plant cryopreservation and its uses and potentials for germplasm preservation. Target Group The course is designed for participants who wish to develop a practical knowledge of plant cryopreservation, or up date their experience. Course Instructors Dr Erica Benson University of Abertay Dundee, Scotland, UK Dr Keith Harding Scottish Crop Research Institute, Scotland, UK Dr Paul Lynch University of Derby, UK Dr David Pegg Medical Cryobiology Unit, University of York, UK Dr Martin Schumacher DMSZ, Braunschweig, Germany Dr Glyn Stacey European Collection of Animal Cell Cultures, Porton Down, UK Workshop Details * Fundamental physics of freezing * Methods for the cryopreservation of plant germplasm * Theory of plant tissue cryoprotection germplasm * In vitro germplasm conservation * Strategies of plant cryopreservation * Culture collection management and patenting * Principles, of post-thaw recovery, assessment of post-thaw cell recovery and determination of cryoinjury and stability cryoinjury * Post-thaw molecular stability assessment * Assessment of post-thaw molecular stability * Cryobiology equipment Registration Details The fee for the course is £950 (including lunches and the course banquet at Kedleston Hall, a historic local house, with an additional optional charge of £215 for 5 nights bed and breakfast accommodation at the Aston Court Hotel in the centre of Derby. If you wish to reserve places on the course please return the registration form. The number of participants is strictly limited and priority will be given to those who send payment early. Payment should be made in pound sterling by cheque or bankers draft, made payable to the University of Derby. No charges will be made for substitutions. The closing date for applications is 7th March 1997. Cancellation of registration after the closing date will be subject to a 75% administration charge. Registration documents, and any enquiries regarding the course should be directed to:- Dr P.T. Lynch Division of Biological Sciences School of Environmental and Applied Sciences University of Derby Kedleston Road Derby DE22 1GB UK Tel: 44-1332-622222 ext. 1748 FAX: 44-1332-622747 E. mail There is a growing awareness of the need to conserve plant genetic resources, not just to maintain biodiversity, but also to support plant breeding and biotechnology programmes. Cryopreservation, the storage of viable biological material at ultra-low temperatures, provides a means for the long-term stable storage of plant germplasm. Potential Uses of Plant Cryopreservation Include:- € Preservation of germplasm from endangered plants. € Conservation of wild relatives and old cultivars of crop species. € Safe depositories of stock cultures used in biotechnology programmes and industrial processes. € Provision of authenticated cultures for use in long-term projects. € Patenting of commercially valuable in vitro cultures. € Control of time related changes in in vitro cultures. € Reduction of the costs and contamination hazards associated with the maintenance of in vitro cultures at normal growth rates. € Seed and embryo conservation. Objective To provide participants with a comprehensive, theoretical and practical experience of plant cryopreservation and its uses and potentials for germplasm preservation. Target Group The course is designed for participants who wish to develop a practical knowledge of plant cryopreservation, or up date their experience. Course Instructors Dr Erica Benson University of Abertay Dundee, Scotland, UK Dr Keith Harding Scottish Crop Research Institute, Scotland, UK Dr Paul Lynch University of Derby, UK Dr David Pegg Medical Cryobiology Unit, University of York, UK Dr Martin Schumacher DMSZ, Braunschweig, Germany Dr Glyn Stacey European Collection of Animal Cell Cultures, Porton Down, UK Workshop Details * Fundamental physics of freezing * Methods for the cryopreservation of plant germplasm * Theory of plant tissue cryoprotection germplasm * In vitro germplasm conservation * Strategies of plant cryopreservation * Culture collection management and patenting * Principles, of post-thaw recovery, assessment of post-thaw cell recovery and determination of cryoinjury and stability cryoinjury * Post-thaw molecular stability assessment * Assessment of post-thaw molecular stability * Cryobiology equipment Registration Details The fee for the course is £950 (including lunches and the course banquet at Kedleston Hall, a historic local house, with an additional optional charge of £215 for 5 nights bed and breakfast accommodation at the Aston Court Hotel in the centre of Derby. If you wish to reserve places on the course please return the registration form. The number of participants is strictly limited and priority will be given to those who send payment early. Payment should be made in pound sterling by cheque or bankers draft, made payable to the University of Derby. No charges will be made for substitutions. The closing date for applications is 7th March 1997. Cancellation of registration after the closing date will be subject to a 75% administration charge. Registration documents, and any enquiries regarding the course should be directed to:- Dr P.T. Lynch Division of Biological Sciences School of Environmental and Applied Sciences University of Derby Kedleston Road Derby DE22 1GB UK Tel: 44-1332-622222 ext. 1748 FAX: 44-1332-622747 E. mail Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=7315