NIH-ORIP Workshop: Development of Sustainable Germplasm Repositories for Aquatic Biomedical Models (virtual workshop), September 9-10, 2024

Created by Wei-Chia Tseng
Aug 30, 2024
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“Cryopreservation and Other Preservation Approaches for Animal Models” virtual workshop, organized by the NIH Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP).
The event is free. You can register for specific sessions or the entire series at:
https://www.scgcorp.com/Cryopreservation2024/Default

Of specific interest to our communityt is Session II (September 9 & 10, 2024)
Development of Sustainable Germplasm Repositories for Aquatic Biomedical Models
(September 9-10, 2024)

The following, upcoming workshop was recently announced by ORIP/NIH. Please sign up and plan to attend, even if just for one or few sessions! ORIP is typically gauging the number of attendants to prioritise their future programs. Researchers that are interested to provide a 2 minute presentation about their cryobanking progress / needs in session 4, please contact zoltan@zebrafish.org or/and YLiu@agcenter.lsu.edu

 

Additional Information
The workshop organized by ORIP in collaboration with several NIH Institutes—including NCI, NHLBI, NIA, NICHD, and NIGMS—will be conducted as a series of virtual sessions beginning September 6, 2024, and continuing into 2025.

This workshop will provide a critical platform for experts to discuss the needs of cryopreservation and other preservation approaches for widely used animal models in biomedical research, with a specific focus on current and emerging technologies. Your attendance may have important consequences for the future availability of funding for genetic line preservation in laboratiories and resource centers alike. The primary objective is to advance the preservation, maintenance, and sharing of these essential models, ultimately strengthening the infrastructure that supports groundbreaking research.

The event is free. You can register for specific sessions or the entire series at:
https://www.scgcorp.com/Cryopreservation2024/Default

 

Session II schedule (most recent update)
NIH-ORIP Workshop: Development of Sustainable Germplasm Repositories for Aquatic Biomedical Models
(September 9-10, 2024 )

Day 1 (Moderator: Yue Liu)
Session 1: Introduction and Overview (1:00-2:00 ET)
Greetings and workshop preview (Yue Liu, 10 min)
Michael Chang, Deputy Director of NIH-ORIP (15 min)
Advancements since the last cryopreservation workshop in 2017 (Zoltan Varga, 15 min)
Visions for the future needs of genetic resources of aquatic species (Terry Tiersch, 15 min)
Discussion (5 min)

Session 2: From Cryopreservation Research to Application Pathways (2:00-3:00 ET)
Panel I: Advancement in technologies and research for germplasm repository development (Moderated by Jose Cibelli, 30 min)
Presentations by panelists:
Jose Cibelli (5 min)
Shannon Tessier (2 min)
Zongqi Guo (2 min)
Nik Zuchowicz (2 min)
Jill Jenkins (2 min)
Phil Purdy (2 min)
Panel discussion (15 min)

Panel II: Challenges in research and technology development for emerging models (Moderated by Ingo Braasch, 30 min)
Presentations by panelists:
Ingo Braasch (5 min)
Patricia Schneider (2 min)
Harvey Blackburn (2 min)
Caroline Albertin (2 min)
Amro Hamdoun (2 min)
Stephen Watts (2 min)
Discussion (15 min)

Session 3: Operations of Repositories at Resource Centers (3:00-4:00 ET)
Panel III: Lessons from translating protocols to germplasm repositories (Moderated by John Daly, 30 min)
Presentations by panelists:
John Daly (5 min)
Carl Anderson, NXR (2 min)
Raissa Cecil, AGSC (2 min)
Claudia Alvarez, NRA (2 min)

Lindsey Sanchez, XGSC (2 min)
April Freema (2 min)
Discussion (15 min)

Panel IV: Lessons from adding germplasm repositories to resource center operations (Moderated by Sarah Bodenstein, 30 min)
Presentations by panelists:
Sarah Bodenstein (5 min)
Zoltan Varga, ZIRC (2 min)
Marko Horb, NXR (2 min)
Randal Voss, AGSC (2 min)
Michael Schmale and Danielle McDonald, NRA (2 min, given by Dr. Schmale)
Yuan Lu, XGSC (2 min)
Discussion (15 min)

 

Day 2 (Moderated by Tiersch)
Session 4: Resource Sharing within User Communities (1:00-1:30 ET)
Panel V: Opportunities and challenges for user communities to interact with repositories (Moderated by Liu, 30 min)
Presentations by panelists:
Yue Liu (5 min)
Brian Mitchell (2 min)
Dan Powell (2 min)
Zebrafish user (2 min)
Zebrafish user (2 min)
Xenopus user (2 min)
Discussion (15 min)

Session 5: Networks of Aquatic Biomedical Model Genetic Resources (1:30-2:00 ET)
Panel VI: Opportunities for developing national networks and shared genetic resources of aquatic species (Moderated by Jack Koch, 30 min)
Presentations by panelists:
Jack Koch (5 min)
Carid Rexroad (2 min)
Bill Wayman (2 min)
Andy Kouba (2 min)
Mike Lomas (2 min)
Ted Morgan (2 min)
Discussion (15 min)

Session 6: Summary Discussion (Tiersch, 2:00-3:00 ET)
Summary of needs (20 min)
Challenges and opportunities (20 min)
Whitepaper preparation (20 min)
Other discussions (feel free to stay and chat after 3:00)

Organizing Committee

Terrence Tiersch, AGGRC Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
Yue Liu, AGGRC Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
Zoltan Varga, Zebrafish International Resource Center, University of Oregon
Susan Chandran, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP), NIH
Miguel Contreras, ORIP, NIH
Desiree von Kollmar, ORIP, NIH
Ritesh Tandon, ORIP, NIH
Reiko Toyama, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH