“Exploring the Value of Microbial Germplasm for Research and Industry” workshop – Phytobiomes Conference 2024

November 18, 2024

Location

St. Louis, MO, USA

Pre-Phytobiomes Conference 2024 Workshop

Registration is now CLOSED

Time

12:30-6:15pm

Venue

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Outline

This workshop will discuss opportunities to advance phytobiomes research utilizing living microbial collections. We will explore diverse types of microbial collections, how specimens are collected, stored, and used in systems-based research. This workshop will also address the IP requirements of microbes when used for new product commercialization.

Fee

• $55 when purchased independently
• $45 when purchased in conjunction with a Phytobiomes Conference registration

Agenda

12:30 – 3:30pm: Industry Tour

3:30 – 3:40pm: Welcome and Introductions

• Dusti Gallagher, Phytobiomes Alliance Executive Director & USCCN Project Manager
  Phytobiomes Alliance & U.S. Culture Collection Network Overview

3:40 – 4:40pm: Session 1: The Culture Collections Landscape

• Kyria Boundy-Mills, Phaff Yeast Culture Collection, University of California, Davis, US
• Matthew Ryan, CABI Collection, UK
• Gwyn Beattie, Beattie Bacterial Collection, Iowa State University, US
• Discussion/Q&A

4:40 – 6:10pm: Session 2: Leveraging Microbial Collections to Answer Scientific Questions

• Mohammad Arif, University of Hawai’i , US
  Pacific Bacterial Culture Collection: A Vital Resource for Advancements in Fundamental and Applied Research
• Caitilyn Allen, University of Wisconsin-Madison, US
  Cool Virulence: Drawing on a Legacy Culture Collection to Uncover New Biology
• Kirk Broders, USDA-ARS, US
  The ARS Culture Collection: A Resource for Patent Strain Deposits and Microbial Germplasm for Research and Development.
• Discussion/Q&A

6:10pm: Special Recognition presented by Kellye Eversole

6:15pm: End of Workshop