16 Oct Edit Your Collection
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| HTML Block | Responses to the following questions (1-28) will be components of the USCCN online searchable database available to all users. | ||||||
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| 1. Name of Collection Point of Contact | Dusti Gallagher | ||||||
| 2. Current Position | Curator | ||||||
| 3. Collection phone number | (785) 564-0299 | ||||||
| 5. Collection email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. | ||||||
| 7. Collection name and abbreviation | DDFG Collection | ||||||
| 9. Number of staff that work with the collection (if applicable) | 2 | ||||||
| 10. Organizational structure of the Collection: |
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| 11. What type of organisms are included in the Collection? |
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| Type of organism | plant pathogens | ||||||
| 13. How many of each type of genus are included in the Collection? |
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| 15. Please choose one of the following categories that best describes your collection. | Research collection (industry or research collection; does not include a plan to distribute strains) | ||||||
| 16. What host associations, if any, does your microbial collection have? |
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| 17. What institution/entity currently houses your collection? (For example, Kansas State University, ARS, private entity) | Heartland Plant Innovations | ||||||
| 18. Is the institution able to guarantee its support to the Collection for the next three to five years? | Unknown | ||||||
| 19. Does your collection have the ability to accept orphan collections at this time? If yes, please describe your capacity to do so. | No | ||||||
| 20. Does your collection contain strains that are currently used or could be used for reference strains such as to identify human, animal or plant pathogens? If yes, please explain | No | ||||||
| 21. Do you utilize best practices guidelines for operation of your culture collection? |
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| 22. What is/are the mechanism(s) of availability and distribution? |
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| 23. What are the main subjects or fields of use relevant to your collection? |
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| 24. If applicable, what services does your Collection provide? Check all that apply |
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| 25. Does your Collection provide training opportunities on the following? Check all that apply |
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| 26. If applicable, does your Collection provide consultation on the following? Check all that apply |
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| 27. What institutions fund research that users perform using specimens from your collection? Check all that apply |
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| 28. Is the Collection willing, within reasonable limits and to the extent that the collection is public, to engage in the exchange of cultures with other collections within the framework of the USCCN? | Yes | ||||||
| 29. Is the Collection willing to engage, within the limits of its capacity to do so, in collaborative programs with other culture collections for the general betterment of the USCCN? | Yes | ||||||
| 30. Do you wish to be contacted by researchers and collaborators about your Collection? | Yes | ||||||
| 31. Would you be interested in collaborating on a project with samples combined from different repositories? | Yes | ||||||
| HTML Block | Responses to the following questions (29-36) will NOT be components of the USCCN online database. Information provided will be for internal use only to enhance USCCN service to participants. | ||||||
| 32. Is the future of your collection dependent on a single individual in the institution? | Yes | ||||||
| 33. Is there a contingency plan to be able to guarantee the existence of the collection for at least five years, such as at another institution? Please provide as much detail as possible. | No | ||||||
| 34. Is your collection currently or in potential danger of becoming an orphan collection? If yes, what means do you have to save the collection? Please provide as much detail as possible. | No | ||||||
| 35. Would you like assistance with the orphan collection? | No | ||||||
| 36. What are the greatest needs of your collection at this time? (For example: stable funding, personnel needs, quality control procedures, capacity & equipment, visibility, etc.) | funding and personal | ||||||
| 38. Does the Collection support the USCCN mission, which is "to facilitate the safe and responsible utilization of microbial resources for research, education, industry, medicine, and agriculture for the betterment of humankind by providing opportunities for US culture collection workers to engage with each other and with the broader culture collection community." | I agree to support the mission of the USCCN | ||||||
| 39. How can USCCN best serve you? | relevant resources and connection with other collections |