Edit Your Collection

October 16, 2023

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HTML BlockResponses to the following questions (1-28) will be components of the USCCN online searchable database available to all users.
1. Name of Collection Point of ContactMichael P Daley
2. Current PositionDirector, Cell Culture Core Facility, Institute for Applied Life Sciences, UMASS Amherst
3. Collection phone number4135452601
5. Collection emailEmail hidden; Javascript is required.
6. Collection website (if applicable)umass.edu
7. Collection name and abbreviationPlant Cell Culture Library (PCCL)
9. Number of staff that work with the collection (if applicable)6
10. Organizational structure of the Collection:
  • Academia
11. What type of organisms are included in the Collection?
  • Other
Type of organismPlant cell callus cultures
14. Upload a spreadsheet listing out each species along with the quantity.PCCL_USCCN_20220909.xlsx
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)
17. What institution/entity currently houses your collection? (For example, Kansas State University, ARS, private entity)Institute for Applied Life Sciences, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
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 explainNo
21. Do you utilize best practices guidelines for operation of your culture collection?
  • None of the Above
22. What is/are the mechanism(s) of availability and distribution?
  • Fee per strain for distribution
23. What are the main subjects or fields of use relevant to your collection?
  • Agriculture
  • Ecology
  • Fermentation
  • Food science
  • Molecular biology
  • Plant pathology
  • Starter cultures for foods/beverages
  • Synthetic biology
24. If applicable, what services does your Collection provide? Check all that apply
  • Not applicable
25. Does your Collection provide training opportunities on the following? Check all that apply
  • Does not provide training
26. If applicable, does your Collection provide consultation on the following? Check all that apply
  • Propagation
  • Shipment regulations
27. What institutions fund research that users perform using specimens from your collection? Check all that apply
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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
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32. Is the future of your collection dependent on a single individual in the institution?No
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.)

Visibility, cryopreservation methods, funding

37. Would you like your collection to be listed in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) https://www.gbif.org/Yes (you will be emailed information by USCCN separately detailing how to register your collection in GBIF)
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