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CRYOPRESERVATION OF MOUSE GERMPLASM

November 5-8, 2007

 

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
"A. Buzzati-Traverso" Campus
I-00015 Monterotondo Scalo, Rome, Italy

 

 

The Istituto di Biologia Cellulare of Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-"A. Buzzati-Traverso" Campus and The Jackson Laboratory offer a comprehensive course on cryopreservation of mouse embryos, sperm and ovaries. European participants can apply for financial support provided by the European Mouse Mutant Archive (EMMA) Network, European Union Framework Programme 6.

CRYOPRESERVATION COURSE

The course is offered to teach methods in cryopreservation for banking of various strains of mice used in research, including inbred, transgenic and knock-out strains. Several methods of cryopreservation are now available and because no single method is adequate for all the various strains of mice being developed, a variety of methods are taught. The course is designed primarily as a "hands-on" laboratory program in which participants learn techniques for the cryopreservation of embryos, spermatozoa, and ovaries.

Techniques include:

 

In addition, general principles of cryobiology, development of inventory databases for individual programs, and adaptation of long-term storage systems and cryogenic equipment for different situations will be presented and discussed.

 

Course faculty:

Stanley P. Leibo, Dept. Biological Sciences, University of New Orleans Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species, New Orleans.
(Course leader)

Robert Taft, Jane Farley and Sian Clements, Reproductive Sciences, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor.

Marcello Raspa, Ferdinando Scavizzi and Raffaele Matteoni, Istituto di Biologia Cellulare CNR, European Mouse Mutant Archive (EMMA), "A. Buzzati-Traverso" Campus, Monterotondo Scalo (Roma, Italy).

Susan Marschall, GSF Institute of Experimental Genetics, European Mouse Mutant Archive (EMMA), Neuherberg-Munich (Germany).

Martin Fray, MRC Mammalian Genetics Unit, European Mouse Mutant Archive (EMMA), Harwell (United Kingdom).

K. C. Kent Lloyd, Center for Comparative Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, NIH-Mouse Mutant Regional Resource Centers (MMRRC), University of California at Davis. 

 

Enrollment

Enrollment is limited to 10 participants and early application is advised. European participants can apply for financial support provided by the European Mouse Mutant Archive (EMMA) Network, European Union Framework Programme 6.

 

Fees*: Cryopreservation Course, November 5-8, 2007

 Academic or Non-Profit Institutions:

 Euro 1900.00

 Other Institutions:

 Euro 2400.00

*Course fees do not include participant's travel and lodging.

An acceptance letter will be sent to the selected participants including details about payment requirements and lodging information.
 

Deadline for applications: October 10, 2007

Please click here to download your application form


 

Course information:

Marcello Raspa, Ferdinando Scavizzi, Raffaele Matteoni
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Istituto di Biologia Cellulare, Campus "A. Buzzati-Traverso"
I-00015 Monterotondo Scalo (Roma)
e-mail: cryocourse@ibc.cnr.it, tel. +39-0690091207, fax +39-0690091261

 

Application form requests:

Giuliana Boera, Teresa Cuccurullo - Course Secretariat
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Istituto di Biologia Cellulare, Campus "A. Buzzati-Traverso"
I-00015 Monterotondo Scalo (Roma)
e-mail: gboera@ibc.cnr.it, tel. +39-0690091316 /207, fax +39-0690091261

 

 

Course administrative services:

Silvana Iannone, Anna Colibazzi - Administration
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Istituto di Biologia Cellulare, Campus "A. Buzzati-Traverso"
I-00015 Monterotondo Scalo (Roma)
e-mail: Dir.Amm@ibc.cnr.it, tel. +39-0690091305 /302, fax +39-0690091288