APS Pacific Division Meeting
Dear APS Pacific Division Members,
APS-Pacific will meet in Tucson, AZ March 14-16, 2023. We have organized a neat field trip to Biosphere2 and a pistachio orchard, and we will offer Careers 101, with a focus on networking.
PPCDL/Beltsville - Bioinformatics Module HTS 102 Workshop
- Dates offered: April 25-27, 2023
- Maximum course enrollment: 5
- Length of time: 3 days - in-person
PPCDL Scientists are adding an additional hands-on workshop in 2023. The Bioinformatics Workshop Module HTS 102 Workshop will be given in-person, over a 3-days on April 25-27, 2023. This is a unique opportunity for just 5 participants to attend a primarily hands-on based training that familiarizes participants with the latest in HTS technologies and analysis tools.
PPCDL/Beltsville Workshop Registration - Final date
If you are interested in participating in any of these workshops, please contact Barb Riker at br347@cornell.edu cc' Karen Snover-Clift at kls13@cornell.edu.
We are encouraging everyone to register for their preferred workshops by December 21st, 2022, however, we will keep the registration window open through January 31, 2023.
PPCDL/Beltsville Workshops Registration - First Cut
If you are interested in participating in any of these workshops, please contact Barb Riker at br347@cornell.edu cc' Karen Snover-Clift at kls13@cornell.edu.
We are encouraging everyone to register for their preferred workshops by December 21st, 2022, however, we will keep the registration window open through January 31, 2023.
Find Workshop Information in the 2023 PPCDL/Beltsville Workshop Page
PPCDL/Beltsville - Bioinformatics Module HTS Workshop
- Dates offered: March 27 – 29, 2023
- Maximum course enrollment: 20
- Length of time: 3 days – virtual
The Bioinformatics Module HTS workshop is taught over 3 days and has both lecture and hands-on activities.
PPCDL/Beltsville - Citrus Canker Workshop
- Dates offered: March 27 – 28, 2023
- Maximum course enrollment: 8
- Length of time: 2 days - in-person
The citrus canker molecular detection workshop is being offered in person for the first time in 2023. The workshop will have lecture and hands-on components. The lectures will cover the disease characteristics and an overview of citrus canker diagnostic testing at the USDA-APHIS-PPQ S&T Plant Pathogen Confirmatory Diagnostics Laboratory (PPCDL).
PPCDL/Beltsville - IsoThermal Amplification Workshop
- Dates offered: Two Sessions: March 16-17, 2023 or March 23-24, 2023
- Maximum course enrollment: 8 per session
- Length of time: 2 days per session - in-person
The isothermal amplification workshop for 2023 will be offered in-person and will have lecture and hands-on components.
PPCDL/Beltsville - Phytophthora 101 Workshop
- Dates offered: Two Session: March 6-8, 2023 or March 20-22, 2023
- Maximum course enrollment: 8 per session
- Length of time: 3 days per session - in-person
The Phytophthora 101 Workshop is a 3-day workshop that has lectures and hands-on components. The lectures include a review of Phytophthora ramorum, DNA extraction, the real-time PCR protocols using P. ramorum (ITS and Elicitin) and Phytophthora kernoviae (ITS1 and ITS2) as the targets, and interpretation of results.
PPCDL/Beltsville - IsoThermal Amplification Workshop
- Dates offered: Two Sessions: March 16-17, 2023 or March 23-24, 2023
- Maximum course enrollment: 8 per session
- Length of time: 2 days per session - in-person
The isothermal amplification workshop for 2023 will be offered in-person and will have lecture and hands-on components.