PPCDL/Beltsville - Seed Pathogen Testing Workshop
- Dates offered: March 9-10, 2023
- Maximum course enrollment: 8-10
- Length of time: 2 days - in-person
Day 1: Lecture & Demonstrations & Lab Exercise
Day 2: Laboratory Exercise
Day 1: Lecture & Demonstrations & Lab Exercise
Day 2: Laboratory Exercise
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.
The TaqMan probe real-time PCR basics workshop is being offered for the first time in 2023.
The Bioinformatics Module SS workshop is taught over 3 days and has both lecture and hands-on activities. The lectures will cover a range of sanger sequencing topics from primer design to introductory sequence analysis, as well as the molecular classification and diagnostics of a wide range of pathogens including bacteria, fungi, nematodes, Phytoplasmas, viruses and Phytophthora species.
The good laboratory practices and quality management systems workshop is being offered for the first time in 2023. The workshop will be held virtually and will be a prerequisite for all other NPDN trainings this year. The quality management portion of the lecture will discuss quality management systems vs ISO 17025 accreditation and the importance of record management in all aspects of quality management. The g
see the minutes and agenda with zoom link on our committee page https://www.npdn.org/committee/protocols_validation_committee
We are pleased to announce the 2023 PPCDL-Advanced Diagnostic Workshops hosted by the Scientists of the Plant Pathogen Confirmatory Diagnostic Laboratory (PPCDL) in Laurel, Maryland. After a 2-year pause, we have planned for the return of in-person workshops. The planning team has developed a schedule that offers a wide variety of topics and delivery methods…nine topics in all…and both in-person and virtual workshops.
After one year of cancellation and two years of meeting remotely in 2021 and 2022, we will meet in-person in Salinas, CA in March 2023.
Local arrangements: JP Dundore-Arias (jdundorearias@csumb.edu) and Peter Henry (Peter.Henry@usda.gov). Program Chair: Kelly Ivors, kelly.ivors@driscolls.com
April 8, 2022 Update:
Our in-person 2022 NPDN National Meeting is just around the corner. We also offer virtual registration for those that still cannot travel due to COVID restrictions in their institutions.
Based on current (4-8-2022) UC Davis and Yolo county COVID guidelines, you should prepare to follow these protocols:
* April 4, 2022 COVID-19 update: Here is how to prepare for COVID protocols during the meeting.
NPDN supports plant health and biosecurity in U.S. agricultural and natural ecosystems by providing expert diagnostic capacity, communication, coordination, and quality pest and disease diagnostic information.