[Nhcoll-l] frozen tissue collections

[Catherine Early (she/her)]

Hi all,

I've dug into some of the very helpful resources you shared and would
appreciate some further input. At this point, we are focusing our efforts
on working through a 20 year backlog of carcasses stored in -20C freezers
awaiting more traditional specimen preps, rather than collecting new
specimens. Most of these specimens are relatively common species that were
salvaged or were put into coolers during field surveys and then frozen. I
thought it would be good to also preserve tissues for genomic studies as we
prepare these specimens, but after reading the papers you shared, it seems
like these specimens have little to no chance of yielding useful genetic
material given their storage history so we shouldn't bother preserving
tissue samples from them. Is that correct?

Best,
Catherine

<https://www.smm.org/>

*Catherine M. Early, PhD*

she/her

*Barbara Brown Chair of Ornithology*

e: cearly at smm.org

https://catherineearly.wixsite.com/home

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On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 11:47 AM Catherine Early (she/her) <cearly at smm.org>
wrote:

> Thanks to everyone who replied with resources! It's great to be part of a
> community of people so eager to help.
>
> Best,
> Catherine
>
> <https://www.smm.org/>
>
> *Catherine M. Early, PhD*
>
> she/her
>
> *Barbara Brown Chair of Ornithology*
>
> e: cearly at smm.org
>
> https://catherineearly.wixsite.com/home
>
> We envision a world where everyone has the power to use science to make
> lives better,
> and we are committed to using STEM as a tool to advocate for justice and
> equity.
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 8:38 AM Catherine Early (she/her) <cearly at smm.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> We're going to start taking tissue samples for genomic work as part of
>> our specimen preparations. I'm currently writing a grant to upgrade our
>> collections and will include a request for a tissue sample freezer, but I'm
>> really struggling to write that section since I don't use tissues in my own
>> research. Can you recommend good books, papers, or other resources to get
>> me started? Thanks!
>>
>> Best,
>> Catherine
>>
>> <https://www.smm.org/>
>>
>> *Catherine M. Early, PhD*
>>
>> she/her
>>
>> *Barbara Brown Chair of Ornithology*
>>
>> e: cearly at smm.org
>>
>> https://catherineearly.wixsite.com/home
>>
>> We envision a world where everyone has the power to use science to make
>> lives better,
>> and we are committed to using STEM as a tool to advocate for justice and
>> equity.
>>
>
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