Last chance for discounted registration at Cryo2022!

Discounted registration ends today!


Today (21st June) is the final day to get early registration for Cryo2022 and make use of the SLTB discount code. 

Registration for Cryo2022 will continue to be open at full price after today (see below for pricing in US$ dollars), but if you wish to use the discount codes then please register TODAY to receive the full members discount on registration.

Student membership prices will remain the same and registration will be open right up to the conference, with registration at the venue using card payment also available at full price. Please contact us at SLTBCryo@gmail.com as soon as possible if you are having any difficulties with registration.
 

IN PERSON REGISTRATION
Standard Registration Closes June 21

Individual Member (SfC & SLTB) / Retired Member - $675 ($575)
Student member - $275 (same as before)
Non-member - $895 ($745)

VIRTUAL REGISTRATION
Standard Registration Closes July 6
Individual Member (SfC & SLTB) / Retired Member - $295 ($245)
Student Member - $175 ($125)
Non-Member - $395 ($345)

SLTB Support for the Ukraine

THE SLTB WISHES TO OFFER ITS SUPPORT TO OUR UKRAINIAN COLLEAGUES AT THIS DIFFICULT TIME.

We invite colleagues in the International Cryobiology field to post messages of support and donate what they can to help with the efforts of our colleagues in Kharkiv, Kyev and across the Ukraine.

Message from the SLTB Chair, Christiani Amorim:

We know we are living through dark times when a much larger, mightier country attacks its sovereign, democratic neighbour in an unjust and illegal war, motivated by geopolitical and imperialist ambitions. This is exactly what Russia is inflicting upon Ukraine right now, while the Ukrainian nation battles for its very existence. What we have seen from the news and heard from our Ukrainian colleagues are stories of unprecedented terror. We cannot simply look away, we cannot stay silent. We are therefore launching an appeal to all our colleagues in the SLTB and the world scientific community to do what they can to help Ukraine and its citizens. We may be powerless to stop the war, but we can somehow aid and assist our fellow Ukrainians and the Ukrainian people in general. As Edmund Burke once said, "Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little."

IF YOU ARE THE LEAD OF A LABORATORY WHICH WOULD BE ABLE TO HOST DISPLACED UKRAINIAN RESEARCHERS DURING THIS TIME, PLEASE CONTACT US SO WE CAN PASS YOUR DETAILS ON AND HELP MAKE ARRANGEMENTS.

EQUALLY, IF YOU CAN HOST REFUGEES FLEEING THE AREA BY HOUSING THEM THEN PLEASE LET US KNOW AND WE WILL TRY TO HELP PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH ORGANISATIONS THAT CAN ARRANGE THIS.

PLEASE CONTACT US ON SLTBCRYO@GMAIL.COM

Please use the comments section below the item to post links to local initiative to help in the Ukraine and we will add them to the links below.


News directly from the Ukraine has included a message from Professor Marina Petrushko, Dr Vladimir Pinyaev and Dr Taisiya Yurchuk, the whole of which can be found here: https://mobile.twitter.com/zoyashef/status/1498087746103287810

“Three doctors writing overnight from a makeshift basement clinic in Kharkiv: Marina Petrushko, Vladimir Pinyaev and Taisiya Yurchuk told POLITICO “the Russians are destroying everything: residential neighborhoods, kindergartens, hospitals, even a blood transfusion station.” They conclude: “Without the support of the whole world, we will not be able to cope with the Russian invasion.” “


If you would like to make a donation to help refugees from this crisis please see the links below. We strongly encourage our members to donate to local initiatives that are delivering aid and supplies to the refugees and borders of the Ukraine to help the effort. Donations can be financial or in the form of items.

Supplies needed include:

Clothing for adults, children and babies, including coats, hats, socks, gloves (thermal if possible); Shoes; Baby essentials – nappies, wet wipes, milk and food; Toiletries; Personal care and sanitary items; Adult incontinence pads (for those injured); Medical – first aid kits, bandages, dressings, sanitising wipes; Food – long life items, survival foods, energy bars; Blankets, sleeping mats, sleeping bags; Torches and batteries; Power/battery packs; Pet food.

To make a financial donation:

Many Ukrainian embassies, including the embassy in Warsaw, have been subjected to cyber attacks, making donating via Ukrainian Embassies difficult, however the Ukrainian Embassy in the UK has set up a dedicated site for global donations: https://www.withukraine.org/en

and in Lithuania - https://www.facebook.com/ukr.embassy.Lithuania/posts/3103604949904461

Ukrainian Embassy in Belgium: https://www.facebook.com/UkrainianEmbassyBelgium

In Poland:

Polish Humanitarian Action: https://www.pah.org.pl/en/donate/?form=ukraine

Polish Centre for International Aid: https://pcpm.org.pl/ukraina

HIAS: https://act.hias.org/page/6048/donate/1


In the UK:

The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal: https://www.dec.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal

The DEC is made up of 15 charities working to help refugees and people in crisis in the Ukraine, the members including Age International, Ukrainian Red Cross, CARE International. CAFOD, Save the Children and World Vision.


Refugees at Home will help if you are able to host refugees at your home or accommodation in the UK: https://www.refugeesathome.org/


The UN Refugee Agency working to help refugees: https://donate.unhcr.org/int/en/general .

Help Ukraine Emergency Appeal: https://www.gofundme.com/f/helpukraine?viewupdates=1&rcid=r01-164609053527-a7ed5b44b34f44ec&utm_medium=email&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_email%2B1137-update-supporters-v5b

The Ukraine Institute in London, UK: https://ukrainianinstitute.org.uk/russias-war-against-ukraine-what-can-you-do-to-support-ukraine-ukrainians/


People in Need: https://www.peopleinneed.net/donate


UNICEF: https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-now-to-protect-children-in-ukraine/


Host a Ukrainian Scientist: https://scienceforukraine.eu/

Some people have been making donations directly to Ukraine residents accounts by booking AirBnB stays in Ukrainian cities so that a payment can be made directly to residents in cities that have been involved. A link to Ukrainian AirBnB is here (please ensure the host is in Ukraine before ‘donating’ this way): https://www.airbnb.co.uk/ukraine/stays


In Belgium

From UCLouvain:

UCLouvain opens its Access2University program to refugees from Ukraine

https://uclouvain.be/en/discover/programme-acces2university.html


From KULeuven:

https://www.kuleuven.be/fondsenwerving/fondsen/faculteitsoverkoepelend/emergency-fund-kuleuven


In Brussels:

Donations to the Embassy of Ukraine in Belgium should be brought to the Brussels Expo (Hall 11, gate D1) from 8 AM till 8 PM every day.

Protection equipment (helmets, bulletproof vests, etc.), military and military-like clothing (men/women camouflage, tactical boots, warm jackets of dark-green colour, thermal clothing, etc.), special equipment (drones, night-vision goggles, walkie-talkies etc.).

Humanitarian & medical aid: Any medicines (painkillers, antibiotics, anti-inflammatory, insuline etc.), wound care treatment (bandages, tourniquets, disinfectants, iso-Betadine etc. ), and other medical supplies (syringes, oxymeters, thermometers etc.)

First aid kits (NATO standard) are needed!

Any sort of humanitarian aid (food, bedding, mattresses, essential supplies).

Also donations requested to:

The association of Ukrainian Women in Belgium

Ukrainian scout organisation Plast

The Embassy of Ukraine in Belgium has created a special account to raise funds for the humanitarian needs of Ukraine:

Currency EURO(978), USD (840)

BENEFICIARY: Ambassade d'Ukraine auprès du Royaume de Belgique

Avenue Albert Lancaster 30-32, 1180 Uccle, Bruxelles, Belgique

ACCOUNT NUMBER

IBAN BE03 3632 2038 8484

ACCOUNT WITH INSTITUTION (BENEFICIARY BANK)

Bank ING Belgium SA/NV

Avenue de Fre 82, 1180 Uccle,

Bruxelles, Belgique

SWIFT: BBRUBEBB

Details for the transfer of funds to help our Armed Forces:

Bank account of the National Bank of Ukraine

SWIFT Code NBU: NBUA UA UX

DEUTSCHE BUNDESBANK, Frankfurt

SWIFT Code: MARKDEFF

Account: 5040040066

IBAN DE05504000005040040066

Wilhelm-Epsteinn-Strabe 14, 60431 Frankfurt Am Main,Germany

Bank account: UA843000010000000047330992708


Welcoming and helping Ukrainian migrants in cities from Brussels Region:

Woluwe-St-Pierre (in French)

Woluwe-St-Lambert (in French)


Telegram chat bot: @FriendsUABelgiumBot

Society for Cryobiology Free Cryobiology Webinar Series

I'm pleased to let you know that the Society for Cryobiology's new webinar series begins on January 13, 2022. Each webinar pairs a senior scientist alongside an exciting young researcher to discuss a wide variety of topics and themes. Registration is free.

For more information and to register please visit the Society for Cryobiology website.


January 13, 2022
8:00AM US/Pacific | 11:00AM US/Eastern | 4:00 PM United Kingdom | 5:00PM Central Europe | 8:00 PM Gulf Standard

CRYO-CONSERVATION: CURRENT STATUS AND CHALLENGES OF GAMETE AND REPRODUCTIVE TISSUE CRYOPRESERVATION IN ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION
Dr. Nucharin Songsasen - Head, Center for Species Survival, Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, Washington DC, USA

MULTISCALE TRANSPORT AND OSMOTIC TOLERANCE IN LIVER CELLS AND TISSUES
Iqra Azam - Graduate Student, Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada


March 15, 2022
8:00AM US/Pacific | 11:00AM US/Eastern | 4:00 PM United Kingdom | 5:00PM Central Europe | 8:00 PM Gulf Standard


HIGH-ASPECT RATIO CASSETTES FOR VITRIFICATION OF CRYPTOSPORIDIUM
Rebecca Sandlin - Center for Engineering in Medicine & Surgery, Harvard Medical School, USA

RAMAN SPECTROSCOPIC ASSESSMENT OF LIVER GRAFTS FOR ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION
Rohil Jain - Research Fellow, Center for Engineering in Medicine & Surgery, Harvard Medical School, USA