Nov 05 2019 39 mins
Germ plasm are the seeds that become everything we see around us, and even us. Now preserving germ plasm long term is a big deal, and that's what we get into in this episode!
Key links
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Brandon_Hopkins
http://entomology.wsu.edu/directory/faculty/brandon-hopkins/
About Brandon (as seen on WSU website)
Assistant Research Professor
Apiary and Laboratory Manager of the WSU Apiary Program
Areas of Interest
Apiculture. Developing improved methods for the cryopreserveation of honey bee semen. Investigating the evolution of different reproductive strategies.
Education
Ph. D., Entomology, Washington State University
M.S., Biology, Eastern Washington University
B.A., Education, Eastern Washington University
Publications
Hopkins, B.K., Herr, C. and Sheppard, W.S. 2016 Gel-coated tubes extend above-freezing storage of honey bee (Apis mellifera) semen to 439 days with production of fertilized offspring. Reproduction, fertility and Development (accepted/in press)
Emamverdi, M Zhandi, M. and Hopkins, B.K. and Technical note: preservation of honey bee spermatozoa using egg yolk and soybean lecithin-based semen extenders and a modified cryopreservation protocol. Journal of Apiculture Research DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2016.1243292
Hopkins, B.K. 2014 Artificial Reproductive Techniques In Honey Bees: Sperm Cell Physiology, Semen Collection And Storage. ProQuest. Dissertation Pub# 3628836
Hopkins, B.K., Herr, C. and Sheppard, W.S. 2012 Sequential generation of honey bee (Apis mellifera) queens produced using cryopreserved semen. Reproduction, fertility and Development 24(8) (http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/RD11088)
Hopkins, B.K., Baker, P., Sheppard, W.S., and Herr, C. 2011 Value of egg-yolk in the cryopreservation of honey bee (Apis mellifera) semen Cryobiology (in press)
Hopkins, B.K. and Herr, C. (2010) Factors affecting the successful cryopreservation of honey bee semen. Apidologie 41 (5) 548-556
Hopkins B.K. and Herr, C. (2008) Cryopreservation of frog (Rana pipiens) sperm cells collected by non-lethal methods. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 20 (1): 120
Stucky, M., Hopkins, B.K., and Herr, C. (2008) Cryopreservation of honey bee spermatozoa. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 20 (1): 127-128
Talarico, C., Freiberger, D., Jones, T., Hopkins, B., Herr, C., Koh, M. and Rodriguez-Marek, E. (2008) A Hybrid Approach for Modeling and Assessing Performance of Embedded Systems in a Biologically Critical Application. 15th Annual IEEE International Conference and Workshop on the Engineering of Computer Based Systems: 227-232
Kickstarter pre-launch info link
https://monolyths.kickoffpages.com/
* Sign up, share, it’s really easy
* How I built the Tesla of Honey Bee Hives
* Why Should You Care about Technology in Beekeeping?
* 40% of Honey Bees died last winter, This is what I am doing to help Bees Everywhere
*
Key links
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Brandon_Hopkins
http://entomology.wsu.edu/directory/faculty/brandon-hopkins/
About Brandon (as seen on WSU website)
Assistant Research Professor
Apiary and Laboratory Manager of the WSU Apiary Program
Areas of Interest
Apiculture. Developing improved methods for the cryopreserveation of honey bee semen. Investigating the evolution of different reproductive strategies.
Education
Ph. D., Entomology, Washington State University
M.S., Biology, Eastern Washington University
B.A., Education, Eastern Washington University
Publications
Hopkins, B.K., Herr, C. and Sheppard, W.S. 2016 Gel-coated tubes extend above-freezing storage of honey bee (Apis mellifera) semen to 439 days with production of fertilized offspring. Reproduction, fertility and Development (accepted/in press)
Emamverdi, M Zhandi, M. and Hopkins, B.K. and Technical note: preservation of honey bee spermatozoa using egg yolk and soybean lecithin-based semen extenders and a modified cryopreservation protocol. Journal of Apiculture Research DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2016.1243292
Hopkins, B.K. 2014 Artificial Reproductive Techniques In Honey Bees: Sperm Cell Physiology, Semen Collection And Storage. ProQuest. Dissertation Pub# 3628836
Hopkins, B.K., Herr, C. and Sheppard, W.S. 2012 Sequential generation of honey bee (Apis mellifera) queens produced using cryopreserved semen. Reproduction, fertility and Development 24(8) (http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/RD11088)
Hopkins, B.K., Baker, P., Sheppard, W.S., and Herr, C. 2011 Value of egg-yolk in the cryopreservation of honey bee (Apis mellifera) semen Cryobiology (in press)
Hopkins, B.K. and Herr, C. (2010) Factors affecting the successful cryopreservation of honey bee semen. Apidologie 41 (5) 548-556
Hopkins B.K. and Herr, C. (2008) Cryopreservation of frog (Rana pipiens) sperm cells collected by non-lethal methods. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 20 (1): 120
Stucky, M., Hopkins, B.K., and Herr, C. (2008) Cryopreservation of honey bee spermatozoa. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 20 (1): 127-128
Talarico, C., Freiberger, D., Jones, T., Hopkins, B., Herr, C., Koh, M. and Rodriguez-Marek, E. (2008) A Hybrid Approach for Modeling and Assessing Performance of Embedded Systems in a Biologically Critical Application. 15th Annual IEEE International Conference and Workshop on the Engineering of Computer Based Systems: 227-232
Kickstarter pre-launch info link
https://monolyths.kickoffpages.com/
* Sign up, share, it’s really easy
* How I built the Tesla of Honey Bee Hives
* Why Should You Care about Technology in Beekeeping?
* 40% of Honey Bees died last winter, This is what I am doing to help Bees Everywhere
*