The Gosling Research Institute for Plant Preservation (GRIPP) is located in the Department of Plant Agriculture on the University of Guelph campus in Guelph, Ontario. GRIPP came into existence as an idea to develop an in vitro conservation program for Canadian plant biodiversity which was needed urgently but did not exist. There are 3 components to GRIPP’s mission: (1) Research on conservation of endangered plants and resistance against diseases that kill them; (2) Education to enhance awareness of the importance of plants and ecosystems and their impact on our health; and (3) Potential application of technologies developed at GRIPP for conservation and commercialization of plant biodiversity of agricultural and ecological significance.
As a research institute GRIPP is unique, training research personnel in fields related to plant tissue culture, cryobiology, plant chemistry, molecular biology, physiology, and plant production systems. In addition to our plant tissue culture and controlled environment growth facilities, the institute features an integrated cryopreservation facility dedicated to conserving endangered and threatened species, the first of its kind in Canada. GRIPP’s novel approach of merging conservation strategies with commercialization provides a unique environment for training upcoming researchers in fundamental and applied aspects of plant conservation.
Research
GRIPP initiates and develops multifaceted research programs to further its conservation mandate.
Education
GRIPP supports training of individuals from all academic backgrounds in areas related to plant propagation and conservation.
Service
GRIPP provides resources, expertise, and access to germplasm for conservation and commercialization of plant biodiversity.
The Gosling Foundation
GRIPP is primarily funded by the Gosling Foundation, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
The Gosling Foundation is a registered private Canadian Foundation. Its interests include environmental education with particular emphasis in developing appreciation and awareness of nature to prompt its protection, and protection of ecologically significant land through a variety of means including acquisition.
The Gosling Foundation
GRIPP is primarily funded by the Gosling Foundation, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
The Gosling Foundation is a registered private Canadian Foundation. Its interests include environmental education with particular emphasis in developing appreciation and awareness of nature to prompt its protection, and protection of ecologically significant land through a variety of means including acquisition.
Learn how Philip and Susan Gosling’s quest to share the pure, liquid, whistling tones of the Baltimore Oriole’s songs led to the development of an international research institute for conservation of endangered and threatened species.
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The Gosling Award for Scientific Excellence Awarded to Local High-School Student
GRIPP is very pleased to announce Ms. Devanshi Shukla as the first recipient of the Gosling Award for Scientific Excellence
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Dr. Max Jones Hired For GRIPP Faculty Position
GRIPP is pleased to announce that Dr. Max Jones will be taking up the Professorship in Integrated Plant Production Systems for Vegetatively
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Philip R. Gosling Awarded Order of Canada
GRIPP joins in congratulating Philip R. Gosling Hon. LLD for being awarded the Order of Canada
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GRIPP Celebrates Grand Opening
The Gosling Research Institute for Plant Preservation (GRIPP) officially opened its doors yesterday afternoon. The GRIPP research centre at the University of
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New Institute to Protect, Preserve Threatened Plant Life Funded by Gosling Foundation
Developing innovative ways to protect and conserve the world’s endangered plants is the goal of a new institute being created at the
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Gosling Foundation Supports Elm Research at Guelph
The American elm was once among the most beloved and recognizable of trees, a stately giant whose towering height and cathedral-like canopy