The Jackson Laboratory

Scope/Topic

Apr 24, 2012 - Apr 26, 2012

Fundacion Ciencia & Vida
Zañartu 1482, Ñuñoa
Santiago, Chile

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This 3 day mouse colony management course provides training in the theory and practice of maintaining mouse colonies for production and research. It is specially designed for scientists, colony managers, animal care technicians and students requiring an understanding of issues relating to the management of animal research and production colonies.

Topics include:

• Back to the Future - From Fancy Mice to Mendel: A Mouse Genetics Primer
• Genetic Quality Control
• Mouse Genetics and Strain Nomenclature
• Colony Set-up and Breeding Strategies
• Genetic Background Effects on Phenotype
• Practical Guidelines for Maintaining Mouse Health
• Recovering from Disease Outbreaks
• Facility Design
• Reproductive Biology of the Laboratory Mouse
• Using Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) to Rederive, Rescue, and Rapidly Expand Colonies
• Cryopreservation: A Cool Approach to Colony Management
• Technologies and Repositories
• Mouse Databases

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Organizers

Apr 24, 2012 - Apr 26, 2012

Fundacion Ciencia & Vida
Zañartu 1482, Ñuñoa
Santiago, Chile

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Sebastian Bernales, Ph.D., Fundacion Ciencia & Vida
Jennifer Corrigan, M.S., The Jackson Laboratory
Leo Holt, The Jackson Laboratory Board of Trustees & Holt Logistics
John Macauley, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Mario Rosemblatt, Ph.D., Fundacion Ciencia & Vida

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Speakers

Apr 24, 2012 - Apr 26, 2012

Fundacion Ciencia & Vida
Zañartu 1482, Ñuñoa
Santiago, Chile

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Jennifer Corrigan, M.S., The Jackson Laboratory
Peggy Danneman, V.M.D., M.S., ACLAM, The Jackson Laboratory
Edward Leiter, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
John Macauley, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Andrew Schile, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Linda Waterman, The Jackson Laboratory

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Schedule

Apr 24, 2012 - Apr 26, 2012

Fundacion Ciencia & Vida
Zañartu 1482, Ñuñoa
Santiago, Chile

For specific workshop information, please visit the Fundacion Ciencia & Vida event website.

For specific workshop information, please visit the Fundacion Ciencia & Vida event website.

Registration

Apr 24, 2012 - Apr 26, 2012

Fundacion Ciencia & Vida
Zañartu 1482, Ñuñoa
Santiago, Chile

For specific workshop information, please visit the Fundacion Ciencia & Vida event website.

For registration information, please visit the Fundacion Ciencia & Vida event website.

Hotel/Travel

Apr 24, 2012 - Apr 26, 2012

Fundacion Ciencia & Vida
Zañartu 1482, Ñuñoa
Santiago, Chile

For specific workshop information, please visit the Fundacion Ciencia & Vida event website.

Participants are responsible for securing their own lodging and transportation.

The workshop address is:

Fundacion Ciencia & Vida
Zañartu 1482, Ñuñoa
Santiago, Chile

For specific workshop information, please visit the Fundacion Ciencia & Vida event website.

Sponsors

Apr 24, 2012 - Apr 26, 2012

Fundacion Ciencia & Vida
Zañartu 1482, Ñuñoa
Santiago, Chile

For specific workshop information, please visit the Fundacion Ciencia & Vida event website.

Funding for the Courses and Conferences Program is provided by:

• The Howard Hughes Medical Institute

We would also like to thank our sponsors for their generous support:

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