Workshop on Stereotaxic Surgery in the Laboratory Mouse

This three-day intensive hands-on workshop is for those wishing to obtain training in the use of stereotaxic surgical techniques for brain manipulation.

Stereotaxic Surgery in the Laboratory mouse, August 29-31, 2023 on a blue green background with a mouse. Jax logo in the bottom left

Aug 2931, 2023

The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME

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This hands-on workshop is for those wishing to obtain training in the use of stereotaxic surgical techniques for brain manipulation. In addition to learning about different types of stereotaxic devices, this workshop also covers: 

  • Survival surgery standards

  • How to Read a Vernier scale and Brain Atlas

  • Animal Positioning (placing in the ear bars)

  • How to Define Bregma

  • Intracranial Drilling

  • Intracranial Injections

  • Brain Cannulation (Including ICVC and Bi-Lateral)

  • CSF (cerebral spinal fluid) collection

  • And more!

Funding for this course has been generously provided by:

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