This workshop has been postponed. Visit the event page for the confirmed schedule.
After careful consideration, The Jackson Laboratory has made the decision to postpone this event due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
The health, safety, and security of our attendees and guests are The Jackson Laboratory’s highest priority. We have taken this action out of an abundance of caution, in response to safety concerns as well as increasing travel restrictions and quarantines that are being implemented worldwide.
Specific information regarding registration transfers or refunds to rescheduled events will be emailed shortly. The JAX Courses and Workshops website will be updated with rescheduled dates of events as soon as they are confirmed. We thank all of our attendees for their patience, and our heartfelt sympathies go out to everyone impacted by this global health crisis.
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This course provides training in the theory and practice of maintaining mouse colonies for research. Participants completing this course will obtain: 1) a thorough understanding of colony management best practice that incorporates the latest developments and trends and 2) hands-on biomethods training necessary to use the laboratory mouse in research.
Please contact the event organizer for more information
Apr 20 - 24
2020
This course provides training in the theory and practice of maintaining mouse colonies for research. This program is designed for anyone requiring an understanding of issues relating to the management of animal research. Participants completing this course will obtain a thorough understanding of colony management best practice that incorporates the latest developments and trends in the use of the laboratory mouse in research.
There will be two format options for the 2020 course. Participants have the choice of enrolling in a one-day biomethods training session either before or after a three-day period of classroom instruction. Please choose one of the following when registering:
Option A: Biomethods training in the lab on Monday, April 20th and classroom instruction on Tuesday, April 21- Thursday, April 23
Option B: Classroom instruction on Tuesday, April 21- Thursday, April 23 and biomethods training in the lab on Friday, April 24
Workshop topics include:
*This workshop can be used for continuing education units for AALAS recertification.
Some course material will be available online via the course learning management system approximately one month prior to the start of the workshop. Registered participants are encouraged to view this content in advance of the workshop.
The 2020 schedule is attached below. The 2020 check-in date will be Sunday, April 19th and the check-out date will be Saturday, April 25th
11:00 AM |
Monday, April 20th 7:00 am 8:00 am 8:15 am 8:45 am 10:15 am 12:15 pm 1:15 pm 3:00 pm 5:00 pm 6:00 pm
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11:00 AM |
Tuesday, April 21st 7:00 am 8:00 am 8:15 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 12:00 pm 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 3:15 pm 5:00 pm 6:00 pm |
11:00 AM |
Wednesday, April 22nd 7:00 am 8:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 11:00 am 12:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:45 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 6:00 pm |
11:00 AM |
Thursday, April 23rd 7:00 am 8:00 am 9:00 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:30 am 12:30 pm 1:30 pm 2:30 pm 4:30 pm 6:00 pm |
11:00 AM |
Friday, April 24th 7:00 am 8:00 am 8:15 am 8:45 am 10:15 am 12:15 pm 1:15 pm 3:00 pm 5:00 pm |
Shared lodging accommodations will be at Highseas Conference Center, a spacious mansion built in 1912, overlooking the entrance to Frenchman Bay and adjacent to beautiful Acadia National Park. The registration fee does not include lodging. Please view the lodging section of this event page to view the Highseas lodging fee for this course.
Transportation will be provided from the conference center to the course venue for the duration of the course.
Highseas cannot accommodate families. Please refer to the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce for off-campus lodging alternatives.
Bar Harbor is served by two airports:
Bar Harbor is approximately 6 hours by car from the greater Boston area.
Trainer, Animal use
Trainer, Animal Use
Animal Use Trainer
Associate Professor
Associate Veterinarian
Trainer, Animal Use
Director, Computational Sciences
Senior Database User Support Specialist II
Senior Scientific Curator
Senior Program Manager
Principal Scientific Software Engineer
Technical Information Scientist
Chief of Diagnostic Services / Associate Director CMQ
Colony Product Manager
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