Registration is full. Please add your name to the wait list.
May 16 - 19
2022
This hands-on workshop teaches participants how to make and manipulate mouse embryos to generate new models and efficiently manage mouse strains. Hands-On Instruction Includes:
Didactic instruction includes how to generate new mouse models using CRISPR technology, how to generate pseudopregnant females, cryobiology, reproductive anatomy, aseptic surgical techniques, biomethods as well as IVF (strain selection, superovulation, project planning and trouble shooting). Participants will obtain the information they need to implement these hands-on techniques when they return to their institution.
The Check-in Date for the Highseas lodging option will be Sunday evening, May 15 and the Check-Out Date will be Friday morning, May 20.
Congratulations Bryhan Mendez of Joslin Diabetes Center, recipient of the 2022 Kent Scientific Scholarship award!
Completion of this workshop may be used for continuing educational units for AALAS re-certification.
Registration for this workshop is at capacity. Sign up at the link to be added to the waitlist. You will be contacted if space becomes available. Contact the event planner for more information.
Lodging accommodations at JAX’s Highseas Conference Center is available for an additional fee. Highseas, located approximately 1 mile from The Jackson Laboratory, is a spacious estate built in 1912, overlooking the entrance to Frenchman Bay and adjacent to beautiful Acadia National Park. Attendees are responsible for their own transportation from the Conference Center to the course venue for the duration of the course. Highseas is handicap accessible (please indicate accessibility needs in registration). This lodging option cannot accommodate families. Rooms may be shared with other participants.
Highseas Lodging Fee: $250 (total)
The Check-in Date for the Highseas lodging option will be Sunday evening, May 15 and the Check-Out Date will be Friday morning, May 20.
Participants interested in securing off-campus lodging may refer to the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce website for a guide on hotels, motels, bed & breakfasts, and short-term rentals in the Bar Harbor area.
Air
Bar Harbor is serviced by two airports:
Hancock County/Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) – 20 minutes away
Bangor International Airport (BGR) – 1hr 15 minutes away
Public transportation is not available from local airports. Please visit the Bar Harbor and Bangor airport services webpages for information on shuttles to and from Mount Desert Island. Rideshare options like Uber or Lyft are not commonly available.
Ground
Bar Harbor is approximately 5 hours by car from the greater Boston area. Rental cars are available from Hertz at either nearby airport. Additionally, there is a free Island Explorer bus system which can be used around the island and the national park.
Associate Director, Courses & Conferences | She/Her
Technical Training Specialist | She/Her
Director, Reproductive Technologies & Business Development Reproductive Sciences & Transgenic Genotyping Services
Director of Laboratory Animal Research & Senior Research Scientist