LabRoots, Inc. is pleased to announce the 8th annual, two-day international, Laboratory Animal Science (LAS) Virtual Conference which will take place on February 13th and 14th, 2019. This is the premier online-only conference focused on preclinical in-vivo phase of drug development.

This year’s theme is Bridging Preclinical with Clinical with the following tracks:

Digitization, Digitalization & Digital Transformation:

Digital transformation has affected the clinical phase of the drug development journey by improving efficiencies, patient engagement and allowing for utilization of computational and other technologies. This track will address topics such as data collection, flow, storage and analytics and digital transformation case studies in clinical phase and the potential for digital transformation in preclinical phase. Preclinical in vivo phase is in initial stages of engaging with digitization and digitalization, which presents opportunities for learning from clinical colleagues how to implement these technologies.

Non-Traditional In Vivo & In Vitro Models:

This track will address the clinical relevance and translational challenges in drug development with in vivo large animal models (dogs, pigs, cats) and in vitro organ on the chip models as potential solutions. Sessions will address the possibilities and challenges of performing preclinical trials with dogs and cats, discuss the need for more clinically relevant preclinical in vivo and in vitro models, and current reality and capabilities of organ on the chip technologies.

Laboratory Animal Sciences 2019 will bring together scientists from basics sciences to bioinformatics, clinicians veterinary technicians, veterinarians, technical support staff and compliance personnel from around the world to learn about recent advances and challenges within preclinical phases of drug development.

Don't miss the opportunity to participate in this groundbreaking conference, which is absolutely free to all participants. Enjoy our Leaderboard, where you can move around the entire event, earning points for a chance to win one of LabRoots most popular t-shirts.

To register, click here.

Join us for the first APV webinar: "Establishing and Managing a Behavioral Management Program for Nonhuman Primates." Steven J Schapiro, PhD, will discuss behavioral management programs, providing numerous examples of socialization, environmental enrichment, and positive reinforcement training. The webinar will take place on  Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at 12:00 pm Central Time. APV members can register by visiting the webinar page. You must be logged in to access this content. This program 102-35255  is approved by the AAVSB RACE to offer a total of 1.00 CE Credit to any veterinarian and/or veterinary technician in the subject matter category of Medical.

The sophisticated behavioral, social, and cognitive capabilities of nonhuman primates (NHPs) necessitate the provision of functionally appropriate captive environments (FACEs) for members of these genera that are living and working in research settings. While functional simulations of some aspects of the natural environment are relatively easy to provide in captivity, other aspects are considerably more difficult to functionally simulate, especially in situations where the number of subjects, the amount of personnel time, and/or the availability of space and resources are limited. This can be particularly problematic for smaller NHP programs, where access to behavioral management expertise may also be limited. This webinar will attempt to accomplish four major goals: 1) provide an extremely brief introduction to the importance of behavioral management; 2) provide insights into the effective organization (of personnel, space, and resources) of a behavioral management program; 3) provide guidance for prioritizing behavioral management initiatives; and 4) highlight obstacles and strategies that affect the integration of behavioral management practices with husbandry, veterinary, and research protocols. Examples addressing all four goals derived from our successful behavioral management program at MD Anderson’s Keeling Center and from our annual Primate Behavioral Management Conference will be presented.

Dr. Schapiro is Associate Professor of Comparative Medicine, Department of Comparative Medicine, Michale E. Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, in Bastrop, TX, as well as Honorary Professor, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark. Dr. Schapiro has a broad background in primatology, with specific training and expertise in the management, behavior, and cognition of chimpanzees, baboons, rhesus and cynomolgus macaques, owl monkeys, and squirrel monkeys. Dr. Schapiro has taught many workshops across the US and the world on behavioral management of captive nonhuman primates.

The EPV-IDMIT "NHP in Infectious Disease Research" conference will take place December 6-7 in Paris France.

Our partial list includes top speakers on infectious diseases in NHP :

• Anne-Sophie BEIGNON - CNRS - Adaptive response to vaccine
• Catherine Chapon - Université Paris Sud & CEA - In vivo imagin
• Roger Le Grand - CEA division of immuno-virolog
• Saverio Capuano - Wisconsin National Primate Research Center - Treatment of NHP with infectious disease
• JoAnne Flynn - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine - Tuberculosi
• Raphael Ho Stong Fang- IDMIT - Treatment of NHP in infectious diseases researc
• Jeremy Smedley - Oregon National Primate Center- NHP with infectious disease
• Christiane Stahl-Hennig - DPZ - pox models
• Ellen Preussing - Lightwings - conflicts in scientific environmen
• Neil Berry - NIBSC UK -Zik
• Metz-Rensing Kerstin - DPZ Germany - Patholog
• Luke Kime - Intuitive Biosciences - Wisconsin - USA - tb testing in NH
• Sherrie Jean - Yerkes National Primate Research Center - USA - Working with NHP in High Containmen
• Rajeev K Dhawan - Charles river- USA - tb testing in NH
• Sree Kanthaswamy - Arizona State University- USA - Rhesus Macaques Genomic
• Monika Burns - MIT Cambridge- USA - generation of transgenic marmosets
• Julia Hilliard - Viral Immunology Center Georgia USA - NHP viruses

Scientific Program – Call for presentations

We offer 2 presentations options:

1.- Frontal presentation: where the speaker has to attend the meeting personally .

2.- Presentation via Skype: where speaker can present from any place in the world.

If you are interested in participating in the scientific program, contact Moshe Bushmitz.

For more information on the conference, click here.

The National Primate Research Centers are working to discover causes, preventions, treatments, and cures to improve human and animal health worldwide. Learn more about the NPRCs at @nprcnews and their new website at www.nprc.org.

When: August 8th, 2018 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Where: Southwest National Primate Research Center, 8715 W. Military Dr., San Antonio, TX 78227

Cost:

• $75 for those registered for the ASP 2018 conference

• $100 for those not registered for the ASP 2018 conference

This workshop includes a full day of instruction, discussion, and presentations covering the processes of positive reinforcement training (PRT) used to teach primates to cooperate with veterinary care procedures. Technical and programmatic elements necessary to facilitate completion of these behaviors are covered in the workshop and include: PRT tools and techniques (targets, use of reinforcers, desensitization), specific behavioral objectives (shifting and separation, conscious blood collection, injections, acupuncture, laser therapy, physical therapy, administration of other medications), and management of specific conditions (diabetes, osteoarthritis, stroke rehabilitation). Programmatic elements will touch upon broad aspects of program development, and more specific features such as the role of the veterinarians and managers, transitioning behaviors among staff, and maintenance of behavioral consistency.

Target Audience: This workshop is designed for those working with primates in zoo, sanctuary and research environments including animal care managers, curators, behavior management specialists, caregivers, keepers, veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and research personnel. We are in the process of requesting Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE) credits for veterinarians attending the workshop.

Instructors are Jaine Perlman, Manager of the Behavior Management Unit at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center and Margaret Whittaker, Consultant, Creative Animal Behavior Solutions. These instructors each have more than 18 years of experience with training nonhuman primates and managing PRT programs in research, zoo and sanctuary environments. Additionally, invited speakers from all three types of facilities will present information about their veterinary care training programs.

Accommodations: Workshop participants are welcome to stay at the ASP conference hotel. See this link for ASP conference rates. Please click on the following link to make hotel reservations: https://aws.passkey.com/go/ASPConference2018

Boxed lunch will be provided.

Transportation to and from the hotel to SNPRC is not included. UBER and LYFT are available from the ASP conference hotel and cost is approximately $25-$35 per trip.

Registration: Registration will be open through the ASP website. Please register by July 6, 2018. Attendance will be limited, so please apply soon.

If you have questions about attending the workshop, please contact Jaine Perlman.

Each year the APV Education Committee awards three trainee Travel Grant Awards to residents or graduate students as a way to defer the cost of travel to the annual workshop. The Travel Grant Award trainees will introduce themselves to their APV colleagues by presenting an oral case report, clinical investigation, or research project at the annual workshop. The submission deadline is July 1, 2018. For more information and to apply, please click here.

The annual meeting of the American Society of Primatologists will be held in San Antonio, Texas, August 8-11, 2018. Anyone interested in expanding their knowledge base regarding nonhuman primates (NHPs) is highly encouraged to attend! The membership of ASP is diverse and includes a wide range of conservation biologists, behavioral scientists, university professors, basic laboratory researchers, animal care professionals, veterinarians and veterinary technicians. ASP members work with NHPs in the field, in laboratories, universities, zoological gardens, and sanctuaries. For veterinarians and veterinary technicians, it is worth noting that the ASP is a RACE accredited organization, so you can earn continuing education credits at this meeting. Last year 9.0 credits were provided and we expect to offer at least that many at the upcoming meeting. Once the specific number of hours for this meeting is determined, it will be posted on the ASP website.

LabRoots, Inc. is pleased to announce that they will once again host the Laboratory Animal Science (LAS) virtual conference. The 7th annual, two-day international event will take place on February 7th and 8th, 2018. The LAS Planning Committee, led by Dr. Szczepan Baran, Global Head of Animal Welfare and Compliance Training at Novartis Pharmaceuticals, and composed of more than 20 world-renowned experts, will plan and build out this premier, online-only conference that will focus on laboratory animal science.

This year’s theme is Laboratory Animal Research in 21st Century, with the following tracks:

• Modernization of Animal Studies
• Balancing Risk and Opportunities of Outsourcing Animal Research
• Refinement

For information on submitting content and the program, click here.

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The mission of the AALAS Grants for Laboratory Animal Science (GLAS) Program is to enhance scientific knowledge in laboratory animal health and welfare through research, and to further promote collaborative efforts by the AALAS membership within the broader scientific community. The Scientific Advisory Committee oversees this program.

The GLAS Program provides competitive short-term research grants in the laboratory animal science field. Current AALAS members are invited to apply for one-year grants of up to $50,000 (Standard Grant) or $7,500 (Small Grant). The principal investigator (PI) must be an AALAS member but Co-PIs need not be members. PIs are strongly encouraged to include collaboration with a research scientist in their proposals. Examples of research interest are as follows: environmental conditions; housing and enrichment; pain and distress; health and welfare; euthanasia; and advancements in animal care and use. Refer to previous awards for examples of the kind of research supported.

An updated application form and submission guidelines will be posted on December 1.

The grant submission deadline is 11:59 pm CST February 1 of each year, and notifications of GLAS grant awards are sent by May 15.

For questions or comments, please email us.