Webinars
The next webinar will be on August 10, 2017 from 12:00 to 1:30 pm CT and is titled Animal Protocols: Strategy for an Effective IACUC Review.
A protocol review process will be followed while showing methods to:
- Effectively review a protocol and address important issues
- Assess the potential for pain and/or distress based on descriptions of procedures
The next webinar, Noise and Vibration in the Vivarium, will be on September 6, 2017 from 12:00 to 1:30 pm CT.
The following will be discussed:
- Problems of vibration, noise, and ultrasonic noise in the animal facility
- How noise and vibration can serve as stressors to lab animals and potential confounds for research
- Best practices for how to address these issues day-to-day and during construction with the 3Rs as our goal
AALAS Educational Opportunities
AALAS offers a host of educational opportunities and resources.
- Visit our Educational Resources page to learn about materials available through the AALAS Bookstore.
- The AALAS Learning Library contains a variety of courses designed for laboratory animal professionals at any career level.
- The pinnacle of the AALAS year is the National Meeting. This event is designed to provide attendees with educational opportunities throughout the five day meeting.
- Finally, the GLAS program (Grants for Laboratory Animal Science) offers competitive short-term research grants in the LAS field.
