Webinars

Our upcoming webinar, Microbiota of Laboratory Animals: An Emerging Frontier, will be on May 23, 2018 from 12:00 to 1:30 pm CT.

The speaker will discuss:

Impact of gut microbiota on health and disease
Technologies to define and analyze gut microbiota, such as:
- Complex microbiota targeted rederivation (CMTR)
- Generation and maintenance of standardized GM profiles
Refinement of animal models to maximize reproducibility and translatability

The following webinar, Strategies for Gnotobiotics Program Startup and Development, will be on June 19, 2018 from 12:00 to 1:30 pm CT.

The speaker will discuss centrally-managed gnotobiotics programs:

Core elements of the programs
How they differ from standard rodent housing
Elements that contribute to program success, including:
- Facility requirements and retrofitting
- Staff development
- Managements of costs and labor
- Microbiological monitoring

The next webinar, Viral Infection of Rats, will be on July 12, 2018 from 12:00 to 1:30 pm CT.

This webinar will provide an update on well-known as well as newly recognized viral infections of rats, and the speaker will discuss how:

Increased production of genetically engineered rats may result in greater impact, susceptibility, and prevalence of viral infections.
A new polyomavirus and a new cardiovirus have been discovered.
Advances in genomics have enabled screening for previously unknown viral infections.

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.