News & Events
147th AVMA Annual Convention
July 31 - August 3, 2010, Atlanta, GA
RTP Rodent Pathology Course
September 26-28, 2010, in Cary, NC
Thia is a three-day course that will be dealing with Hepatobiliary System Pathology.
Details can be found at: http://rtprodentpathology.org/
Veterinarians and Veterinary Student Scholarships
The Charles River CHARTER Program is proud to sponsor a limited number of scholarships to the Annual Charles River Short Course. This popular educational opportunity fills up fast and often has a waiting list for openings. We save a few spots for veterinary students and veterinarians who are not currently active in laboratory animal medicine but who are interested in learning more about this exciting and challenging field.
Application deadline is April 1st, each year
Winners are notified May 1st, each year
To learn more about this great opportunity visit Charles River ’s Humane Care Initiative CHARTER Program Awards & Scholarships.
AMP Biomedical Advocacy Clips
The following link (http://www.youtube.com/user/RaisingVoices ) will connect you to AMP's YouTube channel, Raising Voices, which hosts a variety of biomedical research advocacy clips, many of which come from the DVD, Veterinarians Speaking for Research.
ILAR Issues that may be of special interest
ILAR Journal 49(2):
MICROBIAL QUALITY CONTROL FOR NONHUMAN PRIMATES
Issue Editors: Joseph W. Kemnitz and Keith G. Mansfield
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Introduction: Challenges in Microbial Quality Control for Nonhuman Primates
Joseph W. Kemnitz and Keith G. Mansfield
Specific Pathogen-free Macaques: Definition, History, and Current Production
William R. Morton, Michael B. Agy, Saverio V. Capuano, Richard F. Grant
Nonhuman Primate Quarantine: Its Evolution and Practice
Jeffrey A. Roberts and Kirk Andrews
Development, Application, and Quality Control of Serology Assays Used for Diagnostic Monitoring of Laboratory Nonhuman Primates
Joe H. Simmons
New Approaches to Tuberculosis Surveillance in Nonhuman Primates
Nicholas W. Lerche, JoAnn L. Yee, Saverio V. Capuano, and Joanne L. Flynn
Impact of Infections and Normal Flora in Nonhuman Primates on Drug Development
Vito G. Sasseville and Richard W. Diters
Opportunistic Infections in Immunologically Compromised Nonhuman Primates
Lynn M. Wachtman and Keith G. Mansfield
Nonhuman Primate Infections after Organ Transplantation
Silke V. Haustein, Amanda J. Kolterman, Jeffrey J. Sundblad, John H. Fechner, and Stuart J. Knechtle
Macaque Models of Human Infectious Disease
Murray B. Gardner and Paul A. Luciw
ILAR Journal 49(3):
Detection and Management of Microbial Contamination
in Laboratory Rodents
Issue Editors: Stephen W. Barthold and Abigail L. Smith
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Introduction: Microbes and the Evolution of Scientific Fancy Mice
Steve Barthold
Opportunistic Infections of Mice and Rats: Jacoby and Lindsey Revisited
Anthony Carty
Lurking in the Shadows: Emerging Rodent Infectious Diseases
Dave Besselsen, Craig Franklin, Bob Livingston, and Lela Riley
Old Enemies: Still with Us after All These Years
Charlie Clifford and Julie Watson
New Building, Old Parasite: Mesostigmatid Mites—An Ever-Present Threat to Barrier Facilities
Julie Watson
From Bench to Cageside: Risk Assessment for Rodent Pathogen Contamination of Cells and Biologics
Norm Peterson
Role of Housing Modalities on Management and Surveillance Strategies for Adventitious Agents of Rodents
Bill Shek
Institutional Responsibilities in Contamination Control in Research Animals and Occupational Health and Safety for Animal Handlers
Ben Fontes
International Harmonization of Health Monitoring
Werner Nicklas
Rodent and Germplasm Trafficking: Risks of Microbial Contamination in a High-Tech Biomedical World
Esther Mahabir, Beth Bauer, and Jörg Schmidt