Training on Laboratory Animal

26 ・29 March 2006

Day 1 (SUNDAY 26/3/2006):-

 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM           Registration

 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM           Introduction; general aspects of laboratory animal science

 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM           Coffee break

 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM           Laboratory animal house: design, handling, marking, exercise・tc.

 Day 2 (MONDAY 27/3/2006):-

 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM           Mice-rats: practical training (handling)

 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM           Biology and husbandry of laboratory animals

 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM           Coffee break

 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM           Laboratory animal science databases (PREX)

 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM           Preparation of protocol of animal experiment

 Day 3 (TUESDAY 28/3/2006):-

 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM           Hamster ・Rabbits: practical training (techniques)

 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM           Genetic standardization

 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM           Coffee break

 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM           Anaesthesia/analgesia

 Day 4 (WEDNESDAY 29/3/2006):-

 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM           Using laboratory animals as a model of human diseases

 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM           Diseases of laboratory animals

 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM           Coffee break

 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM           Nutrition of laboratory animals

 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM           Ethical aspects of animal experimentation

 Fees: For Egyptians 400 L.E.

 Organizer: Prof. Dr. Ashour A.S. Abdel-Mawla

                   Head of Cell Biology Dept.,

                   Medical Research Institute,

                   Alexandria University