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  • FEB 09, 2017 3:00 PM PST

    Development of a Vascular Access Port Model in Woodchucks (Marmota monax)

    Margaret (Peg) Batchelder, DVM, DACLAM
    Principal Veterinary Scientist / Associate Director, Veterinary Sciences, Bristol-Myers Squibb
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 09, 2017 3:00 PM PST

    Education/Training/CPD from the Chinese perspective

    Wanyong (William) Pang, BVM, MS, PhD, DACLAM
    Director Animal Research and Welfare DSAR, Sanofi R & D
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 09, 2017 1:30 PM PST

    Professional Development: Cornerstone of a Strong Animal Care and Use Program

    Nicole Duffee, DVM, PhD
    Director of Education & Scientific Affairs for the Amer...
    Ann Turner PhD, FASAE, CAE
    Executive Director, AALAS and the AALAS Foundation
  • FEB 09, 2017 12:00 PM PST

    Education and training from knowledge acquisition to continuous professional development

    Marcel Gyger, PhD
    Chairman, Regional Ethical Review Board for Animal Experimentation in Lausanne, Switzerland
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 09, 2017 10:30 AM PST

    Combining practical training with virtual training in the continuous development of lab animal vets

    Axel Kornerup Hansen, DVM
    Head of Section, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Section of Experimental Animal Models University of Copenhagen
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 09, 2017 9:00 AM PST

    Advances and challenges in laboratory rodent management in Chile: Our situation with emphasis in vivaria conditions, surgery, anesthesia and euthanasia

    Jessica Gimpel DVM, MSc, PhD
    Animal Welfare Officer, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 09, 2017 9:00 AM PST

    Improved decision making in the drug discovery process using an innovative approach to modelling chronic liver disease

    Steve England, PhD
    Director & Head of Future Therapeutics & Technologies, Abbvie
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 09, 2017 7:30 AM PST

    KEYNOTE: Designing enrichment and husbandry to enhance translation

    Melanie Graham, MPH, PhD
    Associate Professor, Department of Surgery; Program Director, Preclinical Research Center, University of Minnesota
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 09, 2017 6:00 AM PST

    Acclimation of Training Animals for Standard Handling, Restraint and Laboratory Techniques

    Kaile Bennett, B.S., R.L.A.T.G.
    ULAM-Training Core, Senior Training Specialist, University of Michigan
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 09, 2017 6:00 AM PST

    Continuous Professional Development (CPD) in Laboratory Animal Science, a continuous improvement in animal welfare and science

    Patri Vergara, DVM, PhD, DipECLAM
    Professor, University Autonomous of Barcelona, USA
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 08, 2017 3:00 PM PST

    Alternative Delivery Methods for Post-Operative Analgesia Using Meloxicam in Mice

    Angela Mexas, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACLAM
    Assistant Professor of Small Animal Medicine and Labora...
    CJ Doane, DVM, DACLAM
    Associate Director, University Animal Care, University...
  • FEB 08, 2017 3:00 PM PST

    Management of a research colony of woodchucks (Marmota monax)

    Margaret (Peg) Batchelder, DVM, DACLAM
    Principal Veterinary Scientist / Associate Director, Veterinary Sciences, Bristol-Myers Squibb
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 08, 2017 1:30 PM PST

    Characterization of Niemann Pick Type C mutant mice using automated cage monitoring systems

    Sangeetha Iyer, PhD
    Senior Scientist, Director of Business Development, Perlara
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 08, 2017 1:30 PM PST

    Managing genetically modified rodent strains: focus on the genotype and genetic background

    Steve Fiering, PhD
    Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, and Genetics, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 08, 2017 1:30 PM PST

    Safety and pharmacokinetic profiles of different buprenorphine SR doses in a rabbit model

    Andrea Zanetti, DVM, PhD, SRS
    Resident Veterinarian, University of Southern California
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 08, 2017 12:00 PM PST

    Availability and Management of Genetically Engineered Swine Models for Biomedical Research

    Eric Walters, PhD
    Research Assistant Professor, Project Director, National Swine Research and Resource Center
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 08, 2017 12:00 PM PST

    Creating and Maintaining an Effective and Efficient In-Vivo Surgical Training Program

    Matthew Flegal, BS, SRS
    Senior Associate Scientist, In-Vivo Resource Center, Biogen Idec
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 08, 2017 10:30 AM PST

    Biosecurity, Reproductive and Social Management of Cat Research Colonies

    James Kehler VMD, PhD
    Director of Scientific Alliances, Thermo Fisher Scientific
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 08, 2017 10:30 AM PST

    Obtaining non-invasive readouts and early safety signals from rodent models

    Laura Schaevitz, PhD
    Chief Scientific Officer, Vium
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 08, 2017 9:00 AM PST

    Evaluating the Effectiveness of Training for Animal Care and Use Personnel

    Melissa Dyson MS, DVM, DACLAM
    Associate Director and Associate Professor, Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine, University of Michigan
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 08, 2017 9:00 AM PST

    Rabbit Breeding: Standards and Practices

    Kathryn Cavanaugh
    IACUC Coordinator, UT Southwestern Medical Center
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 08, 2017 7:30 AM PST

    KEYNOTE: Rodent Surgery... Aseptic Technique Made Easy... and Other Tips

    Marcel Perret-Gentil, DVM, MS
    University Veterinarian & Director, Laboratory Animal Resources Center, University of Texas at San Antonio
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 08, 2017 6:00 AM PST

    Impact of Two Formulations of Buprenorphine on Postsurgical Condition in Mice

    Nicole Herndon, DVM
    Veterinarian, Columbia University Medical Center
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 08, 2017 6:00 AM PST

    Producing Petri Puppies: Gamete Collection and In Vitro Fertilization in the Domestic Dog

    Jennifer Nagashima, PhD
    Postdoctoral Fellow, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Breeding and management of transgenic animal colonies and unconventional species colonies
  • FEB 08, 2017 6:00 AM PST

    Producing Petri Puppies: Gamete Collection and In Vitro Fertilization in the Domestic Dog

    Jennifer Nagashima, PhD
    Postdoctoral Fellow, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 08, 2017 9:00 AM PST

    Rabbit Breeding: Standards and Practices

    Kathryn Cavanaugh
    IACUC Coordinator, UT Southwestern Medical Center
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 08, 2017 10:30 AM PST

    Biosecurity, Reproductive and Social Management of Cat Research Colonies

    James Kehler VMD, PhD
    Director of Scientific Alliances, Thermo Fisher Scientific
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 08, 2017 12:00 PM PST

    Availability and Management of Genetically Engineered Swine Models for Biomedical Research

    Eric Walters, PhD
    Research Assistant Professor, Project Director, National Swine Research and Resource Center
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 08, 2017 1:30 PM PST

    Managing genetically modified rodent strains: focus on the genotype and genetic background

    Steve Fiering, PhD
    Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, and Genetics, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 08, 2017 3:00 PM PST

    Management of a research colony of woodchucks (Marmota monax)

    Margaret (Peg) Batchelder, DVM, DACLAM
    Principal Veterinary Scientist / Associate Director, Veterinary Sciences, Bristol-Myers Squibb
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Advances and challenges in surgery, anesthesia and euthanasia
  • FEB 08, 2017 6:00 AM PST

    Impact of Two Formulations of Buprenorphine on Postsurgical Condition in Mice

    Nicole Herndon, DVM
    Veterinarian, Columbia University Medical Center
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 08, 2017 12:00 PM PST

    Creating and Maintaining an Effective and Efficient In-Vivo Surgical Training Program

    Matthew Flegal, BS, SRS
    Senior Associate Scientist, In-Vivo Resource Center, Biogen Idec
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 08, 2017 1:30 PM PST

    Safety and pharmacokinetic profiles of different buprenorphine SR doses in a rabbit model

    Andrea Zanetti, DVM, PhD, SRS
    Resident Veterinarian, University of Southern California
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 08, 2017 3:00 PM PST

    Alternative Delivery Methods for Post-Operative Analgesia Using Meloxicam in Mice

    Angela Mexas, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACLAM
    Assistant Professor of Small Animal Medicine and Labora...
    CJ Doane, DVM, DACLAM
    Associate Director, University Animal Care, University...
  • FEB 09, 2017 9:00 AM PST

    Advances and challenges in laboratory rodent management in Chile: Our situation with emphasis in vivaria conditions, surgery, anesthesia and euthanasia

    Jessica Gimpel DVM, MSc, PhD
    Animal Welfare Officer, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 09, 2017 3:00 PM PST

    Development of a Vascular Access Port Model in Woodchucks (Marmota monax)

    Margaret (Peg) Batchelder, DVM, DACLAM
    Principal Veterinary Scientist / Associate Director, Veterinary Sciences, Bristol-Myers Squibb
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Keynote
  • FEB 08, 2017 7:30 AM PST

    KEYNOTE: Rodent Surgery... Aseptic Technique Made Easy... and Other Tips

    Marcel Perret-Gentil, DVM, MS
    University Veterinarian & Director, Laboratory Animal Resources Center, University of Texas at San Antonio
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 09, 2017 7:30 AM PST

    KEYNOTE: Designing enrichment and husbandry to enhance translation

    Melanie Graham, MPH, PhD
    Associate Professor, Department of Surgery; Program Director, Preclinical Research Center, University of Minnesota
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Education and training with concentration on continuous professional development
  • FEB 08, 2017 9:00 AM PST

    Evaluating the Effectiveness of Training for Animal Care and Use Personnel

    Melissa Dyson MS, DVM, DACLAM
    Associate Director and Associate Professor, Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine, University of Michigan
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 09, 2017 6:00 AM PST

    Continuous Professional Development (CPD) in Laboratory Animal Science, a continuous improvement in animal welfare and science

    Patri Vergara, DVM, PhD, DipECLAM
    Professor, University Autonomous of Barcelona, USA
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 09, 2017 10:30 AM PST

    Combining practical training with virtual training in the continuous development of lab animal vets

    Axel Kornerup Hansen, DVM
    Head of Section, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Section of Experimental Animal Models University of Copenhagen
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 09, 2017 12:00 PM PST

    Education and training from knowledge acquisition to continuous professional development

    Marcel Gyger, PhD
    Chairman, Regional Ethical Review Board for Animal Experimentation in Lausanne, Switzerland
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 09, 2017 1:30 PM PST

    Professional Development: Cornerstone of a Strong Animal Care and Use Program

    Nicole Duffee, DVM, PhD
    Director of Education & Scientific Affairs for the Amer...
    Ann Turner PhD, FASAE, CAE
    Executive Director, AALAS and the AALAS Foundation
  • FEB 09, 2017 3:00 PM PST

    Education/Training/CPD from the Chinese perspective

    Wanyong (William) Pang, BVM, MS, PhD, DACLAM
    Director Animal Research and Welfare DSAR, Sanofi R & D
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Advances in daily evaluation and assessment of laboratory animals including automatization and video monitoring
  • FEB 08, 2017 10:30 AM PST

    Obtaining non-invasive readouts and early safety signals from rodent models

    Laura Schaevitz, PhD
    Chief Scientific Officer, Vium
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 08, 2017 1:30 PM PST

    Characterization of Niemann Pick Type C mutant mice using automated cage monitoring systems

    Sangeetha Iyer, PhD
    Senior Scientist, Director of Business Development, Perlara
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 09, 2017 9:00 AM PST

    Improved decision making in the drug discovery process using an innovative approach to modelling chronic liver disease

    Steve England, PhD
    Director & Head of Future Therapeutics & Technologies, Abbvie
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Advances in environmental enrichment of new animal models
  • FEB 09, 2017 6:00 AM PST

    Acclimation of Training Animals for Standard Handling, Restraint and Laboratory Techniques

    Kaile Bennett, B.S., R.L.A.T.G.
    ULAM-Training Core, Senior Training Specialist, University of Michigan
    BIOGRAPHY
FEB 8 - 9 2017

Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2017

This event is now apart of the Neuroscience Virtual Event Series.

The 6th Annual Event in the Laboratory Animal Science Virtual Event Series (LAS) is now available On- Demand!

This is a premier online-only conference focused on laboratory animal science. This year’s Program Committee led by Dr. Szczepan Baran, Global Head of Animal Welfare and Compliance Training at Novartis Pharmaceuticals, and composed of over 20 world renowned experts, decided on the theme of this conference to be Advances and Challenges in Laboratory Animal Science in 2017 with the following tracks:
 

  • Breeding and management of transgenic large or unconventional animal species
  • Advances in daily evaluation and assessment of laboratory animals including automatization and video monitoring
  • Advances and challenges in surgery, anesthesia and euthanasia
  • Advances in environmental enrichment of new animal models
  • Education and training with concentration on continuous professional development
  • Non-commercial technical trade track addressing topics listed above

 
LAS virtual conference brought together scientists, students, veterinary technicians, veterinarians, technical support staff, IACUC administrators and committee members, as well as training and compliance personnel from around the world to learn about recent advances and challenges within laboratory animal science. Do not miss the opportunity to participate along such a diverse group of experts during this groundbreaking conference, which is absolutely free to all participants. No crowded airports, delayed flights or expensive hotel rooms, but still the look and feel of a first-rate conference with world renowned experts.

Conference participants will be able to:
 

  • Search and attend session(s) of their choice
  • Ask questions of the speakers via live video
  • Chat live with your peers
  • Receive Continuing Education Credits
  • Browse a virtual exhibit floor for solution providers

 
RACE Continuing Educational Credits
The 2017 conference will be approved by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards for Continuing Education for veterinarians and veterinary technicians to receive RACE CE credits, and will also meet AALAS and CALAS continuing education criteria.

Use #LRlas to follow the conversation


Speakers
  • Melanie Graham, MPH, PhD

    Associate Professor, Department of Surgery; Program Director, Preclinical Research Center, University of Minnesota
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Marcel Perret-Gentil, DVM, MS

    University Veterinarian & Director, Laboratory Animal Resources Center, University of Texas at San Antonio
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Laura Schaevitz, PhD

    Chief Scientific Officer, Vium
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Melissa Dyson MS, DVM, DACLAM

    Associate Director and Associate Professor, Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine, University of Michigan
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Margaret (Peg) Batchelder, DVM, DACLAM

    Principal Veterinary Scientist / Associate Director, Veterinary Sciences, Bristol-Myers Squibb
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Kaile Bennett, B.S., R.L.A.T.G.

    ULAM-Training Core, Senior Training Specialist, University of Michigan
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Kathryn Cavanaugh

    IACUC Coordinator, UT Southwestern Medical Center
    BIOGRAPHY
  • CJ Doane, DVM, DACLAM

    Associate Director, University Animal Care, University of Arizona
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Nicole Duffee, DVM, PhD

    Director of Education & Scientific Affairs for the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Steve England, PhD

    Director & Head of Future Therapeutics & Technologies, Abbvie
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Steve Fiering, PhD

    Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, and Genetics, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Matthew Flegal, BS, SRS

    Senior Associate Scientist, In-Vivo Resource Center, Biogen Idec
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jessica Gimpel DVM, MSc, PhD

    Animal Welfare Officer, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Marcel Gyger, PhD

    Chairman, Regional Ethical Review Board for Animal Experimentation in Lausanne, Switzerland
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Sangeetha Iyer, PhD

    Senior Scientist, Director of Business Development, Perlara
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Axel Kornerup Hansen, DVM

    Head of Section, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Section of Experimental Animal Models University of Copenhagen
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Nicole Herndon, DVM

    Veterinarian, Columbia University Medical Center
    BIOGRAPHY
  • James Kehler VMD, PhD

    Director of Scientific Alliances, Thermo Fisher Scientific
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Angela Mexas, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACLAM

    Assistant Professor of Small Animal Medicine and Laboratory Animal Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jennifer Nagashima, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Wanyong (William) Pang, BVM, MS, PhD, DACLAM

    Director Animal Research and Welfare DSAR, Sanofi R & D
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ann Turner PhD, FASAE, CAE

    Executive Director, AALAS and the AALAS Foundation
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Patri Vergara, DVM, PhD, DipECLAM

    Professor, University Autonomous of Barcelona, USA
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Eric Walters, PhD

    Research Assistant Professor, Project Director, National Swine Research and Resource Center
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Andrea Zanetti, DVM, PhD, SRS

    Resident Veterinarian, University of Southern California
    BIOGRAPHY

Speakers


  • Melanie Graham, MPH, PhD

    Melanie Graham, MPH, PhD

    Associate Professor, Department of Surgery; Program Director, Preclinical Research Center, University of Minnesota

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Marcel Perret-Gentil, DVM, MS

    Marcel Perret-Gentil, DVM, MS

    University Veterinarian & Director, Laboratory Animal Resources Center, University of Texas at San Antonio

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Laura Schaevitz, PhD

    Laura Schaevitz, PhD

    Chief Scientific Officer, Vium

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Melissa Dyson MS, DVM, DACLAM

    Melissa Dyson MS, DVM, DACLAM

    Associate Director and Associate Professor, Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine, University of Michigan

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Margaret (Peg) Batchelder, DVM, DACLAM

    Margaret (Peg) Batchelder, DVM, DACLAM

    Principal Veterinary Scientist / Associate Director, Veterinary Sciences, Bristol-Myers Squibb

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Kaile Bennett, B.S., R.L.A.T.G.

    Kaile Bennett, B.S., R.L.A.T.G.

    ULAM-Training Core, Senior Training Specialist, University of Michigan

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Kathryn Cavanaugh

    Kathryn Cavanaugh

    IACUC Coordinator, UT Southwestern Medical Center

    BIOGRAPHY
  • CJ Doane, DVM, DACLAM

    CJ Doane, DVM, DACLAM

    Associate Director, University Animal Care, University of Arizona

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Nicole Duffee, DVM, PhD

    Nicole Duffee, DVM, PhD

    Director of Education & Scientific Affairs for the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Steve England, PhD

    Steve England, PhD

    Director & Head of Future Therapeutics & Technologies, Abbvie

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Steve Fiering, PhD

    Steve Fiering, PhD

    Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, and Genetics, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Matthew Flegal, BS, SRS

    Matthew Flegal, BS, SRS

    Senior Associate Scientist, In-Vivo Resource Center, Biogen Idec

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jessica Gimpel DVM, MSc, PhD

    Jessica Gimpel DVM, MSc, PhD

    Animal Welfare Officer, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Marcel Gyger, PhD

    Marcel Gyger, PhD

    Chairman, Regional Ethical Review Board for Animal Experimentation in Lausanne, Switzerland

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Sangeetha Iyer, PhD

    Sangeetha Iyer, PhD

    Senior Scientist, Director of Business Development, Perlara

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Axel Kornerup Hansen, DVM

    Axel Kornerup Hansen, DVM

    Head of Section, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Section of Experimental Animal Models University of Copenhagen

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Nicole Herndon, DVM

    Nicole Herndon, DVM

    Veterinarian, Columbia University Medical Center

    BIOGRAPHY
  • James Kehler VMD, PhD

    James Kehler VMD, PhD

    Director of Scientific Alliances, Thermo Fisher Scientific

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Angela Mexas, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACLAM

    Angela Mexas, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACLAM

    Assistant Professor of Small Animal Medicine and Laboratory Animal Medicine

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jennifer Nagashima, PhD

    Jennifer Nagashima, PhD

    Postdoctoral Fellow, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Wanyong (William) Pang, BVM, MS, PhD, DACLAM

    Wanyong (William) Pang, BVM, MS, PhD, DACLAM

    Director Animal Research and Welfare DSAR, Sanofi R & D

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ann Turner PhD, FASAE, CAE

    Ann Turner PhD, FASAE, CAE

    Executive Director, AALAS and the AALAS Foundation

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Patri Vergara, DVM, PhD, DipECLAM

    Patri Vergara, DVM, PhD, DipECLAM

    Professor, University Autonomous of Barcelona, USA

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Eric Walters, PhD

    Eric Walters, PhD

    Research Assistant Professor, Project Director, National Swine Research and Resource Center

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Andrea Zanetti, DVM, PhD, SRS

    Andrea Zanetti, DVM, PhD, SRS

    Resident Veterinarian, University of Southern California

    BIOGRAPHY

Sponsors & Partners

For information on becoming a sponsor or exhibitor, please click here.


Event Series


Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2025
March 05, 2025 6:00 am Pacific Time

Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2025

Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2024
March 06, 2024 5:30 am Pacific Time

Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2024

Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2023
March 08, 2023 5:30 am Pacific Time

Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2023

Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2022
March 10, 2022 6:00 am Pacific Time

Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2022

Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2021
August 25, 2021 6:00 am Pacific Time

Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2021

Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2021
February 10, 2021 6:00 am Pacific Time

Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2021

Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2020
March 11, 2020 6:00 am Pacific Time

Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2020

Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2019
March 13, 2019 6:00 am Pacific Time

Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2019

Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2019
February 13, 2019 6:00 am Pacific Time

Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2019

Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2018
March 14, 2018 6:00 am Pacific Time

Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2018

Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2018
February 07, 2018 6:00 am Pacific Time

Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2018

Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2017
March 15, 2017 6:00 am Pacific Time

Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2017

Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2016
March 16, 2016 6:00 am Pacific Time

Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2016

Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2016
February 03, 2016 6:00 am Pacific Time

Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2016

Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2015
March 19, 2015 6:00 am Pacific Time

Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2015

Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2015
February 04, 2015 6:00 am Pacific Time

Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2015

Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2014
March 19, 2014 6:00 am Pacific Time

Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2014

Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2014
February 05, 2014 6:00 am Pacific Time

Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2014

Program Committee

To download the Program Committee brochure here.


  • Chairman - Szczepan Baran

    Szczepan is a Comparative Medicine Veterinarian & Scientist turned "technology geek" who currently heads the Global Emerging Technologies (GET) within Comparative Medicine at Novartis. In this position, Szczepan leads integrated enterprise strategy for digital and non-digital ...

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  • Scott Mischler, DVM, PhD, Ms

  • Klas Abelson, PhD

    Dr. Klas Abelson obtained a degree of Master of Medical Sciences in 2001 and a PhD in Comparative Medicine and Lab Animal Science in 2005, from Uppsala University, Sweden. The area of his research was originally focused on the development of experimental models for studying pain ...

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  • Andrea Gay, BS

    Andrea Gay is Regional Sales Manager for the Southern Territory of the U.S. as well as the International Sales Representative for The Andersons Bedding Products. Andrea graduated from MacMurray College in Jacksonville, IL with a bachelor's degree in elementary education and ...

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  • Sylvie Cloutier, PhD

    Sylvie Cloutier is a Research Assistant Professor in the Center for the Study of Animal Well-being, Department of VCAPP, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman WA. She received her PhD in psychology from the Université du Québec à Montréal ...

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  • Nancy Halpern, DVM, Esq.

    Dr. Nancy Halpern represents animal owners, animal-related businesses, veterinarians, animal research facilities, and nonprofit associations in support of their interests in the humane use of animals, and to promote animal and public health at Fox Rothschild LLP, a national law ...

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  • Vatsala Naageshwaran, MS

    Vatsala Naageshwaran is Director of Operations of Absorption Systems. Prior to joining Absorption Systems she has worked for several biotechnology / pharmaceutical companies as a research scientist with experience in drug discovery, assay validation, and product development. As ...

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  • Mary Ann Vasbinder, DVM

    Mary Ann Vasbinder, DVM, DACLAM works in the Office Animal Welfare, Ethics and Strategy at GlaxoSmithKline in King of Prussia, PA. She is responsible for the team providing oversight of animal studies conducted on behalf of GSK external to the company. The other piece of her work ...

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  • Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga, DVM, PhD

    Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga is Professor in Laboratory Animal Science and head of the central animal laboratory CDL at Radboudumc (university medical center) in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. She is dedicated to education and research aimed at achieving better science ánd better ...

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  • Jeffrey Everitt, DVM

    Jeff Everitt received his DVM from Cornell University and then completed a residency in comparative pathology at the University of Pennsylvania and a postdoctoral research appointment at the University of Illinois. Dr. Everitt served for 17 years on the senior scientific staff of ...

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  • Brian Ermeling, DVM, MS, DACLAM

    Brian L. Ermeling, DVM, MS, DACLAM is the Director, Animal Resources Center at The Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter, Florida. He also serves as a voting member of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), and the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC). In ...

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  • Robert Gunnels, DVM, MS, ACVPM, ACLAM

    He obtained his veterinary medicine degree at the University of Zaragoza (Spain) in 1990, and was for 17 years Director of the Laboratory Animal Services at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain. In parallel, between 2003 and 2008 he was also a member of the Association ...

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  • Jennifer Wilk, DVM, DACLAM

  • Kuldip Mirakhur, DVM, MVSc, PhD

  • Javier Guillen, DVM

    He obtained his veterinary medicine degree at the University of Zaragoza (Spain) in 1990, and was for 17 years Director of the Laboratory Animal Services at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain. In parallel, between 2003 and 2008 he was also a member of the Association ...

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  • Nikolaos G Kostomitsopoulos, DVM, PhD

    Dr Kostomitsopoulos graduated from the Veterinary Faculty of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, in 1985 and obtained his PhD on Laboratory Animal Science from the Medical School of the University of Athens (1992-1997). During 1996 he attended a four months training ...

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  • Christian Lawrence, MS

    Christian Lawrence is currently the Manager of the Aquatic Resources Program (ARP) at Boston Children's Hospital (BCH). ARP administers the zebrafish program at BCH, which is one of the largest and most active of its kind in the world. Mr. Lawrence also serves as a faculty ...

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  • Anna Olsson, PhD

    Already as an undergraduate student in Animal Sciences, I realized that there was more to animal science than making cows give more milk. When graduating in 1994, I had settled for ethology and animal welfare as my professional habitat, which I haven't left since. Having ...

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  • Marcel Perret-Gentil

    Dr. Perret-Gentil currently serves as University Veterinarian and Director of the Laboratory Animal Resources Center at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is also the Attending Veterinarian for XENOSTART, Crown Scientific and the University of Texas of the Permian Basin ...

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  • Nicole Duffee, DVM, PhD

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