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MAY 14, 2020

Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2020

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

LabRoots is pleased to announce the 9th Annual Laboratory Animal Science Virtual Conference which will take place on May 14, 2020. This is a premier online-only conference that will bring together scientists from basic sciences to bioinformatics, clinicians, veterinary technicians, veterinarians, technical support staff and compliance personnel from around the world to learn about recent advances and challenges within preclinical phases of drug development.

The ability to reproduce animal experiments is a broadly recognized challenge for in vivo research with profound implications for scientific progress and ethical animal use. The cause of reproducibility failure is multifactorial and might be attributed to any number of possible explanations. This year, in an effort to increase awareness and understanding of relevant concepts and encourage the use of available resources to improve reproducibility in your in vivo research, the North American 3Rs Collaborative (NA3RsC), the UK’s National Centre for the 3Rs (NC3Rs) and New Jersey Association for Biomedical Research (NJABR) have come together with LabRoots to bring you the Laboratory Animal Sciences virtual conference. This year’s theme: How reliable are your animal experiments? Increasing the probability of success and reproducibility.

Learn more at this event about:

The impact of lack of reproducibility on scientific progress and animal use, the cause of reproducibility failure, and strategies you can implement today to improve your experiments tomorrow, including:

  • The importance of robust experimental design
    • Making every subject count
    • Blinding and randomization
    • Introducing heterogeneity
    • Consideration of sex bias in preclinical research
    • Building in statistical power
  • Reporting and guidelines to improve transparency
  • Emerging technology and modeling
    • Optimizing reproducibility through the adoption of translational digital biomarkers
    • Effective therapies and improved reproducibility in the drug safety space through mathematical modeling

Our virtual conference allows you to participate in a global setting with no travel or cost to you. The event will remain open 6 months from the date of the live event.  The webinars will be available for unlimited on-demand viewing.  This virtual conference also offers increased reach for the global microbiology community with a high degree of interaction through live-streaming video and chat sessions.

Like the 2019 conference, this event will be produced on our robust platform, allowing you to watch, learn and connect seamlessly across all desktop or mobile devices. Equipped with gamification and point system, you can now move around the entire event, earning points for a chance to win one of LabRoots' most popular T-shirts.

Call for Posters — Virtual poster sessions offer the opportunity to present data to a global audience via a PDF poster and video summary and discuss results with interested colleagues through email. Plan now to have your poster included in the 2020 Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event. You can submit your abstract here, and submission is free.

RACE Continuing Educational Credits
The 2020 conference has been approved by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards for Continuing Education for veterinarians and veterinary technicians to offer RACE CE credits, and will also meet AALAS and CALAS continuing education criteria.


Speakers
  • Jamie Ahloy Dallaire, MSc, PhD

    Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Comparative Medicine, Stanford University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Yong Cheng, PhD

    Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Marian Esvelt, DVM

    Veterinary Resident, University of Michigan
  • Joseph Garner, PhD

    Associate Professor of Comparative Medicine and, By Courtesy, of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University Medical Center
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Brianna Gaskill, PhD

    Associate Professor of Animal Welfare, Animal Sciences, Purdue University, College of Agriculture
    BIOGRAPHY
  • John J. Hasenau DVM, DACLAM

    Principal, Lab Animal Consultants
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Natasha Karp, PhD

    Principal Data Scientist, AstraZeneca
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jennifer Lofgren, DVM, MS, DACLAM

    Associate Attending Veterinarion for Performance Standards and Enrichment, University of Michigan Medical School
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Elizabeth Moore, DVM

    Ph.D. Candidate, Weiss Laboratory, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Nathalie Percie du Sert, PhD

    Head of Experimental Design and Reporting, NC3Rs
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ivan Rusyn, PhD

    Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Patrick Sweeney, PhD

    Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Naason Science, Inc.
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Hanno Würbel

    Division of Animal Welfare
    BIOGRAPHY

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Posters

Agenda

  • MAY 14, 2020 11:00 AM PDT

    Transparent, reliable and reproducible animal research: the ARRIVE guidelines 2.0

    Nathalie Percie du Sert, PhD
    Head of Experimental Design and Reporting, NC3Rs
    BIOGRAPHY
  • MAY 14, 2020 9:00 AM PDT

    PANEL: Experimental design and the reproducibility crisis: pitfalls, power, and practical best practice

    Joseph Garner, PhD
    Associate Professor of Comparative Medicine and, By Cou...
    Brianna Gaskill, PhD
    Associate Professor of Animal Welfare, Animal Sciences,...
  • MAY 14, 2020 7:30 AM PDT

    Sex bias in preclinical research, why it exists and how to drive change

    Natasha Karp, PhD
    Principal Data Scientist, AstraZeneca
    BIOGRAPHY
  • MAY 14, 2020 6:00 AM PDT

    Embracing biological variation to improve reproducibility and reduce animal use

    Hanno Würbel
    Division of Animal Welfare
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Animal Models for Tuberculosis Research

    Yong Cheng, PhD
    Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Automatic Detection and Classification of Behaviour in Laboratory Animals

    Patrick Sweeney, PhD
    Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Naason Science, Inc.
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Comparison of the Impact of Phlebotomy Method on Physiologic and Behavioral Metrics of Pain and Distress in Mice

    Elizabeth Moore, DVM
    Ph.D. Candidate, Weiss Laboratory, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Compassion Fatigue: Education and Engagement in Animal Research

    Marian Esvelt, DVM
    Veterinary Resident, University of Michigan
  • Data Collection as Environmental Enrichment: Automated Behavioral Measurement in Voluntary Home Cage Operant Tasks

    Jamie Ahloy Dallaire, MSc, PhD
    Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Comparative Medicine, Stanford University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Evaluation of Analgesia Efficacy in Postoperative Mice Using Novel Cage-Side Measures

    Jennifer Lofgren, DVM, MS, DACLAM
    Associate Attending Veterinarion for Performance Standards and Enrichment, University of Michigan Medical School
    BIOGRAPHY
  • The Digitalization of the Vivarium: Past and Present Initiatives that Optimize Animal Care and Welfare

    John J. Hasenau DVM, DACLAM
    Principal, Lab Animal Consultants
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Tissue Chips: Building Confidence Through Independent Experimental Testing

    Ivan Rusyn, PhD
    Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University
    BIOGRAPHY

Speakers


  • Jamie Ahloy Dallaire, MSc, PhD

    Jamie Ahloy Dallaire, MSc, PhD

    Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Comparative Medicine, Stanford University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Yong Cheng, PhD

    Yong Cheng, PhD

    Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Marian Esvelt, DVM

    Marian Esvelt, DVM

    Veterinary Resident, University of Michigan

  • Joseph Garner, PhD

    Joseph Garner, PhD

    Associate Professor of Comparative Medicine and, By Courtesy, of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University Medical Center

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Brianna Gaskill, PhD

    Brianna Gaskill, PhD

    Associate Professor of Animal Welfare, Animal Sciences, Purdue University, College of Agriculture

    BIOGRAPHY
  • John J. Hasenau  DVM, DACLAM

    John J. Hasenau DVM, DACLAM

    Principal, Lab Animal Consultants

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Natasha Karp, PhD

    Natasha Karp, PhD

    Principal Data Scientist, AstraZeneca

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jennifer Lofgren, DVM, MS, DACLAM

    Jennifer Lofgren, DVM, MS, DACLAM

    Associate Attending Veterinarion for Performance Standards and Enrichment, University of Michigan Medical School

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Elizabeth Moore, DVM

    Elizabeth Moore, DVM

    Ph.D. Candidate, Weiss Laboratory, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Nathalie Percie du Sert, PhD

    Nathalie Percie du Sert, PhD

    Head of Experimental Design and Reporting, NC3Rs

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ivan Rusyn, PhD

    Ivan Rusyn, PhD

    Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Patrick Sweeney, PhD

    Patrick Sweeney, PhD

    Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Naason Science, Inc.

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Hanno Würbel

    Hanno Würbel

    Division of Animal Welfare

    BIOGRAPHY

Event Series


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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

Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2017
February 08, 2017 6:00 am Pacific Time

Laboratory Animal Sciences 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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  • Natalie Bratcher

    Natalie serves as 3Rs Scientific Liaison and Animal Welfare Specialist within AbbVie's Office of Global Animal Welfare. She earned a Master's degree in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences from Illinois State University with an emphasis on applied behavior analysis. She's been with ...

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  • Megan LaFollette

    Megan LaFollette is currently a 3Rs Fellow with The North American 3Rs Collaborative. She has her PhD in Animal Behavior & Well-Being from Purdue University, where she also received a Master of Science in Animal Welfare. Her primary interests lie at the intersection of ...

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  • Tom Leach

    Tom Leach is an experienced biomedical research advocate, lobbyist, and non-profit association manager. Tom serves as the executive director of the Pennsylvania Society for Biomedical Research and the New Jersey Association for Biomedical Research. Tom has more than 20 years ...

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  • Nathalie Percie du Sert

    Nathalie Percie du Sert is Head of Experimental Design and Reporting at the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs), which she joined in 2010. Her programme of work includes the development of the Experimental Design Assistant ...

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  • Laura Schaevitz

    Laura Schaevitz, PhD, currently serves as VP at Recursion Pharmaceuticals. She is passionate about leveraging advanced sensor technology and machine learning capabilities to improve reproducibility and translatability of animal models. Drawing upon her expertise as a ...

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  • Mary Ann Vasbinder, DVM

    Mary Ann Vasbinder, DVM, DACLAM, is the Global Head of Laboratory Animal Medicine at GlaxoSmithKline in Upper Providence, PA, in the In Vivo Biological Platform Technologies group. She oversees the global veterinary program for the US and UK sites. In this role she has led ...

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