Health & Medicine Webinars

Learn about the latest medical breakthroughs by participating in webinars on topics surrounding disease, prevention and treatment in accordance with the latest research in health and medicine. Updates encompass a biological, psychological and sociological understanding of health.

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MAR 18, 2015 | 3:00 PM

The Human Connectome Project

Recent advances in noninvasive neuroimaging have set the stage for the systematic exploration of human brain circuits in health and disease. The Human Connectome Project (HCP) is systematical...

Speaker: David Van Essen, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2015

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MAR 18, 2015 | 1:30 PM

Featured Speaker - Messengers of the Mind

At the cellular and molecular levels of operation, neurons and their circuits achieve brain functions by chemical signals, in which the principle agents, neurotransmitters convey the signal f...

Speaker: Floyd E. Bloom, M.D.

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2015

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MAR 18, 2015 | 12:00 PM

Keynote - Psychosis as a Learning and Memory Disorder

The hippocampal formation is one of the most extensively studied regions of the brain, with well described anatomy and basic physiology; moreover, aspects of human memory mediated by hippocam...

Speaker: Carol Tamminga, MD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2015

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MAR 18, 2015 | 10:30 AM

Special Lecturer - Oxidative Stress in Schizophrenia: a Translational...

Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disorder affecting 1% of the world’s population, leading to high human, social and economic burdens. Understanding how the interaction of gene and...

Speaker: Kim Quang Do, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2015

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MAR 18, 2015 | 9:00 AM

Special Lecturer - DREADD2.0: an Enhanced Chemogenetic Toolkit

The Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative has the ambitious goal of elucidating how neuronal ensembles interactively encode higher brain processes....

Speaker: Bryan L. Roth, MD, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2015

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MAR 18, 2015 | 7:30 AM

Special Lecturer - Circuits of Reward/Motivation and Decisions:...

The dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC), orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), ventrolateral and ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vlPFC, vmPFC) and their connections with the basal ganglia play a ce...

Speaker: Suzanne Haber, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2015

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MAR 18, 2015 | 6:00 AM

Keynote -Dopamine System Dysregulation in the Pathophysiology...

The dopamine-containing neurons of the midbrain have been implicated in a broad array of psychiatric disorders, ranging from schizophrenia to drug abuse and depression. However, studies seem...

Speaker: Anthony Grace, PhD

Presented at: Neuroscience Virtual Event Series 2015

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FEB 05, 2015 | 3:00 PM

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Aquaculture and Biomedical Research of Non-traditional Aquatics

As evidenced by the changes in the new Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory animals and the latest AVMA Panel on Euthanasia, it is clear that there is growing concern about the care and w...

Speaker: Dan Rothen, DVM

Presented at: Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2015

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FEB 05, 2015 | 2:00 PM

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The Art of Breeding Laboratory Zebrafish

The ability to breed zebrafish in the laboratory goes a long way in determining the success or failure a research program. The complexity of zebrafish reproductive behavior and spawning i...

Speaker: Christian Lawrence, MS

Presented at: Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2015

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FEB 05, 2015 | 1:30 PM

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Training and Competency in Contemporary Animal Research Programs

The management of animal research programs has evolved into a complex and multifaceted endeavor. Scientific discovery moves at a fast pace and our knowledge of animal science is continually...

Speaker: John Bradfield, PhD, DVM

Presented at: Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2015

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FEB 05, 2015 | 12:00 PM

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The importance of pre-operative assessment and post-operative...

The pre-operative assessment and post-operative is critical for successful surgical procedures which will in turn lead to high quality outcomes in research studies. The care of the animals go...

Speaker: Pilar Ariza Guzman, DVM, MS

Presented at: Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2015

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FEB 05, 2015 | 10:30 AM

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Importance/effect of surgical training, skills and experience...

In the context of an experimental project requiring surgical preparation of animals, training is not only required for technicians lacking a strong surgical background but also for more exper...

Speaker: Delphine Bouard DVM, Dip Vet LAS

Presented at: Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2015

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FEB 05, 2015 | 10:30 AM

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Effective Workplace Training for English Language Learners

Effective workplace training in a research facility is an important key in ensuring smooth operations and high standards of animal care. Today's diverse workforce offers many benefits such a...

Speaker: Paula Clifford, MLA, RLATG, CVT

Presented at: Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2015

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FEB 05, 2015 | 9:00 AM

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Keynote: Advances in Perioperative Care -Promoting good animal...

Recent advances in anesthesia, monitoring, pain assessment and analgesia provide many opportunities for improving the quality of our in vivo scientific data, and promoting high standards of a...

Speaker: Paul Flecknell, MA, VetMB, PhD, DLAS, DECVAA, DECLAM, (Hon)DACLAM, (Hon) FRCVS, Dr.hc

Presented at: Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2015

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FEB 05, 2015 | 7:30 AM

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Small Animal Anesthesia: A New Method to Help Control Variables

An anesthesia system designed to accommodate the physiological characteristics of small animals, including rats and mice, has the potential to provide great practical value to the life scienc...

Speaker: Andrew H Ide, BS

Presented at: Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2015

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FEB 05, 2015 | 7:30 AM

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Fish Welfare: Stress, Pathology, Handling and Managing

Fish are vertebrates but they are physiologically and psychologically different from mammals. This presentation will try to explain their differences from mammals and the different aspects t...

Speaker: Juan Ramos, DVM

Presented at: Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2015

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FEB 05, 2015 | 6:00 AM

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Improving the Post-Operative Recovery of Rodents through Nutrition...

Laboratory animal surgical models are instrumental in biomedical research; therefore establishing healthy defined animal models is crucial to this research. Surgical procedures produce metab...

Speaker: Jaime Lecker, PhD

Presented at: Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2015

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FEB 05, 2015 | 6:00 AM

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Protect Your Research: Know Your B6 Mouse

Many researchers are not aware of the critical importance of genetic background of mice, including the concept of inbred substrains, and how the genetic background of substrains can impact th...

Speaker: Brian Soper, PhD

Presented at: Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2015

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FEB 04, 2015 | 1:30 PM

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The Surgeons Toolbox: outcomes are only as good as the contents...

The field of surgical research has been growing rapidly with the development of new surgical and disease models. An extremely important and often overlooked aspect of creating these models is...

Speaker: Szczepan Baran, VMD, MS

Presented at: Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2015

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FEB 04, 2015 | 12:00 PM

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Standards and regulations for animal use in research: challenges...

In Chile, the regulatory context regarding animal use in research is very poor. A legal framework for Animal Care and Use Committees is practically nonexistent. Also, the chilean culture play...

Speaker: Andrea Leisewitz, PhD

Presented at: Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2015

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FEB 04, 2015 | 10:30 AM

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Keynote: Practical Tips to Optimize Surgical Results in Rodents

It is the often-ignored simple tips in rodent surgery that make the difference and help minimize postoperative complications and mortality. The presenter will use his years of experience to...

Speaker: Marcel Perret-Gentil, DVM, MS

Presented at: Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2015

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FEB 04, 2015 | 9:00 AM

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Keynote: Applying Principles of Biosafety in Laboratory Animal...

Some commonly accepted principles of biosafety include the strict adherence to standard laboratory practices and techniques, the use of safety equipment such as primary barriers and personal...

Speaker: James R Swearengen, DVM

Presented at: Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2015

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FEB 04, 2015 | 7:30 AM

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Transportation of Lab Animals - Threats from and Solutions to...

The transportation of laboratory animals is a critical step in obtaining the proper strain of animal that best fits the researchers needs. Animal Extremist groups have made this transportati...

Speaker: Ted Wasky

Presented at: Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2015

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FEB 04, 2015 | 7:30 AM

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Normal behavior of rodents: understand it, then respect it

During my presentation, we will discuss:- Normal patterns of behavior (repertoire): social, food intake, territorial, agonistic, anti-predation, sleep and rest, play behavior, grooming, sex...

Speaker: Marina Snitcofsky, DVM, MSc, PhD

Presented at: Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2015

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FEB 04, 2015 | 6:00 AM

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Training, Competency Assessment and Best Practice in Aseptic Technique

Adherence to strict aseptic technique is vital to all types of animal models requiring surgical intervention from both scientific and welfare perspectives. Training of both new and experience...

Speaker: Angela Kerton, B.VetMed Cert LAS MRCVS

Presented at: Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2015

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FEB 04, 2015 | 6:00 AM

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PCR testing in rodent health monitoring program: where are we...

Soiled-bedding sentinels are not always efficient in detecting pathogens in rodent colonies. In this context, PCR-based testing can be more sensitive and is being advocated as adjunct to trad...

Speaker: Mathias Leblanc, DVM, PhD, DES, DACLAM

Presented at: Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2015

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OCT 30, 2014 | 3:00 PM

Clinical Shotgun Proteomics in Cancer Biomarker and Drug Target...

Mass spectrometry (MS)-based profiling of clinical specimens has been increasingly used in cancer research to characterize changes in protein expression between tumor and healthy tissue or be...

Speaker: Josip Blonder, MD

Presented at: Cancer: Research, Discovery and Therapeutics Virtual Event Series 2014

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