Training
3rd-5th February, 09:30-12:30 BST daily - Statistical Analysis for In Vivo and In Vitro Scientists Course.
This course is designed to support life science researchers with basic experimental design knowledge to improve their understanding of statistical analysis methods, enable them to select the most appropriate method of statistical analysis for their experimental design and report results in a rigorous and reproducible way. Join us for this one-stop refresher is all aspects of best practice. For more information visit the COURSE PAGE, or to register CLICK HERE. Registration fee reduced for ISTT members
11th February, 14:00-15:00 GMT - FREE Responsible Research Webinar: Introducing the 3Hs initiative, a framework to improve the wellbeing of rodents in research.
During this session Prof Emma Robinson (University of Bristol) will give an overview of the 3H's initiative and discuss how applying the principles of this framework can improve the lives of laboratory rodents. She will also answer any questions the audience may have. For more information or to register to attend CLICK HERE.
17th-20th March, daily 09:30-12:30 GMT - Responsible Aquatic Animal Research Course.
Whether you have years of experience working with aquatic species (such as killifish, medaka, salmon, zebrafish & xenopus) or are at the start of your career our Responsible Aquatic Animal Research course is a game changer and will exceed your expectations. Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to discover the evidence base underpinning our current knowledge of aquatic animal welfare and how you can apply this in your work whilst also learning how to challenge the status quo and think creatively to identify and overcome study flaws and limitations! For more information visit the COURSE PAGE, or to register CLICK HERE. Registration fee reduced for ISTT members
ISTT Educational Initiatives series
Past workshops: Recordings are available for ISTT members among videos
October 29, 2024
Presenters: Marie-Christine Birling, Guillaume Pavlovic and Lydia Teboul
Highlights:
- Principles of genotyping and genomic validation
- Validating random integrations
- Validating targeted alleles
- Validating edited alleles
July 23th and 24th, 2024
- Fernando Benavides, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
- Lauryl MJ Nutter, The Centre for Phenogenomics, The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada.
Global Shipping of Rodents & Cryopreserved Materials: A European & US Perspective
May 28th 2024
- Auke Boersma, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria, European Mouse Mutant Archive (EMMA) –INFRAFRONTIER
- Abby Chott, MMRRC and RRRC
Mating, Timing, Superovulation and Implantation
- Optimized workflow for efficient generation of large knock-in mouse models using a combination of IVF and CRISPR-mediated genome editing in C57BL/6 mice.
- Improving superovulation efficiency and implantation rates
March 25th and 26th, 2024
- Mitra Cowan, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Judy Hallett, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Non-surgical Embryo Transfer and Use of Cervical Manipulation for Induction of Pseudopregnancy in Recipient Mice (exclusively for ISTT-members!)
July 18th and 20th, 2023
- Barbara Stone, Director of Animal Research and Director of Assisted Reproduction Sciences at ParaTechs Corporation, USA
- Philip Damiani, Vice President of Laboratory and Scientific Operations at Embryotech Laboratories, USA
Gene Editing via Mouse Embryo Electroporation Workshop
May 24th and 25th, 2023
- Fabien Delerue, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- Fatima El Marjou, Institut Curie, Paris, France
Embryo Transfer in mice, oviductal and uterine, surgical and non-surgical
March 23rd and 30th, 2022
- Thomas Kolbe, Assoc. Prof. Dr., Biomodels Austria, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
- Rahmen Bin Ali, Animal Modeling Facility (AMF) NKI, Amsterdam, the Netherlands .
Designing mouse models
Nov - Dec 2021
- CB Gurumurthy Mouse Genome Engineering Core Facility, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
Transgenic Certificate courses now available on the AALAS Learning Library (ISTT members were deeply involved with the writing of these courses.)
MRC-Harwell Institute Transgenic Training Courses: Click HERE for information on various courses.