SEPTEMBER 2005 NEWS

What's New at ILAR - September 2005 Newsletter

In This Issue:
Current and Upcoming ILAR Journal Issues
Workshops and Meetings of Interest
Other News

ILAR JOURNAL
Current IssueVolume 46(4): Serendipity, Science, and Animals (Available in PDF only)

Serendipity is the rational exploitation of a chance observation. Although much has been written about serendipity in science, its significance in laboratory animal research has not received a great deal of attention. This issue of ILAR Journal, through the reflections of a variety of scientists, examines whether the experience of serendipity in animal research can shed light on the research process and point to possible improvement.

Articles in this issue:

Next Issue--December 2005

Vol 47(1) 2006: Animal Models of Diseases Related to the Fetus and Newborn

Recent Issues
Vol 46(3) Immunization Procedures and Adjuvant Products

Vol 46(2) Enrichment Strategies for Laboratory Animals

Vol 46(1) Infectious Disease Research in the Age of Biodefense

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WORKSHOPS AND MEETINGS OF INTEREST

The Mouse as an Instrument for Ear Research II Meeting
October 1-4, 2005
Bar Harbor, ME

IACUC 101 Workshop
October 6, 2005
West Henrietta, NY

IACUC Advanced Workshop
October 14, 2005
Chicago, IL

Aquatic Models of Human Disease Conference
October 30 - November 2, 2005
Athens, GA
For more information, contact Dr. Richard Winn, Director, Aquatic Biotechnology and Environmental Laboratory, University of Georgia at rwinn@smokey.forestry.uga.edu.

Minimizing the Challenges Associated with an Academic IACUC Program (MS Word doc)
October 31 - November 1, 2005
State College, PA

Frontiers in Imaging: Workshop on High Frequency Ultrasound Imaging of the Laboratory Mouse in Vivo
November 2-4, 2005
Bar Harbor, ME

IACUC 101 Workshop
November 6, 2005
St. Louis, MO
For more information, contact Mary Lou James at 314-997-6896, e-mail mljames@mo.net

Eighth Annual Conference on Computational Genomics
November 9-12, 2005
Cambridge, MA

Surgical Techniques in the Laboratory Mouse Workshop
November 13-16, 2005
Bar Harbor, ME

Colony Management: Principles and Practices Workshop
December 1-5, 2005
Bar Harbor, ME

OTHER NEWS

Call for Proposals
The Animal Welfare Institute is offering eight $6,000 Refinement Awards to North American residents for studies focusing on "Refinement of the Housing and Handling Conditions of Animals Assigned to Research or Education." Application deadline is 1/27/2006. For more information, contact Viktor Reinhardt at viktor@snowcrest.net

CLSI Proposes New Guidelines on Disk Diffusion and Broth Dilution Susceptibility Testing
The proposed guidelines listed below were published by the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (formerly NCCLS) Subcommittee on Veterinary Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing - Aquaculture Working Group to provide up-to-date techniques for disk diffusion and broth dilution susceptibility testing of aquatic isolates, as well as quality control ranges used for monitoring the performance of study conditions.

To purchase
$60 for CLSI members and $120 for non-members.

LABORATORY ANIMALS
The International Journal of Laboratory Animal Science and Welfare
Current Issue -- Volume 39(3)

Articles

In vivo quantitative assessment of catheter patency in rats
Jun Yang; Jean-Michel I Maarek; Daniel P Holschneider

Endotoxic shock model with fluid resuscitation in Macaca mullata
Guo Qing Yin; Hai Bo Qiu; Kai He Du; Jia Qi Tang; Cheng Ping Lu; Zhi Xun Fang

An animal model for oroantral communications: a pilot study with Göttingen minipigs
B Van Minnen; B Stegenga; J Zuidema; CE Hissink; MBM van Leeuwen; TG van Kooten; RRM Bos

Banking of embryos of mutated, paralytic tremor rabbit by means of vitrifaction
Krzysztof Papis; Joanna Sypecka; Maciej Korwin-Kossakowski; ElzBieta Wenta-Muchalska; Barbara Bilska

Effect of maternal age and parity on preimplantation embryo development and transport in the hamster (Mesocricetus auratus)
CA Trejo; MC Navarro; GD Ambriz; A Rosado

Intraperitoneal injection induces a delayed preconditioning-like effect in mice
Fausto Labruto; Jarle Vaage; Guohu Li; Guro Valen

Post-operative death in sows as a result of gastric mucosal de-gloving at the pars oesophagea
FG Court; SA Wemyss-Holden; CP Morrison; BD Teague; AR Dennison; GJ Maddern

Description and technical pitfalls of a hepatoma model and of intra-arterial injection of radiolabelled lipiodol in the rat
E Garin; B Denizot; J Roux; N Noiret; N Lepareur; M Moreau; H Mesba; JF Laurent; JY Herry; P Bourguet; JP Benoit; JJ Lejeune

Age-related changes in haematology and serum chemistry of Weiser-Maples guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus)
M Kitagaki; M Yamaguchi; M Nakamura; K Sakurada; T Suwa; H Sas

Efficacy of fipronil in the treatment of pediculosis in laboratory rats
SL Diaz

Cystic fibrosis lung disease following infection with Psudomonas aeruginosa in the Cftr knockout mice using novel non-invasive direct pulmonary infection technique
C Guilbault; P Martin; D Houle; ML Boghdady; MC Guiot; D Marion; D Radzioch

Aversiveness of carbon dioxide
Ronald W Wood

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