Courses and Conferences

JAX® NOTES Issue 512, Winter 2008

Colony Management: Principles and Practices

Nov 16 - 20, 2008 The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME

This course provides training in the theory and practice of maintaining mouse colonies for production and research. Designed for scientists, colony managers and animal care technicians, the topics covered include the following:

  • Mouse genetics and reproductive biology
  • Strain nomenclature
  • Breeding strategies
  • Genetic background effects on phenotypes
  • Assisted reproductive technologies
  • Cryopreservation
  • Colony health and nutrition
  • Genetic quality control
  • Public resources for mouse researchers
  • JAX® Colony Management System software

14th Annual Maine State Symposium on Osteoporosis

Jan 30 - Feb 1, 2009
Grand Summit Resort Hotel, Sugarloaf USA

  • The objectives of this course include the following:
  • Discuss updates and current information related to cancer and bone health
  • Learn about the common and unusual metabolic bone diseases
  • Use case studies to illustrate various metabolic bone diseases
  • Analyze presenting signs and symptoms of metabolic bone diseases
  • Discuss approaches to integrating new concepts into current practice
  • Formulate new treatment approaches to osteoporosis

To learn more about specific content, registration, continuing education credits, etc., for these and other Jackson Laboratory courses, conferences, and workshops, please visit our website.

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Visit The Jackson Laboratory on the road

Representatives of The Jackson Laboratory will be attending the following meetings and conferences during the remainder of 2008. We will have an exhibit booth at each event and invite you to stop by and meet the team that supports you and your research: our research scientists, product managers, technical support scientists, JAX® Services specialists, study directors, and regional representatives.

59th AALAS National Meeting Indianapolis, MD

November 9-13, Booth 2121

Don't be left out in the cold!

At the AALAS Conference booth, two representatives from JAX Reproductive Sciences, using a microscope and large screen, will demonstrate how cryopreserved embryos and sperm are successfully recovered. JAX, a pioneer in developing techniques for cryopreserving and recovering mouse sperm and embryos, has over 500 publicly available lines of cryopreserved embryos, all of which can be ordered by any institution to be recovered by its own technicians.

The demonstrations will last approximately 20 minutes and are scheduled several times daily. JAX Reproductive Sciences staff will be available to answer questions on cryopreservation, the range of services offered by Reproductive Sciences, and how to order cryopreserved embryos. An information pamphlet will be available to interested attendees.

Neuroscience 2008

Washington, DC
November 16-19, Booth 2823

University of Miami Innovation Showcase

Miami, FL
December 2-3, Table

50th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition

San Francisco, CA
December 4-9, Booth 604