8th Hands-on Workshop for Handling and Care of Laboratory Animals
28 November - 2 December 2023
School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Resource Persons
  • Prof. Deepak Sharma, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
  • Prof. Rana P. Singh, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
  • Prof. Paulraj Rajamani, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
  • Dr. Sushil Jha, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
  • Dr. Niti Puri, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
  • Dr. Dinesh K. Yadav, Senior Vet. Officer, CLAR, JNU
  • Dr. Vijay Pal Singh, Vet, Animal Facility In-Charge, IGIB, New Delhi
  • Dr. Sikha Yadav, Vet, Animal Facility In-Charge, NIB, Noida
  • Dr. Nagarajan, Vet, Animal Facility-in-Charge, NII, New Delhi
  • Dr. Inderjeet Singh, Vet, Animal Facility-in-Charge, NBRC, Gurugram, Haryana
  • Dr. Anupma Kumari, Veterinary Officer, ILBS, New Delhi
Convener
Prof. Rana P. Singh
School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Eligibility
PhD Students, RA, PDF, JRF, SRF, Young Scientists, Faculty Members
Topics
  • Introduction to animal world - Laboratory animals
  • Biology of mice, rat and rabbit - Anatomy
  • Ethical Committee - Ethics for using animals in research
  • Administrative requirements for animal experiments
  • Perioperative care, anesthesia, surgical techniques and analgesia
  • Pain: causes, category monitoring and distress in laboratory animals
  • Euthanasia in laboratory animals
  • Disease-specific animal models - Cancer
  • Animal models in immunology research - Alternatives
  • Learning and memory in animal model
  • Power of statistics in data analysis for animal experiments
  • In vivo animal imaging system
  • Genetics of laboratory animals - transgenics and knockouts
  • Preparation of experimental protocols; critical analysis of scientific papers with animal experiments
Information
Test: Exam & Assessment;
Protocol presentation;
Discussion & Evaluation
Attendance 100%
Certificate of Competence (>75% marks) or Participation, based on scoring in the test
Registration Fee
Rs. 3000 (for JNU Scholars)
Rs. 8000 (for Non-JNU Scholars)
Last Date for Registration: 20 Oct, 2023