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2024 LARCC Program Application Deadline

LARC certification emblem over image of staff members having discussion. 2024 LARCC Program Cohort Applications Due Friday, August 16

Now entering its fifth year, the Laboratory Animal Research Coordinator Certification (LARCC) Program is currently accepting applications for its 2024 Cohort. The LARCC Program is a unique education and networking opportunity designed to boost compliance knowledge across all aspects of the U-M Animal Care & Use Program. The 2024 LARCC Program will run every Wednesday beginning September … Read more

CRISPR/Cas9 and Mouse ES Cell Training Class

The University of Michigan Transgenic Animal Model Core is offering a CRISPR/Cas9 and Mouse ES Cell Training Class beginning Monday, April 15, through Friday, April 26. In this two-week hands-on session, trainees will design, build, and validate CRISPR/Cas9 reagents in mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells.  Trainees will learn how to work with mouse embryonic stem cells in culture, clone … Read more

CRISPR/Cas9 and Mouse ES Cell Training Class

The University of Michigan Transgenic Animal Model Core is offering a CRISPR/Cas9 and Mouse ES Cell Training Class beginning Monday, December 4, through Friday, December 15. In this two-week hands-on session, trainees will design, build, and validate CRISPR/Cas9 reagents in mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells.  Trainees will learn how to work with mouse embryonic stem cells in culture, to … Read more

Sixth Annual Science of Enrichment Symposium

Photo of zebrafish in tank with environmental enrichment items

Hosted by the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) Behavioral Welfare Group the Sixth Annual Science of Enrichment Symposium is a two-day virtual event designed to engage laboratory animal staff and research investigators in the science of environmental enrichment for animals used in biomedical research. This year’s Symposium will take place on Tuesday, November 7, and Wednesday, November 8, from … Read more

Fifth Annual Science of Enrichment Symposium

Photo of zebrafish in tank with environmental enrichment items

Co-hosted by the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) Behavioral Welfare Group and the Michigan Society for Medical Research (MISMR), the Fifth Annual Science of Enrichment Symposium is a FREE two-day virtual event designed to engage laboratory animal staff and research investigators in the science of environmental enrichment for animals used in biomedical research. This year’s Symposium will take … Read more