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3rd Laboratory Animal Handling Workshop 2015: Mice & Rat (3rd LAHW 2015)

Prima Nexus supported the 3rd Laboratory Animal Handling Workshop 2015: Mice & Rat, held at the Institute of Medical Molecular Biotechnology (IMMB), UiTM Sungai Buloh, from 13 to 15 January 2015.

· Workshop · Supported by Prima Nexus

A large group of participants and organisers outside a building entrance, between two workshop banners
The group photo outside the IMMB building on the first morning, 13 January 2015.

The workshop and its hosts

UiTM's Laboratory Animal Care Unit (LACU) and its Institute of Medical Molecular Biotechnology (IMMB) jointly organised the workshop at the IMMB, Faculty of Medicine, UiTM Sungai Buloh. On the first morning, participants and organisers gathered for a group photo outside the building, between the workshop banners.

What the three days covered

The programme covered animal ethics, biosafety and the handling of mice and rats, with anaesthesia, injection and bleeding techniques, and it ended with practical examinations. The speakers included Low Kiat Cheong of the Laboratory Animal Resource Unit, Faculty of Medicine, UKM, and Zainal Abidin Abu Hasan of UiTM's Laboratory Animal Care Unit.

Prima Nexus's part

Prima Nexus supported the workshop, one of two hands-on workshops on handling laboratory mice and rats that it supported in 2015. The other was at UCSI University in April. For laboratory animal work today, see the animal studies page.

More of our work with UiTM, UKM.

Read the story: Prima Nexus supported laboratory animal workshops, LASAM's 20th AGM and the 7th MAVP conference in 2015.

About Prima Nexus

Founded in 2014, Prima Nexus Sdn Bhd is a Malaysian research, scientific consulting and integrated research support company advancing scientific discovery and healthcare innovation. We provide end-to-end research solutions, from early-stage discovery and experimental design to cell-based studies, preclinical animal testing, clinical trials and commercialization. Our multidisciplinary expertise spans genomics, genetic applications, proteomics, molecular biology, stem cell research, bioinformatics and clinical research. Through strategic collaborations with universities, research institutions, industry and global technology partners, we connect scientific expertise and advanced technologies to accelerate research into real-world applications. We also run hands-on training for researchers across Malaysia. More about Prima Nexus.

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