Workshop on Behavior Testing in Animal Models of Alzheimer's Disease, IBRO-APRC Associate School of Neuroscience 2016
A half-day workshop at UiTM Sungai Buloh on 9 August 2016 showed young neuroscientists how rodent models of Alzheimer's disease are prepared and tested. Prima Nexus supported it.
· Workshop · Supported by Prima Nexus
A week-long neuroscience school at UiTM
The IBRO-APRC Associate School of Neuroscience 2016 ran from 8 to 14 August 2016 at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), in Puncak Alam. It was a week of lectures and hands-on training on neurodegenerative diseases for young researchers from the Asia Pacific region, at MBBS, MSc and PhD level. This half-day workshop was one of the school's four concurrent workshops. Participants travelled to the Centre for Neuroscience Research at UiTM's Faculty of Medicine in Sungai Buloh for the afternoon.
What the afternoon covered
After a welcome and an introduction to the centre, Assoc. Prof. Dr Igor Iezhitsa gave an overview of rodent models of Alzheimer's disease that do not use genetically modified animals. Mohd Aizuddin Mohd Lazaldin then demonstrated the stereotaxic technique for injecting beta-amyloid 1-40 into the hippocampus. The last two hours went to the behavioural tasks used to test hippocampus-dependent learning and memory in rats: passive avoidance (step-down), active avoidance and learned helplessness, followed by a demonstration of a multiple activity meter.
Prima Nexus's part
Prima Nexus supported the workshop and was also invited to provide technical support, alongside Interscience Sdn Bhd, which supported the behavioural demonstrations. Researchers planning rodent work today can read how Prima Nexus supports it on the animal studies page.
More of our work with UiTM, Monash, USM, UKM.
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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.
