Workshop on the Care & Use of Rodents in Research
A two-day workshop at Universiti Putra Malaysia on the ethical care, handling and blood sampling of mice and rats, with Prima Nexus as a supporter.
· Workshop · Supported by Prima Nexus
About the workshop
The Unit of Comparative Medicine and Technology (COMeT) at the Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, and the university's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC UPM) jointly organised the workshop. It ran on 25 and 26 October 2016 in the Tongkat Ali Room, Level 4, Institute of Bioscience, in Serdang. Registration was open to participants from UPM and from other institutions.
What the programme covered
Day one covered the legal and ethical rules for using animals in research, rodent anatomy and physiology, pain and anaesthesia management, and the requirements of the IACUC UPM forms. Day two covered sample size and statistics in laboratory animal experiments, rodent strains and nomenclature, nutrition for laboratory rodents, and welfare and humane end points.
The lectures were given by Assoc. Prof Dr Goh Yong Meng and Assoc. Prof Dr Chen Hui Cheng. Each afternoon was given to a group demonstration and hands-on session led by Dr Mohd Hafidz Mohd Izhar and COMeT staff: handling and blood sampling techniques in mice on the first day, and in rats on the second.
Prima Nexus's part
Prima Nexus supported the workshop. Researchers who are planning work with laboratory animals can read how Prima Nexus supports this work today on our animal studies page.
More of our work with UPM.
Read the story: Prima Nexus supported two hands-on laboratory rodent workshops at Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2016.
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.
