University of Florida Animal Care Services

Training > Workshops

In addition to the Animal Awareness Seminar, ACS provides two Workshop sessions; one on aseptic surgery techniques and one on rodent handling and common procedures. Please contact Charlie Mason at 392-9536 if there are any questions.

2009 Schedule

Animal Awareness Seminar	Rodent Handling Workshop	Aseptic Techniques Workshop
January 15	January 8	January 15
February 19	February 5	February 12
March 19	March 5	March 12
April 16	April 2	N/A
May 21	May 7	May 14
June 18	June 4	June 11
July 16	July 2	July 9
August 20	August 6	August 13
September 17	September 3	September 10
October 15	October 1	October 8
November 19	November 5	November 12
December - TBD	December - TBD	December - TBD

2010 Schedule

Animal Awareness Seminar	Rodent Handling Workshop	Aseptic Techniques Workshop
January 21	January 7	January 14
February 18	February 4	February 11
March 11	March 4	March 11
April 15	April 1	April 8
May 20	May 6	May 13
June 17	June 3	June 10
July 15	July 1	July 8
August 19	August 5	August 12
September 16	September 2	September 9
October 16	October 7	October 14
November 18	November 4	November 18
December - TBD	December - TBD	December - TBD

The Animal Awareness Seminar is scheduled for the 3rd Thursday of each month from 10:00 - 11:00am. Most seminars will take place in Room 101A (the DeWeese Auditorium) at the McKnight Brain Institute. This seminar provides an overview of the Animal Care Services policies and procedures. Attendance to this seminar is required before access to the animal facilities is granted.

The Rodent Workshops are not mandatory, but are highly recommended for research staff who will be using rodents in their research. These workshops take place in Room CB162 of the Communicore building. These workshops are a combination of didactic and hands-on. The Rodent Handling session (12:30pm-2:30pm) consists of rodent handling, restraining, injection techniques, etc. The Aseptic Techniques session (12:30pm - 2:30pm) will cover aseptic surgery techniques and strategies. You may choose to go to both sessions or just one, depending on your research needs.

For the Rodent Handling Workshop, please indicate with which species you will be working and what type of procedures you will be performing in your research.

Please note that prior enrollment/approval in the Animal Contact Program is required for all Rodent Workshops.

If you want to register for any of the above Animal Awareness Seminars or Rodent Workshops please email: ACSTRAINING-L@lists.ufl.edu

Please include the following in the email:

1. Name

2. Department

3. Email address

4. University phone #

5. University post office box #

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