Course Identification

Laboratory animals at the Weizmann Institute of Science
20223372

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Dr. Noa Stettner, Dr. Ori Brenner, Ms. Sima Peretz, Ms. Carmit Bar Natan, Dr. Yuri Kuznetsov, Dr. Gil Hecht, Dr. Avishag Tuval
Stav Lev

Course Schedule and Location

2022
Second Semester
N/A
27/03/2022
18/08/2022

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Life Sciences: Laboratory; Elective; Regular; 0.00 points
Life Sciences (Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience Track): Laboratory; 0.00 points
Life Sciences (Brain Sciences: Systems, Computational and Cognitive Neuroscience Track): Laboratory; 0.00 points
Life Sciences (Computational and Systems Biology Track): Laboratory; 0.00 points

Comments

Due to Covid-19 situation, the course comprises two parts, both are mandatory:
1. Online course of seven (7) modules performed at the AALAS learning
Library. To access the online course please contact Mrs. Daniela Levin.
daniela.levin@weizmann.ac.il
2. One full-day of studies that will include two labs: A pathology lab and a procedure lab.
The coming labs date are:
11.11.2020
09.12.2020
27.01.2021
14.03.2021
28.04.2021
09.06.2021
28.07.2021
01.09.2021
03.11.2021
22.12.2021
Each lab will consist of up to 5 students.
These dates are on a ?first come, first served? basis, you cannot register in advance but must finish all the, modules in the online part, before informing Mrs. Daniela Levin which day you?d like to participate.

* Please note special Schedule *

Prerequisites

No

Restrictions

65

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Obligatory

Grade Type

Pass / Fail

Grade Breakdown (in %)

100%

Evaluation Type

Examination

Scheduled date 1

N/A
N/A
-
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Scheduled date 2

N/A
N/A
-
N/A

Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

2

Syllabus

  1. Online Course:

  2. Working with the IACUC
  3. Working with the Laboratory mouse
  4. Working with the Laboratory rat
  5. Design and statistical analysis of laboratory animal studies
  6. Occupational health and safety in the care and use of research animals
  7. Genetics and breeding colony management
  8. Husbandry

  9. Frontal day and the Feinberg Graduate School

  10. Ethic and the Israeli law lecture
  11. How to fill the IACUC form lecture
  12. Pathology lab
  13. Procedure lab

  14. Final test

    33 multiple answer test. 1 hour.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. Explain principles in laboratory animals' medicine.
  2. Demonstrate proficiency advanced methodology and experimental approaches in animals' experimentation.
  3. Perform commonly used procedures in different species as well as a postmortem dissection.

Reading List

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Website

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