AV Lecture Series
Spring 2026
2/25/26 - IACUC and the AV’s role in research (Teams meeting) Register
3/11/26 - Adverse events (Teams meeting) Register
3/25/26 - Navigating Novelution (Teams meeting) Register
4/15/26 - Animal care and vet records (Teams meeting) Register
4/29/26 - Suture lab (in-person training limited to ten participants) Register
5/13/26 - Humane endpoints and euthanasia (Teams meeting) Register
5/27/26 - Captive bolt lab (in-person training limited to animal care faculty, staff, and students) Register
Future Lecture and Training Topics for 2026-27 (subject to change)
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LECTURE |
TRAINING |
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JAN |
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FEB |
IACUC and AV roles in research |
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MAR |
Adverse events |
Navigating Novelution |
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APR |
Animal care and vet records |
Suturing lab |
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MAY |
Humane endpoints/euthanasia |
Captive bolt lab |
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JUN-AUG |
SUMMER TABLE TOP EXERCISE – CAMPUS WIDE |
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SEP |
Worker safety |
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OCT |
Lab animal husbandry |
Rodent techniques* |
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NOV |
Livestock husbandry |
Livestock techniques* |
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DEC |
Biosecurity |
Donning/doffing PPE |
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JAN |
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FEB |
Post-approval monitoring |
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MAR |
Animal welfare |
Conducting colony/herd inspections |
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APR |
Common surgical procedures |
Performing aseptic techniques |
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MAY |
Zoonotic diseases |
Diagnostic sampling |
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JUN-AUG |
SUMMER TABLE TOP EXERCISE – UNITS |
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SEP |
Worker safety |
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OCT |
Lab animal handling |
Rodent techniques* |
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NOV |
Livestock handling |
Livestock techniques* |
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DEC |
Disease prevention |
Environmental sampling |
* Techniques may include oral gavage, venipuncture and IV catheter placement, subcutaneous,
intramuscular, and intraperitoneal injections, castration, tail docking (sheep and swine),
and disbudding (dairy calves)