Davis Foundation Diagnostic Path of Wildlife Course April 9-11, 2008

Hi Guys,
I am on the C.L. Davis mailing list and saw this conference is going to be in Madison next spring. I contacted the people hosting to see if students could possibly get discounts - although whole conference discounts aren't possible they did offer to break down the conference to daily rates if there is one particular day or event someone is interested in. Please let me know if anyone is interested in doing this and I can send you the contact info - Or just contact the foundation directly and mention that you are a UW student who would like to purchase on a daily rate (let me know if you are having any problems with this).

Where: Covance Laboratory Learning Center, Madison, WI

Description: Now in its second year, the Foundation's primary course on the pathology of wildlife takes a more in-depth look at several growing areas in this sector. This years course focuses on forensic pathology, growing human impact on patterns of wildlife disease, and pathology of cervids and marine mammals. In addition, Thursday boasts a lineup of speakers from the National Wildlife Health Center, and culminates with a tour of their facility in Madison Wisconsin. Participants also will receive a copy of Gardiner and Poynton's excellent Atlas of Metazoan Parasites in Tissue Section as part of their registration. Don't miss this outstanding symposium! http://www.cldavis.org/courses/upcoming.html#66

Updates Updates!!!

Club Update:

So we had our second meeting of the year last week and I just wanted to send out an update to all those who couldn't make it...
we are going to be having several talks coming up in the following months so Mark Your Calenders!!!!!

November 9th - Melissa Luck from Harlow Primate Lab is talking about Primate Enrichment.
November 12th - Saverio "Buddy" Capuano, WNPRC's attending veterinarian, is talking about the UW Lab Animal Medicine Residency Program.
December 4th - Jean Nemzek, D.V.M. from University of Michigan is going to be talking about Humane Endpoints.
December 10th - Jennifer Bacon, UW's first LAM resident, is talking about the residency program as well as how she set up her fourth year externships.

Sign ups will be in the computer lab so put down you name for some free food!!!

Spring talks include:
Marylin Arce, current fourth year and founding president of our club, to talk about her fourth year externships and applying to residency programs.

Jennifer Dreyfus, current third year and founding club treasurer, to talk about the CRL short course she attended last summer. This is an excellent opportunity for those of you interested in this field. It is held from June 16-19 at the Boston Marriott Newton Hotel in Newton, MA. There are 4 scholarships specifically set aside for veterinary students and the application is due April 1, 2008.

We are also planning a couple different panel discussion involving researchers and veterinarians talking about how they got into the field and the ethics behind lab animal medicine.


What else????

Vivarium Tours
We are planning vivarium tours for club members - so please send me dates of when you are free during the week so we can start planning. The tours will be held throughout the UW campus and will allow for 2-3 students to tour facilities for 1-2 hours. As soon as we get dates from you we will put sign up sheets on our board for the times available.

Necropsy's at the WVDL
I have given Dr. Steinberg everyone's email regarding special necropsies and he will notify us about when something interesting comes in for us to take part in. If you want to really ambitious and get out on the floor give me a holler and I can hopefully connect you with a few people who will be more than happy to have you out there helping. Necropsy rounds are held most days at 4:30pm. Jordy, the path club president, is trying to set up an easier way to notify everyone about rounds but until then you can check downstairs in radiology for the board giving the daily schedule.

Sentinel Necropsies
So I finally got a hold of Dr. Coyle and am going to be talking to Dr. Gendron about setting up Saturday labs for this which we will alternate with the Path club. These labs will be through the RARC and should allow for about 3 students to assist or witness small rodent necropsies. When I know more about dates I will notify you all.

also - please let me know if you have any fun ideas for fund raising. I would really like to put a fund together to send some members off to conventions or special trainings.
t-shirt ideas anyone????

Review of Animal Rights Debate

Hi Everyone,

I found the review in the Badger Herald for Dr. Sandgren's debate please check it out.
Also Cassie, our VP, attended and will be talking the group about the debate on Monday. I am also trying to get copies of the debates for us to watch in future.

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Animal Testing Debate

Hi Everyone,

A friend turned me on to this debate that the Alliance for Animals is hosting. I thought it might be a good opportunity for us to hear both sides of the debate and to see one of our Pathology professors!!

here is a description of the event:

Does knowledge gained from research on animals allow us to predict disease or drug response in humans?

On September 26, Eric Sandgren, DVM, PhD, will debate Ray Greek, MD on the question "Are animal models predictive for humans?"

Dr. Sandgren is an animal researcher and the chair of two animal research oversight committees at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the acting director of the Research Animal Resource Center.

Dr. Greek is a retired anesthesiologist and author of three books on the history and current use of animals as models of human disease and drug response. He is the president of Americans For Medical Advancement.

The Debate will be held at the Wisconsin Historical Society Building at the corner of Langdon and Park St. and will begin at 7:00pm.

Seating is limited and will be available on a first come-first served basis (there are no reserved seats).

This event is sponsored by The Capital Times newspaper and will be moderated by Dave Zweifel.

ACLAM Externship Stipend Application

Hey Everyone,

Here is an opportunity to get that lab animal externship funded by ACLAM. You can receive a stipend up to $1000 for a LAM related externship. The deadline is September 28, 2007 but I am also putting the link up under the externship section so those who aren't quite there yet can have access in the future.

check it out
application

Info From the Site:

Individuals interested in availing themselves of a 2-3 week exposure to this profession should contact the persons on the list below. These contacts, on your behalf, can apply for $1000.00 in funding from the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine to support travel, lodging and education expenses. Externship experiences will vary by host institution, so we encourage you to shop for the program that best matches your interests.

AALAS National Meeting Oct. 14-18

Hey Everyone -

The AALAS National Meeting is fast approaching. Here is the preliminary schedule and registration if anyone is interested in going.

ASLAP Logo Contest - Win $$$

Events Calendar is finally up!

Now we can edit and add all of our club events for our members. Please let me know if you have any problems accessing it

Hello

Not sure who all is signed up for this thing, but I thought I would put up some words to get things started.

I just emailed Stephanie to forward to the rest of you a logo design contest flyer from Brad Goodwin, an advisor at another ASLAP chapter and a member of the Veterinary Student Liaison Committee of ASLAP like me. Take a look when you get a chance.

-Evan