Teaching plan

Teaching facilities:

The lectures take place at the University of Oslo, at Domus Medica and at Rikshospitalet

Course organizer: Guro Valen, professor, Institute of basic medical sciences, UiO

Monday 3/9

Location: Seminarrom 3 B1.1017 Rikshospitalet

09:00-09:15 Introduction - Guro Valen, IMB, UiO

09:15-10:00 Statistics I - Milada Sm?stuen, IMB, UiO

10:15-11:00 Statistics II - Milada Sm?stuen, IMB, UiO

11:15-12:00 Legislation and regulation - Siri Kristine Knudsen, UiT?

13:00-13:45 Legislation and regulation - Siri Kristine Knudsen, UiT?

14:00-14:45 Application for animal experiments to FDU - Siri Kristine Knudsen, UiT?

15:00-15:45 Application for animal ethics to FDU - Siri Kristine Knudsen, UiT?

Tuesday 4/9

Location: GA01 2010 Store auditorium, Domus Medica

09.00-09:45 Comparative genetics in experimental animals - Cathrine E Fagernes, IMBV, UiO

10:00-10:45 Housing, care and environmental factors - Siri Kristine Knudsen, UiT?

11:00-11:45 Health hazards when working with experimental animals (laboratory- and field-experiments) - Siri Kristine Knudsen, UiT?

12:00-12:45 Field experiments - Atle Mysterud, IB, CEES, UiO

13:15-14:00 Anesthesia of experimental animals - Andreas Haga, NVH

14:15-15:00 Anaelgesia of experimental animals - Andreas Haga, NVH

15:15-16:00 Capturing wild animals - Morten Bronndal, IMBV, UiO

Wednesday 5/9

Location: GA01 2010 Store auditorium, Domus Medica

09:00-09:45 Animal models for biological research - Gareth Griffits, IMBV, UiO

10:00-10:45 Mammal models for biological research - Guro Valen, IMB, UiO

11:00-11:45 Transgenic animals - Kristian Gundersen, IMBV, UiO

12:30-13:15 Ethics in handling of mammals - Jens Erik Paulsen, UiO

13:30-14:15 Alternatives to laboratory animals (3R) - Jens Erik Paulsen, UiO

14:30-16:00 The impact of stress - Olve Moldestad, IMB, UiO

Thursday 6/9 Demonstrations and practical animal handling

Location: Animal stables at IMBV

09:00-11:00 (half course),

13:00-15:00 (the other half) Mammals (rats and mice) Animal stables at IMBV - Morten Bronndal, IMBV, UiO

09:00-11:00 (half course),

13:00-15:00 (the other half) Animal facility at IMBV: Tour and blood sampling of hens - Gunnar Gundersen/Hilde Hyldmo, IMBV

Aquarium-department, blood sampling of fish - G?ran Nilsson, IMBV, UiO

Capturing wild animals Morten Bronndal, IMBV, UiO

Friday 7/9

Location: GA01 2031 Lille auditorium, Domus Medica

09:00-16:00 Group work: The lecturers will prepare relevant questions from their lectures for discussion in small groups, and written answers made.

Exam: The students are to fill out an application to FDU. The lecturers will prepare three optional experiments to apply for: Either 1) Field work, 2) Fish experiments, 3) Mammal experiments. Students may work together in pairs, but individual delivery of exams should be performed. The exam should be handed in by September 20th.