Animal Technician Conference: Seizing Opportunities, Enhancing Careers

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Animal Technician Conference: Seizing Opportunities, Enhancing Careers

A conference for Animal Technicians, promoting excellence in animal care, career development, communication and openness

By The Babraham Institute

Date and time

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 09:30 - 17:30 GMT

Location

The Babraham Institute

The Babraham Research Campus Cambridge CB22 3AT United Kingdom

About this event

The Animal Technician Conference 2022 has been designed to support the professional development of animal technicians. All attendees are encouraged to engage in networking sessions, to maximise the potential of knowledge exchange, and build relationships with technicians across different specialisms and backgrounds.

The programme includes ‘Day in the Life’ presentations by animal technicians from across the country who work with different species, scientists who use animals in their research, speakers from the Institute of Animal Technology, the Physiological Society, NC3Rs and Understanding Animal Research plus a keynote lecture from ‘The Art of Being Brilliant’. There will also be a panel discussion on Careers, Communication & Care, to allow attendees to ask questions or just listen for advice.

This conference has been conceived and coordinated by early-career animal technicians at the Babraham Institute, ensuring it is tailored for the benefit of those in equivalent academic and commercial roles.

Conference Programme

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9:30 Coffee and networking

10:00 Welcome - Simon Cook, Director of the Babraham Institute​

Session One: A Day in the Life of an Animal Technician​

10.15 Mice - Serena Hettiarachchi & Cristina Montero Amor, Babraham Institute​

10.30 Naked Mole Rats - Michael Webb, University of Cambridge ​

10.45 Zebrafish - Claire Allen, University of Sheffield​

11.00 Marmosets - Colin Windle, University of Cambridge

11:15 Opossums - Bobbi Clayton & Lydia Colgate, Francis Crick Institute​

Session Two: Science & Openness​

12.00 Rejuvenating vaccine responses in aged mice - Alyssa Silva-Cayetano, Babraham Institute

12.15 How open is too open? Talking to everyone else about animal research - Bella Lear, UAR​

1:00 Lunch​

Session Three : Science & Good Working Practice​

1.45 Designing treatments for traumatic brain injury through mouse models - Adrian Liston, Babraham​

2.00 Improving welfare and meeting the behavioural needs of research animals - Khia Dobbinson & Georgia Fauconier, N3CRs​

2.30 What are the major policy challenges facing those working with animals in research and how can we address them? - Andrew Trafford, The Physiological Society & University of Manchester ​

2.50 Panel session : Careers, Communication and Care​

3.45 The Art of Being Brilliant - Jonathan Peach​

4.30 Closing remarks by conference organisers - Jess Podd and Abbie Marley

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This event has been kindly sponsored by:

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