2024 Virtual Camp ACLAM

Camp ACLAM is currently accepting registration for our 2024 event. The virtual event will include a mock examination. Materials will be available to all participants from Sunday, November 3rd, 2024, until Wednesday, January 15th, 2025. An in-person event will follow at the 2024 National AALAS in Nashville, on November 4th from 3-5p at the Omni - Mockingbird 1, focusing on test preparation strategies and resources.

Please register here  by Wednesday, November 1st, 2024, at 5pm EST.

Feel free to contact Jessica Xu and Angelina Williams with any questions.

Last year, Transnetyx established the Darrell E. Hoskins, DVM, DACLAM Memorial Research Grant in recognition of Darrell’s contributions to the field of laboratory animal science and to celebrate the warm friendship and continual support he provided to those in the field, as well as all those around him.  

 Through the program, two $10,000 grants are awarded each year to “accelerate advances in animal welfare and the 3Rs through original research conducted by veterinary trainees in laboratory animal medicine.”

 Applications are now being accepted (through January 15, 2025) for the 2025-2026 award cycle.  

 Additional information is available here:  https://info.transnetyx.com/darrellhoskinsgrant

 Trainees are highly encouraged to apply.

View the list of the 2024 ACLAM Diplomates in the members-only section. You must be logged in to view. 

Resident posters are now live for pre-review! Please follow the QR Code to view the posters in advance of the Virtual Poster Session during Forum on Tuesday, April 30^th from 9:45 - 11:45 am EST.

The Board on Animal Health Sciences, Conservation, and Research will hold its Spring meeting on May 1-2, 2024 to continue developing strategic priorities, identify new project opportunities, and explore novel aspects of the animal health sciences. The open session of the meeting will take place virtually and run from 1:00 pm-5:00 pm ET on May 1, 2024. Click here for more information.

Sign up for these unique events and support the AALAS Foundation! All events are on Tuesday, April 30. Limited availability, so please sign up now! Click on a link for more details and to pay online.

Signature Hibiscus Massage | $200 [SOLD OUT!]

Duplin Winery Tour and Tasting | $60

Dolphin Adventure Sunset Cruise | $100

The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (the Guide), now in its 8th edition has served as a reference document on animal care and use for several decades. The current edition was published in 2011 and for the Guide to remain a relevant reference document, it needs to stay current on animal care and use issues.

This workshop will serve as a platform to share information and gather knowledge on topics related to the Guide to inform future updates and/or revisions to the Guide,  including discussions exploring topics related to regulations, terminology, housing, dissemination formats, and other relevant topics.

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Update from the Workforce Demographic Committee

The committee completed the “2022 Workforce Demographic and Salary Survey of Laboratory Animal Veterinarians” data analysis (data collected in 2023, from 2022 annual salary data) and presented the results at the 2023 National AALAS meeting in Salt Lake City, UT. The committee developed a salary calculator, based on a multiple regression model, that includes covariates such as years of laboratory animal medicine experience, ACLAM diplomate status, and primary job title to predict full-time laboratory animal veterinarian salary based on the 2022 annual salary responses. 95% confidence limits are included for each predictor, indicating with 95% confidence that the true laboratory animal veterinarian income falls between the upper and lower bounds listed.

An adapted and expanded report from the 2023 AALAS presentation (pdf file), and the salary calculator (Excel file), can be found in the Members Only section of the ACLAM website. The committee plans to administer the next survey, to collect 2024 data, before 2025 ACLAM Forum, and to report the results at the 2025 National AALAS meeting.

Click here to log in to your account and view the results. 

The 2024 Charles River Prize for Laboratory Animal Science

Charles River is pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 47^th annual Charles River Prize. This award will be presented in Nashville, TN at the 75^th American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) National Meeting, November 3-7, 2024.

The Charles River Prize, consisting of a suitably inscribed plaque and a $3,500 honorarium, is awarded to a veterinarian in recognition of his/her outstanding contributions to laboratory animal science and medicine.

The nominee should be a veterinarian who has had significant, consistent contributions to laboratory animal science and medicine. The nominee must be either a member of AALAS or an AALAS-recognized affiliate organization (a list of AALAS affiliates are listed at www.aalas.org). The nominee may be a resident of any country.

1. The completed nomination packet must be received no later than April 1.
2. 1. Please send the nomination packet via email to Patricia.Turner@crl.com
   2. Each nomination should be accompanied by the following supporting information:
      1. Name, mailing address, college and year of graduation
      2. Nature of professional activity (type of salaried work)
      3. Organization membership (professional and scientific)
      4. Honors or awards
      5. Bibliography
      6. Brief sketch on nominee’s professional background
      7. Statement pertaining to his/her qualifications for the award
      8. Three letters of support for the nomination

The Eagleson Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are happy to announce that registration is now open for the 2024 CDC Symposium on Biosafety! With AALAS as a co-sponsor, we have lots of animal facility related content for you this year.

This year’s animal biosafety sessions include:

Tours:

Emory Primate Center Field Research Station   

CDC Emergency Operations Center, Teaching Lab, & Museum

Preconference classes:

Risky Business: Animal Biosafety Assessments – Sarah Genzer, DVM, DACLAM, et al.

Establishing Biosafety Levels in the Field – Marc Valitutto, VMD

On the Main Stage:

Modern Technologies in Animal Research Facilities – Marc Hulin, DVM, DACLAM

Stepping Into the Space of the Future Workforce – K Renee Horton, PhD

Emerging Pathogens – Leading Experts at the CDC

Highly interactive workshops:

Questions to Consider when Designing ABSL-3 Facilities – Nathaniel Powell Jr, DVM, DACLAM, et al.

Waste Management in Animal Facilities – Sherrie Jean, DVM, DACLAM, et al.

ABSL-3 Case Study – Sherrie Jean, DVM, DACLAM, et al.

Modern Communication – Jason Villano, DVM, MSc, MS, DACLAM

Using Artificial Intelligence in Risk Assessment – Imke Schroeder, PhD

See the full schedule: www.eagleson.org/conferences/cdc-international-biosafety-symposium/conference-agenda/

Register for the Symposium here: www.eagleson.org/conferences/conference-registration/ or check out the website for more details: www.eagleson.org/cdc/

We hope to see you in March!