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Please note: Our Building is locked at all times, call (64)2-1990 if you need assistance.
Basic Safety Class Attendees: Please wait at our main entrance. Five minutes after the hour you will be asked to sign-in, and then you will be escorted to our conference room for your class
OLAC's 2008-09 Guide to Services has been published (available on bSpace) (off-site UCB)
Center Takes Aim at Infectious Diseases
(off-site UCB)
Parasite Vaccines Within Reach (off-site UCB)
Old muscle gets new pep in UC Berkeley stem cell study (off-site UCB)
Research illuminates how stem cells may work
(off-site sfgate.com)
Personal genomes may lead to personalized vitamin supplements (off-site UCB)
New study analyzes why endangered parrot population isn't recovering (off-site UCB)
Engineers harness cell phone technology for use in medical imaging (off-site UCB)
Octopus sex is more complex than you think (off-site sfgate.com)
Gecko's tail key to preventing falls, aerial maneuvers (off-site UCB)
OLAC's Memorial Tree
" Hyena's - Sociable, and Smart." (off-site NYTimes)
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How Humming Birds Chirp: It's all in the tail" ( off-site sfgate.com)
University of California
Council of Chancellors
Statement on Animal Research (off-site)
Association of American Universities (AAU)
Statement on Animal Research (off-site)
USDA Inspection (2007): Seven in a row! "no non-compliances identified"
(October 24,2007)
NAF's Building Emergency Plan updated for 2007 (October 19, /2007)
Campus animal facilities earn gold star ( UCB Press Release)
Tracking the Sierra Frog Killer (off-site: sfgate.com)
NAF Facility Safety Manual Published
Biocontainment Facility Safety Manual Published
OLAC 2006 Safety Manual Published
IACUC Oversight of Field studies (Lab Animal Journal - off-site)
"...Why Listeriousis Rates are 20-fold Higher During Pregnancy" (off-site)
"Frogs Head Toward Extinction" (sfgate.com - off-site)
(see OLAC related work)
CARSA Documents
CLASSES:
Aseptic Techniques, Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 1-3:30 PM (NAF Conference Room & Surgery Suite)
Combined Basic Safety, Hazardous Materials & BioSafety training for New NAF Users:
(All Classess 203 NAF Conference Room)
Attention Basic Safety class attendees: Please wait outside the main entrance to our building. At five minutes past the hour, you will be asked to sign-in and then you will be escorted to our conference room for training. Thanks for your patience.
Monday, August 25, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Thursday, September 25, 2:00pm-4:00pm
EH&S Refresher Classes Now On-line
Please contact Krystyna in EH&S (643-1397 or krystyna.kozakiewicz 'at' berkeley.edu) if you have questions regarding safety training for new NAF users. Pre-registration for classes not necessary and all classes are offered no-charge.
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Tier One Training:
(All classes, unless noted, 10:00am-12:00pm in 203 NAF Conference Room):
Please note the following conditions for enrollment in Tier One Training:
1) All personnel wishing to enroll in Tier One Training must have established a personal "berkeley.edu" email address which will be used for official correspondence relating to the training.
2) All personnel wishing to enroll in Tier One Training must be included on an approved personnel listing for the PI who will supervise their work. PI's must contact the ACUC office for an electronic copy of their current personnel listing prior to adding new individuals.
To view upcoming dates and/or enroll in a Tier One Session, please click-through to: ACUC Tier-One Sign-up.
For questions or assistance, please send email to:
acuc-training "at" berkeley.edu.
Facility Orientations
LSA-6th Floor Orientation: TBA
(Last One: Th. July 13th, 1:00-2:30, (LSA, Room 177)
Field Station Orientation (Th. June 21, 2007 1:30-2:30pm)
(FSBR Conference Room)
NAF-B Orientation: TBA
(203 NAF Conf. Rm.)
Veterinary Science :
OLAC's Veterinarians have published: "Medetomidine-Ketamine Anesthesia in Red-Eared Slider Turtles (Trachemys scripta elegans) - (abstract, off-campus web-site: AALAS.org)
Information :
Animal Care & Use Committee
Frequently Asked Questions
(Topics: Tranfers, Rodent Quarantine Program, Lab Email Lists)
OLAC Client Survey Results Here!
West Nile Virus Information
USDA Inspection (2006): Six in a row! - "no non-compliances identified"
USDA Inspection (2005): Five in a row! - "no non-compliances identified"
2003 OLAC Receives Enthusiastic "Thumbs Up" again from International Accreditation Organization
(2001 Press Release details our program)
Fact Sheet about Campus' Animal Care Program
Regulatory Oversight Partnerships
Links: Resources & Nomenclature
University of California, Berkeley
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