Dear All,
We invite everyone (researchers, technicians, caretakers) involved in biomedical research with animal models and cell culture-based novel approaches to hear top level presentations by international and national experts on implementing 3R principles in practice. We have prepared two workshops and more than 10 talks by top experts in the field for the three-day event.
Registration for the Symposium and abstract submission for posters (max. 140x120 cm) is open until 1 November 2024. To register, click herehttps://link.webropolsurveys.com/Participation/Public/24bcc537-1eec-483f-a17b-21069afe047b?displayId=Fin3144433.
For more information about the topics and sessions, have a look at the final program including short oral presentations below!
Finnish 3Rs Annual Symposium University of Oulu, 4-6 November 2024 Kontinkangas campus, Aapistie 5A
WORKSHOPS Monday, 4 November 2024 (room 487B) 13.00-16.00 Power analysis - Petteri Piepponen (University of Helsinki, Finland) Registration closed.
Tuesday, 5 November 2024 (room 487B) 9.00-12.00 What’s in a hypothesis? What are exploratory and confirmatory studies, and why is it important to be able to tell the difference? - Otto Kalliokoski (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) Registration closed.
SYMPOSIUM Tuesday, 5 November 2024 (101A, Leena Palotie Hall)
Session 1 Chair: Mikko Airavaara (University of Helsinki, Finland) 13:15-13:30 Welcoming words from the organizers 13:30-14:00 Integrated approaches in toxicology and pharmacology - Dario Greco (University of Tampere, Finland) 14:00-14:30 Anesthetic influence on cerebrospinal fluid dynamics in rodents - Daniel Persson (University of Helsinki, Finland) 14:30-15:15 Coffee and Posters
15:15-15:30 Short oral presentations from abstracts: Refining a Streptozotocin-Induced Type 1 Diabetes Mouse Model: Enhancing Animal Welfare Through the 3R Principles - Mahmoud-Sobhy Elkhwanky (University of Oulu, Finland) Wild animal derived cell models as a tool to study speciation, adaptations and mitonuclear compatibility - Kateryna Gaertner (Tampere University, Finland) Transcriptomic profiling of hypoxic cerebral organoids by single-nucleus RNA sequencing - Salla Kangas (University of Oulu, Finland)
15:30-16:00 Breeding of laboratory animals - complexities around simple biology - Thorsten Buch (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
Wednesday, 6 November 2024 (101A, Leena Palotie Hall)
Session 2 Chair: Johanna Englund (University of Helsinki, Finland) 9:00-9:35 Refining models of cardiac fibrosis, from mice to dish - Andreas Romaine (University of Oslo, Norway) 9:35-10:05 Modelling liver complexity with organoids - Anna Dowbaj (Max Planck Institute of Cell Biology and Genetics, Germany) 10:05-10:35 Coffee Break
Session 3 Chair: Vootele Voikar (University of Helsinki, Finland) 10:35-11:10 The 3Hs initiative: Housing, Handling and Habituation methods for rodents - Megan Jackson (University of Bristol, UK) [online] 11:10-11:40 Mastering Mouse Habituation and its Effects on Biomedical Research Outcomes - Julia Swan (University of Eastern Finland, Finland) 11:40- 12:00 Short oral presentations from abstracts How much did you drink last night? Measuring the voluntary intake of liquid substances in laboratory rodents - Sara Häkli (University of Eastern Finland, Finland) Voluntary Oral Administration of Chemicals by Using Gelatin Pellets in Mice - Outi Kummu (University of Oulu, Finland) Animal Research: Time to Talk! - Monique Havermans (European Animal Research Association, EARA)
12:00-13:30 Lunch and Posters
Session 4 Chair: Hanna-Marja Voipio (University of Oulu, Finland) 13:30-14:05 The LAG-R guidelines, a framework for standardizing and improving laboratory animal genetic reporting - Guillaume Pavlovic (Institut Clinique de la Souris, France) 14:05-14:35 Refinement of preclinical research - a focus on experimental design - Gillian Currie (University of Edinburgh, UK) 14:35-15:20 KEYNOTE: How common are fraudulent animal studies and how do they impact us? - Otto Kalliokoski (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) 15:20-15.30 Discussion and closing words
Attending the symposium supports your continuing professional development (CPD). Doctoral researchers can earn additional study credits by presenting their work at the symposium (short oral communication and/or poster). For additional information and questions, please contact Reetta Hinttala at reetta.hinttala@oulu.fimailto:reetta.hinttala@oulu.fi.
Organized by: 3R Centre Finland, Fin3R; Animal Welfare Body of Oulu Laboratory Animal Centre; Biocenter Oulu; Health and Biosciences Doctoral Programme; Fibrobesity Profiling Programme; University of Oulu Graduate School
Organizing committee: Reetta Hinttala, Mikko Airavaara, Johanna Englund, Anne Heikkinen, Satu Kuure, Sakari Laaksonen, Vootele Voikar and Hanna-Marja Voipio.