Teaching facilities:
The lectures take place at the University of Oslo, at the buildings Domus Odontologica and Domus MedicaCourse organizer: Professor Guro Valen, IMB, UiO
Monday 22/8
Location: GA02A1.1001 auditorium, Domus Odontologica 09:15-09:30 Introduction - Guro Valen, IMB, UiO 09:30-10:00 The legal frame work - Siri Kristine Knudsen, UiTrø 10:15-11:00 Application for animal ethics to FDU - Siri Kristine Knudsen, UiTrø 11:15-12:00 The role of the local competent person - Gro Furset Flatekval, responsible vet. KPM, OuS 13:15-14:00 Planning of animal experiments - Gøran Nilsson, IMBV, UiO 14:15-15:00 Statistics I - Magne Thoresen, IMB, UiO 15:15-16:00 Statistics II - Magne Thoresen, IMB, UiO Tuesday 23/8 Location: GA01.2031 Lille auditorium, Domus Medica 09:30-10:00 Environmental factors influencing research animals - Siri Kristine Knudsen, UiTrø 10:15-11:00 Standardization of experiments/animal holding and health hazards in an animal department - Siri Kristine Knudsen, UiTrø 11:15-12:00 Pain in fish. An example of empathy - Kjell Døving IMBV, UiO 13:00-13:45 The physiology of pain - Johannes Gjelstad, STAMI 14:00-14.45 Alternatives to laboratory animals (3R) and ethical considerations - Haakon Benestad IMB, UiO Wednesday 24/8 Location: GA01 2015 Nye auditorium 13, Domus Medica 09:15-10:00 Animal models I: Mammals, rodents, pigs Guro Valen, IMB, UiO 10:15-11:00 Animal models II: From fish to yeast - Garreth Griffins, IMBV, UiO 11:15-12:00 Transgenic animals - Kristian Gundersen, IMBV, UiO 13:15-14:00 Capturing wild animals - Morten Bronndal, IMBV 14:15-15:00 Field experiments - Morten Bronndal, IMBV 15:15-16:00 The impact of stress - Olve Moldestad, Bioteknologisenteret Thursday 25/8 Demonstrations and practical animal handling Location: Animal stables at Rikshospitalet 09:00-11:00 (half course), 13:00-15:00 (the other half) Mammals (rats and mice) - Gro Furset Flatekval, KPM, OuS 09:00-11:00 (half) Clean department at IMBV - Gunnar Gundersen, IMBV 13:00-15:00 (half) Aquariumdepartment, blood sampling of fish - Gøran Nilsson, IMBV Capturing wild animals - Morten Bronndal/Gunnar Gundersen, IMBV Friday 26/8 Location: GA01.2031 Lille auditorium, Domus Medica Group work: The lectureres 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 wil 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.