Agenda and Registration

Please note that participants must register for each workshop session separately.

Day 1: Aquatic Animals

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Date: September 23, 2022
Time: 12:10 p.m. – 4:40 p.m. EDT
Co-Chairs:

12:10 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Opening Remarks
12:30 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. Keynote Presentation: Shared Challenges and Needs of Diverse Aquatic Animal Models
Presenter: Iain Drummond, Ph.D., MDI Biological Laboratory
1:20 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Presentations: Extrinsic Factors That Impact Rigor and Reproducibility in Studies Using Aquatic Animals (~15-min talk, 5-min Q&A each)
  • Lessons Learned from the Zebrafish International Resource Center (ZIRC)
    Speaker: Zoltan Varga, Ph.D., ZIRC
  • Review of Diseases and Impact on Research
    Speakers: Michael Kent, Ph.D., Oregon State University and Katy Murray, D.V.M., Ph.D., ZIRC
  • Developing Real-Time Pathogenic Testing in Aquatic Systems
    Speaker: Corbin Schuster, Ph.D., ZIRC
2:20 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. Break
2:40 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. Presentations: Aquatic Housing and Monitoring That Enhance Rigor and Reproducibility in Studies Using Aquatic Animals (~15-min talk, 5-min Q&A each)
  • InterZebTEC Concept and Technology
    Speaker: Gianpaolo Milite, D.V.M., M.Sc., Tecniplast
  • Water Quality and Aquatic Environmental Sensors and How They Support Research Rigor and Reproducibility
    Speaker: Bobbi Bauer, Aquaneering
  • FeederBot and Intuition-9TM Controller to Help Address This Important Extrinsic Factor: Reproducibility in Science
    Speaker: Eric Moore, Iwaki Aquatic Systems and Services
3:40 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Group Discussion and Summary
4:30 p.m. – 4:40 p.m. Session Wrap-Up
4:40 p.m. Adjournment

Day 2: Rodents

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Date: September 28, 2022
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. EDT
Co-Chairs:

12:00 p.m. – 12:10 p.m. Opening Remarks
12:10 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Keynote Presentation: Impact of Extrinsic Factors on Rigor and Reproducibility in Rodent Research
Presenter: F. Claire Hankenson, D.V.M., M.S., University of Pennsylvania
12:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Presentations: Housing Environment That Impacts Rigor and Reproducibility in Studies Using Rodents (~15 min talks, 5 min Q&A)
  • (Housing Density) (HVAC-Optimal Temperature)
    Speaker: Karen Svenson, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
  • Minimizing the Impact of Habitat Lighting on Experimental Reproducibility for Rodent Studies
    Speaker: George Brainard, Ph.D., Thomas Jefferson University
  • Vibration as an Extrinsic Variable for Research Outcomes
    Speaker: Randall Reynolds, D.V.M., M.S., Duke University
  • Environmentally Associated Lesions in Rodent Toxicology Studies
    Speaker: Jeffrey Everitt, D.V.M., Duke University
1:50 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Break
2:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. Presentations: Equipment Modernization That Enhances Rigor and Reproducibility in Studies Using Rodents (~15 min talks, 5 min Q&A)
  • New Methods for Performing Irradiation in Rodents
    Speaker: Mitch Galanek, CHP, MIT
  • Enhancing Animal Study Translation: Physiological Monitoring as a Key Contribution
    Speaker: Brian Berridge, D.V.M., Ph.D., DACVP, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
  • Smart Cages Require Smart Management
    Speaker: Steve Niemi, D.V.M., Boston University
  • Highly Scalable and Reproducible Preclinical Rodent Behavioral Assays Using Machine Vision
    Speaker: Vivek Kumar, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
3:20 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. Presentations: New and Emerging Monitoring Methods That Enhance Rigor and Reproducibility in Studies Using Rodents (~15 min talks, 5 min Q&A)
  • Influence of Housing and Pathogen Control Measures on Host Physiology and Reproducibility
    Speaker: Neil Lipman, V.M.D., Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (pre-recorded)
  • Circumventing Challenges with Rodent Microbe Detection in Research Vivaria by Incorporating PCR-Based Environmental Screening Methods
    Speaker: Ken Henderson, Ph.D., Charles River Laboratories
4:10 p.m. – 4:40 p.m. Group Discussion Summary
4:40 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. Session Wrap-Up
4:50 p.m. Adjournment

Day 3: Large Animals (Nonhuman Primates/Swine)

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Date: September 30, 2022
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. EDT
Co-Chairs:

12:00 p.m. – 12:10 p.m. Opening Remarks
12:10 p.m. – 12:40 p.m. Keynote Presentation: Precision Medicine—Targeting Individual Differences to Increase Rigor and Translatability
Presenter: Erin Kinally, Ph.D., California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC)
12:40 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. Keynote Presentation: Husbandry of Biomedical Swine Models
Presenter: Kristin Whitworth, Ph.D., National Swine Resource and Research Center
1:10 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Presentations: Construction, Housing, and Caging That Impact Rigor and Reproducibility in Studies Using Large Animals (~15 min talks, 5 min Q&A)
  • Impacts of Nonhuman Primate Enclosure Design on Welfare and Rigor and Reproducibility
    Speaker: Gregory Timmel, D.V.M., M.S., DACLAM, CNPRC
  • Automated Feeding Stations Provide a Rigorous Tool for Enhancing Outcome Accuracy on Social Determinants of Nutritional Health and Breeding Colony Management in Monkeys
    Speaker: Kelly Ethun, D.V.M., Ph.D., DACLAM, Emory National Primate Research Center
  • Biocontainment Protocols for Improving Survivability of Severe Combined Immunodeficient Pigs
    Speaker: Christopher Tuggle, Ph.D., Iowa State University
  • Gnotobiotic Pigs Infrastructure and Biological Model
    Speaker: Linda Saif, Ph.D., The Ohio State University
2:30 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. Break
2:40 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Presentations: Equipment and Technology That Enhance Rigor and Reproducibility in Studies Using Large Animals (~15 min talks, 5 min Q&A)
  • Incorporating Gait and Movement Analysis Technology to Enhance Clinical Care and Research Outcomes
    Speaker: Shannan Hall-Ursone, D.V.M., Southwest National Primate Research Center at Texas Biomed
  • Rigor and Reproducibility in Cognitive Behavior Without Social Isolation During Testing
    Speaker: Kathleen Grant, Ph.D., Oregon National Primate Research Center
  • Machine Learning–Enabled Pig Activity Monitoring
    Speaker: Gota Morota, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • Automated Spatial and Nonspatial Memory Testing in Laboratory Pigs
    Speaker: Timothy Allen, Ph.D., Florida International University
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Group Discussion Session and Summary
4:30 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. Session Wrap-Up and Workshop Closing
4:50 p.m. Adjournment