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Comparative Medicine

Veterinary Service Center Programs

Animal Care and Use Training Seminar

This training seminar is an introduction to the care and use of laboratory animals in research and teaching at Stanford University. All faculty, staff and students who will be involved in the use of laboratory animals are expected to attend this training. The following seminar dates have been scheduled:

  • Thursday, May 8, 2008
    12:30 - 4:00 PM
    Munzer Auditorium, Beckman Center
  • Wednesday, June 25, 2008
    12:30 - 4:00 PM
    Clark Center Auditorium,
  • Tuesday, July 15, 2008
    12:30 - 4:00 PM
    Munzer Auditorium, Beckman Center

For detailed instructions on how to register for the Animal Care and Use training seminar using the Stanford Axess portal, click here.

Registration and attendance tracking for the Animal Care and Use training seminar now uses the Stanford Training and Registration System (STARS), via the Stanford Axess portal. You must have a SUNet ID to register or to get credit for attending. For more information about STARS and SUNet IDs, click here.


Hands-on/Individualized Training

Hands-on training on specific procedures may scheduled through the veterinary care staff by completing a “Request for RVT Training of Personnel” form found on the door of the RAF Instrument Preparation Room (AF003C&D), or by contacting the Veterinary Service Center at 723-3876.


Non-Human Primates; Sheep/Q Fever

“Working Safely with Non-human Primates”and “Working Safely with Pregnant/Neonatal Sheep”are two specialized training seminars which cover precautions to be taken when working with these higher-risk animals. The sessions are required for all Stanford faculty, staff and students who will be working with either:

  • non-human primates (including unfixed tissue, blood and bodily fluids), or
  • pregnant, periparturient or neonatal sheep.

These training seminars are scheduled on an as-needed basis by contacting Jennifer Lee at (650) 725-9901 or

For additional requirements of the Laboratory Animal Occupational Health Program (LAOHP) when working with these species, see the EH&S web site: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/EHS/prod/researchlab/medsurv/labanimal/index.html.


Additional Training Information

A more detailed description of Stanford's Animal Care and Use Training Program for Faculty, Staff and Students can be found elsewhere on this web site.

A copy of the Stanford University Guideline on the Animal Care and Use Training Program can be found in the Research Policy Handbook.


Contacts

To sign up for upcoming training events, or if you have questions regarding the training program, contact Jennifer Lee at or (650) 725-9901, or Sarah Okumura at or (650) 736-2378.