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WEBINAR | Best Practices for Using Animals in Aging Research

Wednesday, June 23, 2021 | 2-3pm Eastern (11am-12pm Pacific)

View the webinar recording here.

Are you a researcher who is new to aging research? Or an established investigator in aging research looking for new insights on the best use of animal models in your research? Aging animal studies have special considerations, including identifying proper ages, proper number of ages to use, sample sizes at each age, and issues associated with choosing genetic backgrounds. The Nathan Shock Centers Coordinating Center held a webinar that provided practical information on using animal models for research in the biology of aging. This one-hour webinar covered the following:

  1. Overview of lifespan analysis
  2. Critical issues in animal husbandry
  3. Issues concerning genetic background(s)
  4. Considerations of experimental design

Presentations were followed by a Q&A.

Presentation Slides

Featured Presenters

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Arlan Richardson, Ph.D.
Director of the Oklahoma Nathan Shock Aging Center
Professor of Geriatric Medicine and the Donald W. Reynolds Endowed Chair of Aging Research, Oklahoma University Health Science Center
Senior VA Career Scientist, Oklahoma City VA Medical Center

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Catherine Kaczorowski, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Evnin Family Chair in Alzheimer’s Research, The Jackson Laboratory

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David Allison, Ph.D.
Dean, Distinguished Professor, and Provost Professor, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington

Moderated by

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Steven N. Austad, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator of the Nathan Shock Centers Coordinating Center
Director of the UAB Nathan Shock Center
Chair and Distinguished Professor, Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham