Speakers:
Dr. Nariman Mosaffa (SBMU)
Dr. Ehsan Arabzadeh (Australian National University)
Dr. Hossein Azizi (TMU)
Dr. Amir Shojaei (TMU)
Nima Heidari (IPM)
Elmira Ghasemi (IPM)

Workshop Abstract:

• The importance of working with laboratory animals and ethical principles in biomedical research
• Behavioral and cognitive tests in animal models: from assessing anxiety and depression to memory, learning, and decision-making
• Disease modeling in rodents; interventional tools including optogenetics, chemogenetics, and lesion studies
• Neuroimaging and neural recording methods in animal models

Practical Modules:

• Training in various types of injections and drug administrations in laboratory animals
• Training in different blood collection techniques
• Training in anesthesia, analgesia, and pain management methods in laboratory animals
• Introduction to Paxinos Atlas and brain stereotaxic coordinate mapping in rats
• Training in stereotaxic surgery principles, electrode implantation, and intracranial cannula placement
• Training in catheterization surgeries for venous and arterial access, and identification of accessible anatomical sites
• Training in several other common surgical procedures in biomedical research
• Principles of transcardial perfusion, brain extraction, and fixation techniques

Date: 9 June 2025,

Time: 8AM - 13PM

Registration fee: 1,500,000 Toman

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