International COVID-19 Network at Work Virtual Panel – Part 2
Join prominent members of the International COVID-19 Network for a 2-part virtual panel where they will present the advantage of exchanging data and their results along detection, outcome prediction and Long-COVID risks and monitoring.
International COVID-19 Network at Work Virtual Panel – Part 1
Join prominent members of the International COVID-19 Network for a 2-part virtual panel where they will present the advantage of exchanging data and their results along detection, outcome prediction and Long-COVID risks and monitoring.
Ecophysiological Impacts of Climate Change: Performance, Fitness and Extinction
Join Caroline Williams, PhD and Eric Riddell, PhD as they discuss their research involving climate change and the ecophysiological effects of changing global temperatures on organismal biology and survival.
Spectronaut: Expand Biological Insights with DIA Proteomics
Data-independent acquisition (DIA) has become the method of choice for large-scale discovery proteomics. Its application for single-cell analysis promises to be more sensitive, robust, and reproducible than other proteomic approaches but is still a fairly unexplored territory.
Synchronous Tracking of Oxygen Saturation in Vital Organs: The Effects Beyond Heart Failure
Join Dr. Sicard for an examination of the systemic effects of myocardial infarction using high-frequency ultrasound and photoacoustics.
Compound Delivery, PK-PD, & Validation Studies in Oncology Research
Dr. Christian Schnell describes his work involving implantable infusion pump studies in rodents and the advancement of pharmacological interventions in oncology research.
Unraveling Excitation-Contraction Coupling: Simultaneous Measures of Intracellular Calcium and Action Potentials
Join Patrick Schönleitner, PhD and Francisco Altamirano, PhD as they share their work involving simultaneous measurements of intracellular calcium, membrane voltage, and contractility of cardiomyocytes.
Quality, Quantity and Timing: Regulating Healthspan and Lifespan With Diet
Join Dudley Lamming, PhD for a deep dive into his research involving how diets can affect metabolic health and longevity.
Dyadic Interactions Involving Parents, Children, Couples, and More | Recording from Multiple Participants Part I
Experts discuss dyadic experiments, highlighting why equipment should be unobtrusive, the importance of tightly synchronized data, and how to select the right equipment based on your experimental objective.
Evaluation and Optimization of Right Ventricular and Lung Imaging Using High Frequency Ultrasound
Allison Rodgers discusses the value of imaging the mouse right ventricle and lungs using high-frequency ultrasound for models of cardiopulmonary physiology and associated diseases.
Myeloid Cells and Cardiovascular Health
Dr. Matthias Nahrendorf discusses current concepts of cell supply by the hematopoietic system, highlights open questions, and describes imaging tools for studying monocytes, macrophages and their progenitors.
Immunophysiological Mechanisms that Limit Dissemination of Microbial Signals from the Intestine
Join Dr. Gwendalyn Randolph as she discusses strategies that the intestine uses to limit the dissemination of inflammatory signals in the venous and lymphatic vasculature.
Premature Vascular Disease in Autoimmunity
Dr. Mariana Kaplan highlights the role of systemic autoimmunity in the development of vasculopathy and atherosclerosis and discusses potential strategies to prevent these complications.
Conversations Between Mucosal Immunity and the Gut Barrier
Dr. Jerrold Turner discusses the barrier function of the intestine, how the permeability of tight junctions in the gut epithelium is modulated, and the impact of this modulation on homeostasis and health.
Engineered T Cells for Cancer
Dr. Marcela Maus discusses CAR T Cell research, the components and technologies used in making a T cell product, important considerations for efficacy, and underlying mechanisms of toxicity and resistance.
Cardiovascular Disease Associated with SARS-CoV-2 and HIV Infections
Dr. Xuebin Qin discusses the development and characterization of new models of SARS-CoV-2 and HIV, and how his lab uses these models to study cardiovascular injury associated with infection.
Cellular Mechanisms Behind Alcohol Abuse and Binge Drinking Behavior
Dr. Gilles Martin discusses the cellular basis and reward pathways behind binge drinking behavior and alcohol abuse in rodent models.
Self Head Fixation Training for the Study of Perceptual Decisions in Mice
In this webinar, Andrea Benucci, PhD discusses a setup developed in his laboratory for high-throughput behavioral training of mice based on voluntary head fixation.
Sex, Drugs, and Bad Choices: Modeling Human Decision Making in Rats
Join Dr. Barry Setlow as he discusses the behavioral and biological mechanisms of cost-benefit decision making in rodent models, with a focus on how substance use can affect variability and long-term consequences in decision making.
Improving Animal Model Translation, Welfare, and Operational Efficiency with Appropriate Housing and Infrastructure Design
In this webinar, John Hasenau, DVM and Jeffrey Zynda discuss practical options for housing and infrastructural design to sustainably improve animal welfare, data reporting and reproducibility.
From “Artificial” to “Real”: What 24/7 Home Cage Monitoring Teaches Us In Pre-Clinical Neurodegenerative Disease Models
Experts discuss an innovative and scalable home cage monitoring solution called Digital Ventilated Cage (DVC), showing how it can be used to study neurodegenerative diseases and monitor biorhythmicity of small rodents.
PET/MRI Occupancy Studies – Basic Principles and Applications in Neuroimaging
Join PET experts Dr. Placzek and Dr. Mandeville for an overview of their current projects centring around the core principles of PET and MRI occupancy studies.
Experimental Muscle Mechanics in Aging and Disease
Join Dr. Rizwan Qaisar and Matt Borkowski for a deep dive into the experimental protocols used for measuring muscle function and mechanics for in vivo and in vitro research.
Aging and Bone Health
In this webinar, Dr. Joy Wu will review the pathophysiology of bone loss with aging, in particular the imbalance between bone formation by osteoblasts and bone resorption by osteoclasts. She will discuss stem cell sources of osteoblasts, anabolic signaling pathways, and targeting inflammation and senescence.
Cardiac Inflammation and Repair Following Myocardial Infarction
Dr. Merry Lindsey discusses her extracellular matrix research to provide insight into future directions that will drive the understanding of recovery after myocardial infarction.
