Mouse Pathobiology and Phenotyping: Enhancing Rigor and Reproducibility in Translational Research Involving Mice

2 Credits.

This course is intended for graduate students or postdocs at any level who currently work with or expect to work with mouse models and genetically engineered mice.This course offers up to 34 contact hours: 11hr Laboratory sessions and 23 hr Lectures. The four (4) hands-on laboratory sessions include clinical and physical examination of mice, specimen collection, clinical pathology and anatomic pathology. Familiarity with basic anatomy is expected for participation in laboratory sessions.SOM graduate students registered to take this course FOR CREDIT must participate in laboratory sessions.Postdocs and auditors should contact the course director (Dr. Cory Brayton) to waitlist for lab session availability.