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FGB: Managing a Gnotobiotic Rodent Facility
February 2 @ 09:00 - 17:00 CET
€150
The course is focused on the key aspects of the microbiota of laboratory rodents. The speakers will provide very practical information on how to approach, manage and monitor a gnotobiotic facility.
The course participants should be able to:
- Understand the importance of gnotobiology in biomedical research
- Understand and describe the interactions of the microbiota with the host and how the microbiota is categorized
- Understand how to manage a gnotobiotic facility from the practical point of view (housing technologies and logistics)
- Understand how to work in a gnotobiotic facility
- Understand how to monitor a gnotobiotic facility