Optional Training

CITI Training

Relevant courses:

  • Working With Animals In Biomedical Research—Refresher Course
  • Investigators, Staff and Students, Basic Course
  • Reducing Pain and Distress in Laboratory Mice and Rats
  • Biomedical Research Investigators and Key Personnel, Refresher Course
  • Aseptic Surgery
  • Essentials for IACUC Members

Species specific courses for working with animals in Biomedical Research:

  • Working with Mice in Research Settings
  • Working with Rats in Research Settings
  • Working with Hamsters in Research Settings
  • Working with Guinea Pigs in Research Settings
  • Working with Rabbits in Research Settings
  • Working with Ferrets in Research Settings
  • Working with Swine in Research Settings
  • Working with Sheep and Goats in Research Settings
  • Working with Dogs in Research Settings
  • Working with Cats in Research Settings
  • Working with Fish in Research Settings
  • Working with Zebrafish (Danio rerio) in Research Settings
  • Working with Reptiles in Research Settings
  • Working with Amphibians in Research Settings
  • Wildlife Research

Other courses of interest: Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), Disaster Planning: Animal Care and Use Research, and more.
 

Research Animal Resources (RAR) Training

RAR TRAINING

Note: Some training may be mandatory depending on facility and animal use.

Relevant Courses:

  • Orientation and Initial Clearance
  • SPF Microisolator Technique Training
  • Nonhuman Primate Handling
  • Mouse or Rat Basics
  • Other Species-Specific Handling
  • Species-Specific Anesthesia
  • Aseptic Technique and Suturing
  • Blood Collection
     

Other Training Resources

Health, Safety, and Risk Management Training

HSRM Training may be mandatory depending on agent use and activities.

  • Biological Materials
  • Chemicals & Other Substances
  • Equipment & Protective Clothing
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Public & Facility Safety
  • Radioactive Materials
  • Research Safety Supervision

NIH OLAW Training

The NIH OLAW Training videos cover a number of areas relevant to IACUC compliance.

  • Working Safely with Nonhuman Primates
  • Working with the Laboratory Dog
  • Training in Survival Rodent Surgery
  • Training in Basic Biomethodology for Laboratory Mice
  • Training in Basic Biomethodology for Laboratory Rats
  • Principles of Rodent Surgery for the New Surgeon