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Attend the 2026 ESLAV ECLAM Summer School on Anesthesia, Analgesia and Euthanasia in Laboratory Animals

am applying for support to attend the 2026 ESLAV‑ECLAM Summer School “Anesthesia, Analgesia and Euthanasia in Laboratory Animals”, held from 20–23 July 2026 at the Institute of Physiology, CAS, in Prague. This international training programme provides advanced and up‑to‑date theoretical and practical instruction in anaesthesia, multimodal analgesia, pain assessment, peri‑operative monitoring and humane euthanasia across multiple laboratory species, including rodents, rabbits, fish and larger animals. Participation in this course will enhance technical competence and support the refinement of procedures carried out at the University of Coimbra’s Laboratory Animal Facility. The knowledge gained will contribute to improved welfare outcomes and will be disseminated locally through practical training, updated internal guidance and support to new users and students.
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Attendance at the ESLAV–ECLAM Summer School 2026

This project supports attendance at the ESLAV–ECLAM Summer School 2026, focused on advanced anaesthesia, analgesia, and euthanasia in laboratory animals. The programme provides specialist, species-specific training in refinement of experimental procedures, evidence-based pain management, humane endpoints, and severity assessment in accordance with evolving European standards. As a Research Associate and Senior Advisor in the Laboratory Animal Department at the School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, and the first ECLAM resident from Croatia, my participation represents an important step in strengthening specialist laboratory animal medicine expertise within the region. Advanced, structured training of this level is not widely accessible locally. The knowledge acquired will be integrated into institutional advisory practice, ethical review processes, and staff training activities. Through dissemination within professional networks and national educational initiatives, this project will contribute to sustained improvements in animal welfare standards, research quality, and specialist training development in Croatia and the wider region.
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VI FESAHANCCCAL MEETING MONTERREY, MEXICO

The 6th Fesahanccal Meeting will bring together Laboratory Animal Science specialists from Central America and the Caribbean, as well as other Latin American countries, in Monterrey, Mexico. The program includes 17 conferences, four free workshops, and a session for technicians with current topics and top-level speakers from seven countries.
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Engaging with LAS scientific publishing – a community driven workshop at the CELASC-ESLAV-ECLAM 2026 Meeting

A dedicated workshop is proposed for the upcoming CELASC–ESLAV–ECLAM joint meeting to explore how scientific publishing technologies—particularly Open Access and AI—can strengthen the Laboratory Animal Science (LAS) community. The session will engage underrepresented Central and Eastern European LAS associations, offering a platform to share their unique challenges and strategic needs. Through a mix of introductory talks and interactive group work, participants will reflect on publishing barriers, co-create visions for an ideal LAS journal, and provide feedback to Laboratory Animals Journal (LAJ). The outcomes will inform LAJ’s future direction and foster broader pan-European engagement in ethical, evidence-based LAS publishing.
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Organization of “Getting Started with Zebrafish: A Course on Care, Welfare, and Research Practices” workshop at University of Padova

Our course "Getting Started with Zebrafish: A Course on Care, Welfare, and Research Practices” aims to offer the opportunity to students and young researchers/PIs, which generally have very limited funding, to get proper formation on zebrafish husbandry, handling, ethics, and experimental design in name of a more thoughtful and responsible use of zebrafish in research. We wish indeed to offer a free two days intensive course, with theoretical lectures, zebrafish handling training, and scientific mentoring.
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