Programme                         

8:30 – 8:35     Opening remarks

                           Sakari Laaksonen, Laboratory Animal Centre, University of Oulu

8:35 – 9:05     Setting up and breeding a GM mouse colony

                           Anne Heikkinen, PhD, University of Oulu

9:05 - 9:45     Importance of genetics information given in proper nomenclature of GM Mice

                           Jutta Davidson, Dipl. Biol., Research Models and Services Specialist, Charles River

9:45 – 10:00       Coffee break

10:00 – 10:45 Importance of genetics information given in proper nomenclature of GM Mice

                           Jutta Davidson

10:45 – 11:30     Lunch

11:30 – 12:00 Conditional and induced GM mouse models

                           Satu Kuure, Docent, University of Helsinki

12:00 – 12:30 Cryopreservation and rederivation of GM mouse strains

                           Raija Soininen, Docent, Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu

12:30 - 13:00 Making negative research data publically available supports 3R principles

                       and prevents unnecessary expenses

                           Renata Prunskaite-Hyyryläinen, PhD, University of Oulu

                           and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA