Σας προσκαλούμε την Κυριακή 8 Δεκεμβρίου 2019, ώρα 11.15-12.00 να παρακολουθήσετε την ομιλία «Training mice and rats for procedures» στην οποία η Marie Erikkson, Researcher/Project leader, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden θα παρουσιάσει τις τεχνικές που βραβεύθηκαν με το FELASA 40th Anniversary Technical Award (2018). Η ομιλία διεξάγεται στο πλαίσιο του Σεμιναρίου “Εισαγωγή στην Τεχνολογία Ζώων Εργαστηρίου” που διοργανώνει η ΕΕΒΕΖΕ.

The Fondazione Guido Bernardini is pleased to announce that in 2020 two Technician Scholarships will be offered.

FGB Technician Scholarships are designed to provide scientific/technical training to technicians involved in the care of animals used in biomedical research. They will be assigned to persons with at least two years of experience in laboratory animal care. The FGB scholarship is open to any technician from academia or industry with good knowledge of English who has demonstrated significant interest and capability in the field of laboratory animal science. The scholarships consist in complimentary registration to attend one of the 2020 FGB training courses listed below, run in a prestigious research facility; travel and accommodation will also be provided.

Applications must be accompanied by the following documents in English:
* a short statement from the responsible person of the laboratory animal facility explaining why the technician should receive the scholarship;
* CV of the candidate;
* an essay of up to 500 words describing his/her activities related to laboratory animals;
* a short statement as how the chosen training course will improve his/her skills and career goals;
* full contact details for the candidate;
* form “Information to participants contest pursuant to Art 13 REG. EUR. 679/2016 (GDPR)” completed and signed (contact the secretariat for the form)

Selection Committee: The FGB Scientific Committee assesses the applications and selects the winner.

Deadline: Applicants are requested to apply by e-mail no later than February 1st, 2020 to: [email protected]

The range of courses open for the scholarship includes:

Course “Organizing and operating activities in a rodent animal facility” Milan, Italy March 4-6

Course “Are you efficiently cleaning your rodent facility? State of the art and innovative approaches for cleansing and decontamination” Milan, Italy April 16-17

Course “State-of-the-art GA-rodent colony management” Milan, Italy May 21-22

Course “Microbiological Monitoring in Laboratory Animal Facilities: New Approaches and Challenges – Rodents and Zebrafish” Milan, Italy September 24-25