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2009 Final Program files 
2009 AALAS President Scott Perkins kicks off the 60th AALAS National Meeting with a ribbon cutting to open the Exhibit Hall. |
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  The meeting was a success, with4,624registered attendees and more than 300 exhibitors. Special thanks to the Program Committee, chaired by Stuart Leland (pictured at right), and the Denver Local Arrangements Committee, chaired by Gail Heidbrink (pictured at left).
The meeting offered nearly 400 sessions on a range of educational, timely topics.
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2009 Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2009 AALAS award recipients, who were honored at the Opening General Session.
Charles A. Griffin Award
Richard C. Simmonds
Nathan R. Brewer Scientific Achievement Award
Robert T. Dauchy
Joseph J. Garvey Award
Fred W. Quimby
Pravin N. Bhatt Young Investigator Award
Claire Hankenson |
George R. Collins Award
Paula A. Clifford
Technician of the Year
Kami Thompson
Technician Publication Award
Karen Norton |
2009 Poster Award Winners
Clinical: Evaluation of Route of Administration and Dosage of Tramadol as an Analgesic in the Rat—
Coralie Zegre Cannon
Diabetes: Feeding Extract of Salacia oblonga in Rice Ball Meal Lowers Blood Glucose in Insulin-Resistant Rats—
Mary Beth Skelding
Husbandry/Management: Feasibility Study for the Creation of an In-House Serology Program—
LaKiesha Harte
Laboratory Investigations: Dietary Treatment Eradicated Helicobacter spp. from Young Mice Deficient in Natural Killer Cells—
Julie Watson
The poster reception (right) was a success again this year. |
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Learning Resources Center
The Learning Resources Center made available more than 200 videos and image galleries on topics related to animal biomethodologies, ethics, regulatory matters, management, biosafety, careers, and outreach to children. This collection highlighted new additions to the LRC collection this year. Visit the Learning Resources page to see these listings or view the source/contact information to obtain your own media copy.
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Association Business
Executive Director Ann Turner (below left) updates the membership at the General Membership Meeting. Below right: President Scott Perkins passes the presidential gavel to 2010 president Deborah Donohoe.
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Technician Fun Fair
The 2009 Technician Fun Fair attracted 177 participants, 112 of whom returned completed exams.
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100% |
Lucy Betterton, Brandon Gross, Robin Miller, Kerri Swigart, Brianne Doerger, April Davis, Amanda Wilsey, Jennice Salters, Sherry Talbot, Jeanette Fanfan, Brigitte Foote, Brenda Hill, Andy Pressnell, Clarissa Nutt, Ruth Franceschi. |
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Marian Schmid, Buddy Roper, Jenny Reynolds, Chris Carter, Robin M Kavanaugh, Felicia Ponce, Eden Paster, Lela Batchi, Rebecca Heid, Dallas Hoeg, Abby Romaine, Caleb Gibbs, Dyana Holmes, Vivienne Liang, Crystal Forrider, Lori Mattox, Kyle Ponce, Candace Hedrick, Mary Kuettel, Verda Davis, Rudy Quesada, Laurie Coady, Kim Tomaschko, Eboni Lewis, Lisa Roberts, Amy Connolly, Candie McDonald, Janice Ditslear, Jennifer Kraenzle, Laurie Stinson, Vicki Brown, Heidi Shorter, Maria Rosa, Monica Maxwell, Stephanie Bassett, Sindhu Ravindran, William Beckman, Zuzana Karjala, Allison Liljedahl, Lisa Wilson, Eric Hawkins, Andrew Webb, Trey Wills, Karen Svoboda, Dustin Sparks, Dawn Bohrer-Kunter, Christine DeMaio, Holly Reiling, Cheryl Pater, Kami Thompson, Mary Powell, Danielle Downes, Ashley Nicodemus, Erica Markiewicz, Jessica Hart Blackwell, Steve Dennis, Ashlee Taylor, Brenda Davis. |
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Amy Dryman, Debra Dukes, Allison Thompson, Carl Scherny, Jean Truxall, Alex Alfaro, Miguel Norden, Karen Jackson, Kenneth Kimes, Julie Hudak, Marie Stevens, Kimberly Collins, Rachel Glab, Melinda LoSasso, Christy Neel, Marsha Sowers, Tammy Tobery, Kim Benjamin, Amber Angelo, Crystal Canady, Rhonda Griess, Heather Wipijewski, Linda Walowicz, Michael Leyden, Desiree Garcia, Carrie Grace, Jill Kerl, Lynn Lambert, Sara Binding, Nicolle Comstock, Nicole Suits, Stephanie Caron, Chris Meshida, Jan Wormley, Jamie Walker. |
  
The Tech Fair would not be possible without the dedicated and caring support of AALAS commercial members and exhibiting companies. The following companies participated by submitting questions for the Tech Fair exam, donating items for the Tech Fair "goodie bags," donating substantial winner prizes, and providing smiling, mentoring booth staff to answer exam questions. Thanks to all of you!
AAALAC International
Abaxis
Academy of Surgical Research (ASR)
American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners (ASLAP)
Ancare Corp
Animal Care Systems Inc
Animal Resource Management (ARM)
Animal Welfare Institute
BASI
BioBubble, Inc.
BioReliance
Bio-Serv
Britz & Company
Charles River
Clear H2O Inc
ClorDiSys Solutions Inc
Colonial Medical Supply Co Inc
Covance Research Products inc
CRC Press - Taylor & Frances Group LLC
Elm Hill
First Biomedical Inc
Girton Manufacturing Co Inc
Henry Schein Animal Health
Institute of Animal Technology (IAT)
Lab Animal Management Association (LAMA)
Lab Products Inc
Laboratory Animal Welfare Training Exchange (LAWTE)
Lithgow Laboratory Services
Locus Technology Inc |
Lomir Biomedical Inc
Lynx Product Group LLC
Marshall BioResources
Med Associates Inc
Myrtle's Rabbitry Incorporated
NuAire Inc
Oak Hill Genetics
ParaTechs
Pharmacal Research Labs Inc
Priority One Services Inc
Prometco BMT LLC
Purina LabDiet
Quip Laboratories Inc
Rees Scientific
Research Diets, Inc
Sarstedt
Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW)
Shepherd Specialty Papers
Sinclair Bio Resources LLC
Studylog Systems Inc
The Jackson Laboratory
The McConnell Group
Total MRO
VetEquip Inc
Viking Medical
ViraTek Inc
VWR
Xigma Track
Xigma Transport
Zoologix Inc |
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Branch Challenge
Lunch & Learn
$200 Drawing Winners
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 AREA Program
The 15th Annual AREA Program was attended by 81 students from Denver East High School, Front Range Early College, Bollman Technical Education Center, Mountain Range High School, and Denver Venture School. The AREA program would not be possible without the dedicated and caring support of the exhibitors who participated by submitting questions for the AREA exam, donating items for the AREA goodie bags, and leading students on tours of the exhibit hall. Special thanks goes out to Pfizer for their financial sponsorship of the event, and to Dr. Hugh Harroff, Kim Hildreth, and Dr. Cindy Hoorn for leading the educational program and panel discussion. Thank you all for your support!
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Facilitator Drawing Winners
Free 2009 NM Registration: Nicolette Zielinski-Mozny.
$25 AALAS Bookstore Gift Certificate: Kerri Swigart, Erica Armstrong. |
CTAD Booth
ILAM Booth
First Timers' Meeting
Whyville
Veterinary Student Outreach
Registry Booth
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Keynote Speaker
TBR Winner
ALL
New Product Showcase
AALAS Bookstore
Vet Tech AREA Program
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GLAS Presentation
The following platform session came from a project funded by the Grants for Laboratory Animal Science program:
Impact of Nesting Material on Mouse Thermoregulation and Variability
B Gaskill, CJ Gordon, EA Pajor, JP Garner*
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Faces of AALAS
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