NHGRI Offers Award-Winning CD on Laboratory Mouse Care
 Scientific professionals searching for clear, authoritative training on laboratory
mouse care are in luck: NHGRI still has several hundred free copies of its award-winning
CD-ROM, Training in Basic Biomethodology for Laboratory Mice available
for distribution.
The new CD, which was developed by NHGRI's Office of Laboratory Animal Medicine
(OLAM) to train researchers working with mice in their experiments, covers topics
such as restraint and handling, identification methods, genotyping, injections
and blood collection. Already associated with a 2005 NIH Director's Award, the
CD recently earned an honorable mention in the 2005 NIH Plain Language Awards,
which recognize communication products that are exceptional for their clarity
and audience focus.
The CD was co-authored by OLAM Director Shelley Hoogstraten-Miller, D.V.M.,
and NHGRI's Animal Resources Program Coordinator Wendy Burns, and was illustrated
by Darryl Leja, Director of NHGRI's Intramural Publications Support Office.
To date, nearly 2,500 copies of the CD have been distributed to researchers
in 48 states and 52 nations. In addition, the CD is featured in the training
sections of Web sites at a wide range of academic research institutions and
professional organizations involved in laboratory animal care.
The mouse care CD is actually the second in a series. The first, Training
in Survival Rodent Surgery, was a joint effort between NHGRI's OLAM and
NIH's Office of Animal Care and Use. That CD also received wide praise, and
5,000 copies have been distributed. Currently, Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller and her
colleagues are exploring the possibility of producing a third CD focused on
the care of laboratory rats.
To request a copy of Training in Basic Biomethodology for Laboratory
Mice, please e-mail your name, the name of your research institution,
your full mailing address and e-mail address to rodent-cd@mail.nih.gov.
The CD may be copied at will, and its creators encourage recipients to make
copies to ensure as wide a distribution as possible.
Last Reviewed: August 22, 2008
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