|
By Chris Janson, Chief Editor, ALN® Magazine
The staff of ALN® Magazine wishes all our readers, contributors, vendors, advertisers, and friends in the laboratory animal community a wonderful holiday season and a prosperous and peaceful new year.
The holidays are a good time for us to reflect on the past year. This was a very successful year for ALN. I was fortunate to have worked with some terrific contributors who shared their knowledge and left readers with lots of useful take-away information. I wanted to share with you some of my favorite articles and columns of 2007.
January/February 2007 Redefining Containment for Aquatic Facilities by Austin Bailey.
At the facility level, barrier strategies for aquatic facilities mimic those of dry vivaria. Having proper quarantine facilities and protocol for incoming fish is paramount in preventing the influx of disease. Use of chemical foot mats and hand sanitizers are increasingly becoming incorporated into these facilities. Additionally, facility-wide air balancing and UV air sterilization technology helps to assure that facility air is contaminant-free. These barrier strategies have been brought over directly from other vivarium and laboratory types. Strategies for containment, however, cannot be directly translated in the same ways. They must be redefined to address the unique conditions of these new aquatic facilities. Read the complete article.
March 2007 Diet-Induced Metabolic Syndrome in Rodent Models by Angela M. Gadja, MS, Michael A. Pellizzon, PH.D., Matthew R. Ricci, PH.D., and Edward A Ulman, PH.D.
A discussion of how diets made from purified ingredients influence the phenotypes of the MS in commonly used rodent models. Read the complete article.
April 2007 Disaster Planning by Stephen Durkee
There are many points to consider when developing a disaster plan for your animal facility. The author shares his experiences at the University of Michigan. Read the complete article.
May/June 2007 What's That Industrial Engineer Doing in My Vivarium? by Ken Lepidi and D. Brian Lucid
The use of industrial engineering practices and 3D simulation in the development of new or renovated vivaria, provides a means of maximizing holding room densities while identifying the most efficient use of manpower in animal husbandry and colony management. Read the complete article.
July/August 2007 The Need for Sound and Vibration Standards in US Research Animal Rooms by Dr. Robert Faith, DVM, Ph.D, DACLAM and Steven J. Miller, PE
The impact of research animal exposure to noise and vibration in vivaria and animal housing is a frequently overlooked aspect of biomedical research, though there is emerging recognition and study of its significance. Read the complete article.
September 2007 Observations on the State of Containment by Jon Crane, AIA
There are a number of factors driving both the need for biocontainment and the specifics of facilities. There is debate over how much biocontainment can effectively be brought online and recognition over the stretching of resources required for planning, design, and operation of these facilities. There is little debate; however, over the need for vaccines, therapeutics, and novel solutions to mitigate the threat that pathogenic organisms present to global public health and the global economy. This issue will be driving the need for increasing the infectious disease research and development infrastructure for many years to come. It is also shaping specific facility responses to allow this R&D to evolve. Read the complete article.
October 2007 The Latest Buzz on Insectaries by Elizabeth Weisenberg and Yun Lee
In the last ten years, there has been a considerable increase in demand for insectaries in laboratories, particularly in the government sector. This article explores the reasons behind the increase in demand, the guidelines used to design these facilities, and the common characteristics and details of design. Read the complete article.
November/December 2007 Ask Dr. Marty by Martin Seidenfeld, Ph.D.
Employees Who Drive You Crazy. Read the complete article.
|
