This one day course provides the participants with tools to work with gene-modified animals with a focus on small rodents. 

Participants of the course will learn:

- The different techniques for generation of gene-modified animals

- The different artificial allele types used in research and their annotation

- Required controls in experiments with gene-modified animals

- Basic breeding rules and practices

- Establishment of typing protocols

- Reverse engineering of gene-modifications

After lectures introducing the basics in these topics participants solve practical problems typically arising during the course of a project involving gene-modified animal. The solutions will be discussed.

Participants of the course will be able to understand the different types of gene-modification, appreciate the risks involved in their use, establish breedings and typing protocols.

This course is an online course with Zoom

All people that are involved in research projects dealing with transgenic mice.

This course is recognized as continuing education in Switzerland by the Federation of Swiss Cantonal Veterinary Officers (VSKT).

Universities in Switzerland: CHF: 250.-
Industry, external person and institutions from abroad: CHF 380.-

Please note that we will charge you the full fees in case of a late cancellation of the course (within 3 weeks before start of the course) or in case of absence. It is the responsibility of the participant to inform the organizer of the course about the cancellation before the deadline of 3 weeks before the course to avoid the billing of the course. To charge for cancellations is common practice by other providers, too. The new proceedings for education courses became necessary due to an increasing extent of short term cancellations in training modules.

Insurance is responsibility of each participant.

Data from course evaluations, collected anonymously, may be used for the preparation of institutional reports (for example, the annual report of our institute) as well as for fulfilling requests from cantonal or federal authorities. They may also be used for scientific publications.

If registration data are used, they will be fully anonymized to ensure compliance with legal data protection requirements.

There is no time limit for retaining these data. Non-anonymized registration data are stored on secure UZH servers that meet the university’s data security standards. These non-anonymized data (evaluations of courses) do not pose any risk, as they cannot be linked to any individual person or to any specific institution or company.

By this notice, participants are informed that such uses may take place without further individual notification, as only anonymous or anonymized data will be used.