Registration is now open for this UAB Zebrafish Husbandry Education Online Course, Summer 2020

In recognition of restrictions necessary to ensure safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Zebrafish Husbandry Short Course in Birmingham, Alabama, has been postponed. The new target date for this Course is January 2021. More on this new date will be announced later. However, for the first time a Summer Online Course is available.

Registration is now open for this UAB Zebrafish Husbandry Education Online Course, Summer 2020

Available through: University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)

Offering: 60 contact hours or 6.0 continuing education units (CEU)

Taught by: The Zebrafish Husbandry Education Team of the Zebrafish Husbandry Association

Cost: $450 per registrant

Start date: May 5, 2020

End date: August 28, 2020

Content:

Designed for technicians, scientists, & others working with zebrafish in biomedical research
Curriculum created and presented by leaders in zebrafish husbandry, aquaculture, laboratory animal science, and veterinary sciences
Coursework available on any computer or mobile device with an internet connection
Two new sessions come online each week
Each session includes PDF notes & a transcript to assist learning
Each session followed by an online quiz
Each session online for 3 weeks to accommodate time differences
Achieving a score of at least 80% on each quiz and completing a course evaluation earns the registrant a Certificate of Completion
Basic Fish Biology; Introduction to Zebrafish; Introduction to Water Quality; Making Water; Temperature; pH; Salinity, Alkalinity, and Hardness; Dissolved Gases; Nitrogenous Wastes; Mechanical Filtration; Biological Filtration; UV Sterilizers; Maintenance and Troubleshooting; Emergency Procedures and Preparation; Spawning Techniques; Larviculture; Zebrafish Nutrition; Production of Live Feeds; Cleaning and Disinfection; Prevention of Disease; Procedures for Quarantine; Introduction to Disease and Non-infectious Diseases; Nonbacterial Infectious Diseases; Bacterial Infectious Diseases; Anesthesia and Euthanasia; Aquatic Facilities Design; and Regulatory Oversight
The course contains 28 presentations on these topics:

For registration, please follow this link: https://prostudies.uab.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=4607518

For More Information Contact:

Dr. Susan Farmer at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.