The 9th Asian Federation ofLaboratory Animal Science Associations Congress(AFLAS Congress 2020)
22 - 28 June 2020 | Chiang Mai, Thailand
Tentative Program (as of 9 Dec 19)
2nd FloorChiang MaiBallroom 1
Global Issues Veterinary IssuesHusbandry and
ManagementCurrent and Future
Animal ModelsResearch and
Scientific Studies
2nd FloorChiang MaiBallroom 2
2nd FloorChiang MaiBallroom 3
2nd FloorChiang MaiBallroom 4
2nd FloorChiang MaiBallroom 5 3rd Floor
Exhibition HallDates/Tracks
AFLAS Main Congress 2020 Program OverviewThe Empress Hotel and Convention Center Chiang Mai, Thailand
June 24, 2020
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WednesdayJune 24, 202009:00 - 12:00
Why we do researchin animals?
We are not done yet! (30 min)
Dr. Cynthia Pekow
How accreditationimproves animal
welfare around theworld and Pacific
Rim Region (120 min)Dr. Kathryn Bayne
Dr. Montip GettayacaminDr. Leslie RetnamDr. Dewi Rowlands
Dr. Sonja (Scout) ChouDr. Yan Chang
Dr. Yuan-Ji (Eric) Day
Morning Break(30 min, 10:15 - 10:45)
Global perspectives -Achieving high quality
research (45 min)Mr. Barney Reed
Reproducibility of datafrom animal research
models - Practical approach(45 min)
Dr. John N. Norton
Afternoon Break(30 min)
Experimental Designand the Avoidance ofUnnecessary Suffering
(60 min)Dr. Manuel Berdoy
Research AnimalsAnesthesia - Scenarios andPractical Approach (90 min)Dr. Cholawat Pacharinsak
Afternoon Break (30 min)
Training Physicians -What are the Veterinary
Care Challenges?(30 min)
Dr. Bryan E. Ogden
Nausea - an overlookedproblem needing atreatment (30 min)
Dr. John Rudd
All about MinipigsManagement -Tip and Practices
(60 min) Dr. Lars F. Mikkelsen
Dr. Kirsten R. Jacobsen
Risk assessments andtraining program forhigh containmentoperations (45 min)Dr. Nathaniel Powell
Afternoon Break (30 min)
Social Housing ofRabbits - Are they socialanimals at all ages?
(60 min)Dr. Jeff Wyatt
Pathology of LaboratoryAnimal in
Safety Assessmentby Organ System:
Use of LaboratoryAnimals in
Nonclinical SafetyAssessment (45 min)
Dr. Yvonne Van Gessel
Toxicologic Pathologyby Organ System
(45 min)Dr. Etsuko Ohta
Dr. Renee Hukkanen
Afternoon Break (30 min)
Roles of ToxicologicPathology (30 min)Dr. Etsuko Ohta
Dr. Renee R. Hukkanen
Q&A (30 min)
Selected ScientificPapers -
Oral Presentation
Afternoon Break (30 min)
Exhibition
Poster Presentation
Time schedule for PosterPresenters (Afternoon Break)
Afternoon Break
AFLAS Congress OpeningCeremony andwelcome remark
by AFLAS President(Dr. Parntep Ratanakorn)
Remark by WVA President(Dr. Patricia Turner)
Remark by ICLAS President(Dr. Cynthia Pekow)
Group photos: AFLAS Council membersAFLAS, ICLAS, WVA, APV
All Participants
Welcome Reception anddinner (Traditional Northern
Thai Street Food)
Common ResearchAnimal Health Monitoring
Updates - CurrentTrends (60 min)
Dr. Patricia Turner
Differences betweenhousing immunecompetent vs.
immunodeficient mice(sponsored by
The Jackson Laboratory)(30 min)
Dr. Qiming Wang
Morning Break (30 min)
Animal BiosafetyConcepts and
Emerging DiseasesResponse (60 min)Dr. Nathaniel Powell
The Soft Skills are Hard!(45 min)
Dr. Ann Turner
Animal TechnicianTraining Opportunities
(45 min)Ms. Sally Westlake
Morning Break (30 min)
Developing and Sustaininga Facility BasedTraining Program
(45 min)Dr. Ann Turner andMs. Sally Westlake
Q&A and sharingexperience(15 min)
Radionuclide Use in Rodents(45 min)
Dr. Vanessa Jensen
Radionuclide Use inLarge Animals
(45 min)Dr. Suzanne Craig
Morning Break (30 min)
Precision Oncology -Role of Mouse Models
(30 min)Dr. Rajesh Uthamanthil
Next Generation CancerImmunotherapy -Where are we?
(30 min)Dr. John Gong
Overcoming Challengesof Establishing Patient -
derived Xenografts(30 min)
Dr. Arvind Ingle
Selected ScientificPapers - Oral Presentation
Morning Break (30 min)
Exhibition
Poster Presentation
Time schedule forPoster Presenters(Morning Break)
Morning Break
12:00 - 13:30
13:30 - 16:30
17:00 - 19:30
Buffet Lunch location to be determined
Congress Secretariat:CMO Public Company Limited4/18-19 Soi Nuanchan 56, Nuanchan, Buengkum, Bangkok 10230 Thailand
Phone: +662-088-3888 ext.1580 | Fax: +662-088-3856Email: [email protected]
Congress Secretariat:CMO Public Company Limited4/18-19 Soi Nuanchan 56, Nuanchan, Buengkum, Bangkok 10230 Thailand
Phone: +662-088-3888 ext.1580 | Fax: +662-088-3856Email: [email protected]
The 9th Asian Federation ofLaboratory Animal Science Associations Congress(AFLAS Congress 2020)
22 - 28 June 2020 | Chiang Mai, Thailand
Tentative Program (as of 9 Dec 19)
2nd FloorChiang MaiBallroom 1
Global Issues Veterinary IssuesHusbandry and
ManagementCurrent and Future
Animal ModelsResearch and
Scientific Studies
2nd FloorChiang MaiBallroom 2
2nd FloorChiang MaiBallroom 3
2nd FloorChiang MaiBallroom 4
2nd FloorChiang MaiBallroom 5 3rd Floor
Exhibition HallDates/Tracks
AFLAS Main Congress 2020 Program OverviewThe Empress Hotel and Convention Center Chiang Mai, Thailand
June 25, 2020
Part 1. Research AnimalWelfare - Global Standards
Dr. Kathryn BayneDr. Patricia Turner
Dr. Jeff Wyatt
Quantifying theCulture of Care
(30 min)Dr. Thierry Decelle
Morning Break(30 min)
Pain Management -Practical Approach
and ResearchApplications in AsiaSituation (45 min)
Dr. Cholawat Pacharinsak
Nonhuman Primate Health &SPF Colony Management(sponsored by Associationof Primate Veterinarians)
(60 min) Dr. Laurie Brignolo
Morning Break (30 min)
Animal Welfare Scoringand Humane Endpoints -
Practical Approach(30 min)
Dr. Bryan E. Ogden
Nonhuman Primate Pain &Distress Assessment
(sponsored by Associationof Primate Veterinarians)
(45 min)Dr. Lauren Drew Martin
Improve Efficiency andWorkflow in Cage wash
(30 min)Dr. Cynthia Lockworth
Managing Reptiles inResearch (30 min)Ms. Diana Baumann
How to use ICLASLaboratory Animal
Quality Network Updatesin Asia (45 min)
Dr. Nobuhito HayashimotoDr. Atsushi Yoshiki
Morning Break (30 min)
Opening and operatinga brand new zebrafish
core facility - Tips,successes
and lessons learned(30 min)
Dr. Jeff Wyatt
ABSL- 3 and4 Managementand Operation
(45 min)Dr. Nathaniel Powell
Keynote Speaker Topic:Malaria Treatment -Past and Present:
Why it is complicated?”(60 min)
Dr. Dennis E. Kyle
Malaria Model -Aotus spp.(45 min)
Dr. Ann Stewart
Morning Break (30 min)
Camelids (dromedary)as Current and Future
animal models(45 min)
Dr. Ouajdi Souilem
‘Cavefish' as an unusualaquatic model
organism (30 min)Ms. Diana Baumann
Advanced Researchand Technologies
in Japan(sponsored by JALAS)
(3 hours)
Morning Break(30 min)
Exhibition
Poster Presentation
Time schedule forPoster Presenters(Morning Break)
Morning Break
Part 2. ResearchAnimal BehavioralManagement -
Practical Approach for the 21st century
(45 min)Dr. Patricia Turner
Managing differentspecies and practicalvideos and discussion
(45 min)Dr. Patricia Turner
Afternoon Break(30 min)
Managing differentspecies and practicalvideos and discussion
(60 min)Dr. Jeff Wyatt
Animal Behavior andEnrichment in Zoos
(30 min)Dr. Neel Aziz
The Uniqueness ofMinipigs - Veterinary
Issues (60 min) Dr. Lars F. Mikkelsen
Dr. Kirsten R. Jacobsen
The Use of Pigs inToxicology Testing
(60 min)Dr. Kris Helke
Afternoon Break(30 min)
Caring for cattle,poultry and horses
as laboratory animals(60 min)
Dr. Marcus Litman
Training for HusbandrySupervisor at MUSC
(30 min)Dr. Suzanne Craig
Water Outage in aLarge Rodent Facility -
Issues, Actions and LessonsLearned (30 min)
Dr. Cynthia Lockworth
Service Oriented “Lean”Management of
a Modern Mouse Facility(30 min)
Dr. Jussi Helppi
Afternoon Break(30 min)
Why plastic cages becomecloudy and criteria for
selection andmaintenance of rodent
cages and relatedequipment
(sponsored by Tecniplast)(30 min)
Mr. Carlo Demaldè
Principles of cage washingand validation of a cycle(sponsored by Tecniplast)
(30 min)Mr. Guglielmo Vismara
Introduction(sponsored by Associationof Primate Veterinarians)
(15 min)Dr. Lauren Drew Martin
Enhancing Ethics &Promoting NHP Modelsin Biomedical Research
(45 min)Dr. Laurie Brignolo
Interspecies Scaling in DrugDiscovery and Development
(30 min)Dr. Phisit Khemawoot
Morning Break (30 min)
Sheep as Models forCardiovascular Diseases
(45 min)Dr. Chris J. Charles
Humanized Models andAged Mice
(sponsored bythe Jackson Laboratory)
(45 min)Dr. Qiming Wang
Advanced Researchand Technologies
in P.R. China(sponsored by CALAS)
Afternoon Break(30 min)
Exhibition
Poster Presentation
Time schedule forPoster Presenters(Afternoon Break)
Afternoon Break
ThursdayJune 25, 202008:30 - 12:00
12:00 - 13:30
13:30 - 17:00
Buffet Lunch location to be determined
Congress Secretariat:CMO Public Company Limited4/18-19 Soi Nuanchan 56, Nuanchan, Buengkum, Bangkok 10230 Thailand
Phone: +662-088-3888 ext.1580 | Fax: +662-088-3856Email: [email protected]
The 9th Asian Federation ofLaboratory Animal Science Associations Congress(AFLAS Congress 2020)
22 - 28 June 2020 | Chiang Mai, Thailand
Tentative Program (as of 9 Dec 19)
2nd FloorChiang MaiBallroom 1
Global Issues Veterinary IssuesHusbandry and
ManagementCurrent and Future
Animal ModelsResearch and
Scientific Studies
2nd FloorChiang MaiBallroom 2
2nd FloorChiang MaiBallroom 3
2nd FloorChiang MaiBallroom 4
2nd FloorChiang MaiBallroom 5 3rd Floor
Exhibition HallDates/Tracks
AFLAS Main Congress 2020 Program OverviewThe Empress Hotel and Convention Center Chiang Mai, Thailand
June 26, 2020
3 Poster AwardsPresentation
(Popular votes)
Sponsor certificatesAFLAS Flag Transfer
Ceremony and Farewell
AFLAS Congress 2022Welcome Presentation
and cultural show by KALAS(to be confirmed)
(Refreshments sponsoredby KALAS, to be confirmed)
AFRIMS-TALAS OutstandingTechnician
Award Presentation
17:30 - 20:00
Animal Rights Activismin Southeast Asia -
Impact of BiomedicalResearch(30 min)
Dr. Bryan E. Ogden
Nonhuman PrimateUpdate on Biosafety
Best Practices(sponsored by Associationof Primate Veterinarians)
(60 min)Dr. Jason Villano
Morning Break (30 min)
AZA (Associationof Zoos & Aquariums)
Accreditation -The Five Opportunities
(45 min)Dr. Jeff Wyatt
Zoo Animal WelfareInspection and
potential Accreditation(45 min)
Dr. Neel Aziz
Overview of AVMAGuidelines for Euthanasia:
2020 Edition(30 min)
Dr. John N. Norton
Humane Euthanasiafor Research Animals - Application for Asia andCase Scenarios Discussion
(60 min) Dr. Cholawat Pacharinsak
Dr. Patrick Sharp
Morning Break (30 min)
CO2 Euthanasia andrelated updates
(45 min)Dr. Patricia Turner
Basic Euthanasia forAquatics(30 min)
Dr. John N. Norton
Q&A (15 min)
Moderator:Mr. Barney Reed
Improving AnimalWelfare - Practical
Refinementsin the housing, careand use of researchanimals (60 min)Mr. Barney Reed
Outside andInside the Cage:Housing, Care and
Responses(60 min)
Dr. Hanna-Marja Voipio
Morning Break (30 min)
Recognizing theimportance
and value of animaltechnicians(60 min)
Mr. Ken Applebee
Management ofAquatics in a
Research Environment(60 min)
Ms. Diana Baumann
Xenopus Diseases(45 min)
Dr. Jill Keller
Afternoon Break(30 min)
Zebrafish Diseases(60 min)
Dr. Jill Keller
Zebrafish andXenopus laevis -
Tips for veterinarians (30 min)
Dr. Cynthia Lockworth
Advanced Researchand Technologies inRepublic of Korea
(Sponsered topic by KALAS)(3 hours)
Morning Break (30 min)
Exhibition
Poster Presentation
FridayJune 26, 20208:30 - 12:00
Round Table Discussionon Research Animal
Transportation(120 min)
Dr. Sonja (Scout) Chou (Moderator)
Dr. Hou-Chun ChenDr. Lauren Drew Martin
Dr. Jason VillanoDr. Patrick Sharp
Afternoon Break(30 min)
Public Outreach(45 min)
Dr. Ann Turner
A One HealthSuccess StoryDr. Jeff Wyatt
(45 min)
Round Table Discussion:Meeting AV idols
(career developmentand commonveterinary careissues solution)
(120 min)Dr. Nathaniel PowellDr. Cynthia PekowDr. John N. NortonDr. Bryan E. OgdenDr. Suzanne Craig
Dr. Rajesh UthamanthilDr. Renee HukkanenDr. Thierry DecelleDr. Vanessa Jensen
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Afternoon Break (30 min)
Zoo Animal ResearchProtocols and Veterinary
Care Issues(60 min)
Dr. Neel Aziz
Extrinsic variablesand the animal
facility design (45 min)Dr. Randall P. Reynolds
Modern VivariumDesign - operational
and sustainable(45 min)
Mr. Dennis Tan
Afternoon Break(30 min)
Energy Saving -Practical Approach
(45 min)Dr. Yottana Khunatorn
Day-to-day HVACOperation Issues and
Preventive MaintenanceExample (45 min)
Mr. Eakkapob Srichamnan
NationalDental Centre Singapore
(45 min)Dr. Nattharee
Chanchareonsook
Animal modelsfor periodontal disease
(30 min)Dr. Na Yu
Wild desert rodentsas animal models:
implication inbiomedical research
(45 min)Dr. Abdelouafi Benmouloud
Afternoon Break (30 min)
How will be LaboratoryAnimal Science in 2040?The trends in our sciencefor the next 20 years.
(60 min)Dr. Marcel Frajblat
(Moderator)Dr. Cindy PekowDr. Lynn Anderson
AMMRA & AMPCSponsored
Topics: AdvancedResearch andTechnologies
(3 hours)
Afternoon Break(30 min)
Exhibition
Poster Presentation
13:30 - 17:00
12:00 - 13:30Buffet Lunch
location to be determined
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