Workshops, Webinars, & Symposium

 

Professional Development Workshops

CBRA’s signature program, IACUC Your Way, from AtoZ™, offered annually and, upon request,
individually on-site at member facilities, is a full-day, groundbreaking, and interactive training program
for both new and seasoned Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs), and those
who support them.
This workshop carries RACE and CPIA CEUs.

Next IACUC Workshop

September 29 – October 1, 2026
Each Day 9 AM – 11AM; Third Day 9 AM – 12PM
Virtual Via Zoom
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On-Site Programs

CBRA develops facility-specific training and continuing education programs on a variety of topics for animal care staff, researchers, scientists, veterinarians, and compliance, IACUC, security, and facility personal on-site at member institutions.

Request an On-Site Training

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Webinars

CBRA offers webinars on topical issues pertinent to research practices and animal care including compliances issues, accreditation and inspections, animal law, and research ethics. Webinars are free to CBRA Members and are $50 for Non-Members. Webinars are available as recordings for four months following the presentations.

UP-COMING WEBINARS
Sep 1, 2026 10:00 AM PT
Light in Research Animal Facility Planning, Design and Operation
Robert Dauchy. MS, CMAR, RLATG, Co-Director, Laboratory of Chrono-Neuroendocrine Oncology, Department of Structural & Cellular Biology, Tulane University, School of Medicine
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September 22, 2026 10:00 AM PT
Opportunities in Design and Implementation of Sustainable Vivarium Operations
John J. Hasenau, BASc, DVM
Principal Lab Animal Consultants
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October 13, 2026 10:00 AM PT
NAMs
Sally Thompson Iritani, DVM, PhD, Assistant Vice Provost for Animal Care, Outreach, and the 3Rs in the Office of Research, University of Washington
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October 20, 2026 10:00 AM PT
Trends in Federal Funding for Biomedical Research, Including Animal Studies
Julián A. Castañeda DVM, PhD, DACLAM
Senior Director, California Comparative Medicine Programs Development Sciences
AbbVie Irvine
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November 10, 2026 10:00 AM PT
Canine Research, Now and Tomorrow
Amanda Carson Banks, PhD, President, California Biomedical Research Association
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December 1, 2026 10:00 AM PT
Navigating Regulatory Oversight: IACUC Review for Unconventional and Field Research
Kathryn Cavanaugh Preminger, CPIA, Director, Training & Outreach, Texas A&M University System
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January 12, 2027
Temperature in Research Animal Facility Planning, Design and Operation
John David, DVM, PhD, ACLAM,
Senior Director, Comparative Medicine, Amgen Inc.
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January 19, 2027
From a Single Cell to a Life-Saving Treatment: Searching for Broad Ebola and Marburg Antibody Therapeutics
Kelly C.L. Shaffer, Ph.D. Candidate in Biomedical Sciences at UC San Diego and La Jolla Institute for Immunology. Kelly has a B.A. in Human Biology and Society from UCLA
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February 9, 2027
Openness and Transparency – Animal Research at a Crossroads: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Emerging Threats
Joseph T. Newsome, DVM, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Associate Director, Division of Laboratory Animal Resources, Director, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Animal Facility Shared Resource, Team Member Cancer Virology Program, U of Pittsburg
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