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Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee: Training and education

LATA Online Training Program

All individuals who are conducting research with animals at the University of Massachusetts Boston are required to complete the Laboratory Animal Training Association (LATA) training program, an online program devoted to educating researchers in the proper conduct of research with animals.

Principal investigators, co-investigators, research assistants, and any other individuals, including students, engaged in a research project involving the use of animals are required to complete the LATA training program.  All faculty members who will use animals as a part of regular course instruction during the course of a semester and all students enrolled in such a course must also complete the LATA training program.

The University of Massachusetts Boston requires that the above mentioned persons complete the Base Module, the appropriate Species Module, and the Techniques Modules if applicable.

Log on to www.latanet.com/umb to access the LATA training program.  To register for the program, please enter the username “umb” and the password “beacons”.  The username and password are case-sensitive.

Please contact Kristen Kenny in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at (617) 287-5374 or kristen.kenny@umb.edu should you have any difficulty accessing the program.

Educational videos

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs maintains a video library of educational videos pertaining to the use of animals for research purposes.  The library includes:

  • The Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
  • The Humane Care and Use of the Mouse, Rat, & Hamster
  • The Humane Care and Use of the Guinea Pig and Rabbit
  • The Humane Care and Use of the Dog and Cat
  • The Humane Care and Use of Nonhuman Primates
  • The Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Swine
  • The Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Fish
  • The Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Goats
  • Aseptic Surgery of Rodents
  • Anesthesia and Analgesia of Rodents
  • Necropsy of Rodents


These videos are available for viewing at any time.  Please contact Vishal Soni in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs for access to any of the contents of our video library.

Websites

The following websites are related to the conduct of research with animals and/or the institutional review of research involving animals:

Animal Lab News
(The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs currently subscribes to this magazine.  The web site also includes a link to order a free print subscription.)

Vendors


Animal use alternatives


Research procedures