CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative
Certificate course on Skill Development in Care,
Management of Laboratory Animals & Experimental
Techniques
CSIR-CDRI
CSIR-CDRI is a unique R & D Institution in the country with state of the art infrastructure for new
drug discovery and development from “Concept to Commercialization”. It is poised to become a global
leader through cutting edge science & technology. For New India, the Institute is re orienting itself
into a multidisciplinary nodal centre for development of drug for the unmet medicalneeds as well as
the expectation of the industry. While focusing on the discovery & developmentof drugs, the institute
is aligned & contributing towards the national missions programmes such as Make in India, Swatch
Bharat, Skill India, Digital India, Start-up India, Accessible India and Sashakt Bharat.
The “Certificate course on Skill Development in Care, Management of Laboratory Animals &
Experimental Techniques” is a unique opportunity for skill development and basic training in the area
of laboratory animal care, management and experimentation. The course will cover the basic of how to
manageanimal facility, routine care and husbandry practices of animals, experimental procedures and
techniques, quality control procedures, GLP etc. The trained and skilled candidates will have good job
prospect in the area of biomedical research, animal facilities in public and private research institutes,
pharma industry, and academia. The candidates will have opportunity to good exposurefor laboratory
animals including non-human primates available at state of art Laboratory Animal Facility, CSIRCDRI.
CSIR-CDRI invites applications for the course as per the details given below:
Title of the Course : Certificate course on Care, Management of Laboratory
Animals & Experimental Techniques
Duration : 03 Weeks (29th May to 16th June 2023)
No. of Seats : 20
Educational Qualification : 10+2 onwards (Science stream will be preferred)
Venue of the course : CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow
Course Fee : Rs. 10,000/-
Last Date for submission
of applications
: 19th May 2023
Course Coordinator : Dr. Rajdeep Guha (E-mail: rajdeep.guha@cdri.res.in)
TRAINING CURRICULUM
Basic Principles of Laboratory Animal’s Care & Management:
General introduction to research animals of various species, their biology and behavior,
basiclaboratory animal husbandry practices, animal facility layout and functional units,
general routine sanitation and hygiene practices, cleaning, washing and sterilization of
animal cages,racks, and bedding etc.
Breeding Techniques of different species of Laboratory Animals:
Basic introduction to different methods of breeding practices, inbreeding and out breeding,
factors responsible for successful breeding of animals, setting and caring of breeding
colonies, Breeding and management of transgenic, knockouts and other genetically
modifiedanimal models genetic characterization of animals etc.
Experimental techniques in Laboratory Animals:
Hands on training on basic experimental techniques on laboratory animals like animal
handling and restraining, routes of administration, sampling techniques, necropsy
techniques,anesthesia and euthanasia in animals etc.
Patho-physiology of commonly occurring diseases and their preventive measures:
Basic introduction to common diseases observed in animals, implementation of health
monitoring program and methodologies, prevention and treatment of diseases etc.
Record keeping & Documentation:
Recording and upkeep of various records related to animal breeding, receipt, distribution
anddispatch of animals, feed and bedding, disposal records etc.
Animal Nutrition:
Basic requirements of animal nutrition, preparation and formulation of animal feed (theory
only), storage and distribution of animal feed etc.
Animals Ethics & Welfare:
Basic concepts on animal welfare and ethics, introduction to animal national and
international regulations and guidelines related to animal welfare, preparation and
designing animal experimental protocol, Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC) and
its functionaries etc.
SALIENT FEATURES OF THE TRAINING
About 40% theory and 60% practical sessions as per course curriculum
Hands on training
Job oriented curriculum
Understanding basic principles
Lectures assisted with multimedia aids
Interactive session
Exposure to animal’s health and genetic monitoring techniques.
Brief Hands-on practical exposure on the state-of-the-art equipment
Planning, setting of breeding and obtaining meaningful results
EVALUATION OF TRAINEES
Evaluation will consist of the following components
Theory Courses (50 Marks)
(a) Continuous assessment through assignments
(b) Term and examination
Practical Courses (50 Marks)
(a) Demonstration of Experimental techniques
(b) Guided breeding and management techniques
CERTIFICATION
The certificate will be issued to the successful candidates for the course
IMPORTANT DATES:
Receiving of application by E-mail (last date): 19/05/2023
Intimation to selected candidates: 22/05/2023
Fee submission (last date): 25/05/2023
Course Start: 29/05/2023
Kindly send Application by E-mail only (sdp@cdri.res.in)
For more details and registration, kindly visit the link;
https://www.cdri.res.in/skilldevelopment.aspx
Contact:
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Shukla
Coordinator, Skill Development Programme
CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute
Sec-10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road
Lucknow 226031 (Uttar Pradesh)
E-mail: sdp@cdri.res.in
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