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@ARTICLE{Kller:302043,
      author       = {V. Küller$^*$ and J. Schenkel$^*$},
      title        = {{L}ong-{T}erm {E}xperiences of {B}asic {E}ducation in
                      {L}aboratory {A}nimal {S}cience.},
      journal      = {Animals / Molecular Diversity Preservation International,
                      MDPI},
      volume       = {15},
      number       = {11},
      issn         = {2076-2615},
      address      = {Basel},
      publisher    = {MDPI},
      reportid     = {DKFZ-2025-01234},
      pages        = {1541},
      year         = {2025},
      note         = {#EA:W430#EA:W410#LA:W430#LA:W410#},
      abstract     = {Adequate education in laboratory animal science and
                      subsequently the attendance of relevant courses are
                      mandatory prerequisites for animal experimentation. The
                      course content for different stakeholders is stipulated by
                      European and national regulations. If all of this content is
                      covered, accreditation by competent bodies is possible and
                      recommended. Here, we present our experiences with an
                      EU-Function A/C/D accredited course (practical training with
                      mice and rats) and an introductory seminar for undergraduate
                      students, which have been running for more than ten years.
                      All courses were organized in-house and were very relevant
                      to the students and their needs but were also very labor
                      intensive. The courses were systematically (and
                      retrospectively) evaluated, showing a high degree of
                      satisfaction and a great acquisition of knowledge, and the
                      organizer was able to re-adjust the courses as needed over
                      the years. Tests demonstrated the students' progress and
                      highlighted some parts of the lessons that were difficult to
                      convey, such as those on legal regulations, housing and
                      feeding, transport, GM animals, breeding, and the
                      classification of severity. Dummies were proven to be very
                      helpful at the beginning of the training but could not fully
                      replace training with live animals. On-site lectures were
                      favored over online sources, which were needed due to the
                      pandemic. High standards in education are mandatory, and the
                      accreditation process allows for the transferal of
                      certificates to other institutions.},
      keywords     = {3Rs (Other) / EU Directive 2010/63 (Other) / EU Function
                      A/C/D (Other) / FELASA (Other) / GV-SOLAS (Other) /
                      Miller’s pyramid (Other) / basic LAS training (Other) /
                      dummies (Other) / evaluation (Other) / surplus animals
                      (Other)},
      cin          = {W430 / W410},
      ddc          = {590},
      cid          = {I:(DE-He78)W430-20160331 / I:(DE-He78)W410-20160331},
      pnm          = {311 - Zellbiologie und Tumorbiologie (POF4-311)},
      pid          = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-311},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
      pubmed       = {pmid:40509009},
      pmc          = {pmc:PMC12153543},
      doi          = {10.3390/ani15111541},
      url          = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/302043},
}