Sponsored by AQUANEERING
San Antonio Marriot RiverCenter
Monday February 20 - ZHA ANNUAL MEETING – 11:00 – 12:00
Monday, February 20, 2017
Attendees qualify for 10 CE Credits through AALAS –Please sign in on the Attendance Sheet
FISH DISEASES SESSION– Coordinated by Dr. Michael Kent/ Oregon State U
9:30 – 9:45 Transmissible Intestinal Tumors and Links to a Mycoplasma sp
Sophie Sichel/U Oregon
9:45 – 10:00 Mycobacteria Studies
Chris Whipps/SUNY ESF
10:00 – 10:15 Thyroid lesions and Iodine Deficiency
Katy Murray/ZIRC
10:15 – 10:30 Emerging and Opportunistic Pathogens of Zebrafish
Marcus Crim/IDEXX
11:00 – 12:00 <ZHA ANNUAL MEETING>
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch
2:00 – 2:45 INTRODUCTION Mark Francis/Aquaneering
ZHA UPDATE & Stewardship Award Dante D’India/ZHA President
ZIRC UPDATE Katy Murray/ZIRC
ZEBRAFISH HUSBANDRY TRAINING UPDATE Susan Farmer/U Alabama Birmingham
ZHA SESSION – Coordinated by ZHA
2:45 – 3:05 The Effect of Two Feeding Regimens on Juvenile Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Stephen Frederickson/NIH
3:05 – 3:25 Zebrafish Facility Management: The Benefits of Undergraduate Student Assistance
Tami V. Sanchez/UCSD
3:25 – 3:45 Spreadsheets Don’t Label Tanks and Track Stocks. What can a Zebrafish Data System Do For You?
Marc Gervais/DanioData
3:45 – 4:05 Protocol for Small-scale Production in Zebrafish Embryos Danio rerio for Toxicological Screening
Sonia Alvarado-Rica/Central U of Venezuela
4:05 – 4:25 The Importance of Establishing a Cryopreservation Program in The Laboratory
Meghan Aquirre/Cryogenetics
4:25 – 4:45 Implementation of a Zebrafish Health Program Contributes to Better Husbandry Practices: Case-Study
Ana Borges/ Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
Tuesday February 21, 2017
FISH DISEASES SESSION– Coordinated by Dr. Michael Kent/ Oregon State U
8:30 – 8:45 Transmission of Pseudoloma neurophilia in Zebrafish Danio rerio When Using a Mass Spawning Chamber
Samantha Peneyra/MSKCC
8:45 – 9:00 Effects of Cryopreservaton on Zebrafish Pathogens
Lauren Norris/Oregon State U
9:00 – 9:15 Mycobacteria in Zebrafish
Carolynn Chang/Oregon State U
9:15 – 9:30 M. chelonae and Impacts on Research Endpoints
Justin Sanders/Oregon State
9:30 – 9:45 Pseudoloma Prevalence Reduction in a Closed Colony of Endemically Infected Zebrafish
George Sanders/U Washington
9:45 – 10:00 Validation Study at Boston Children’s Hospital to Determine Optimal Health Monitoring Approach
Megan Finley/FishVet Group
10:00 – 10:30 BREAK
10:30 – 10:50 Pseudocapillaria and Effects on Microbiome
Michael Kent/Oregon State
GENERAL WORKSHOP SESSION – Coordinated by Aquaneering
10:50 – 11:10 From Generation to Generation: Culturing Zebrafish Under Continuous Illumination from Fertilization to Adulthood
MacKenzie Miller/Ohio State U
11:10 – 11:30 A New Protocol for Exploring the Potential Growth Rate of Zebrafish Larvae and Juveniles
Thomas Delomas/Ohio State U
11:30 – 12:00 Noise and Vibration as Possible Confounds for Research with Aquatic Species
Jeremy Turner/OtoScience Labs
12:00 – 12:20 IACUC Findings and Post Veterinarian Monitoring Improve Animal Health and Improve the Facility
Tannia Clark/NIH
12:30 – 1:30 LUNCH
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
1:30 – 2:45 The Evolution of the use of Mexican Cavefish in Research
Dr. Richard Borowsky/New York University
2:45 – 3:30 Research and Conservation: Mexican, Chinese and Texan Cavefish
Dante Fenolio/San Antonio Zoo
3:30 – 3:45 BREAK
3:45 – 4:05 AALAS has options for all sectors of the Zebrafish Husbandry Community
4:05– 4:30 LAMA and the Zebrafish Husbandry Community
Anne Murray/LAMA
4:45 – 6:30 TOWN HALL MEETING - NIH ORIP and Aquatic Husbandry Community Session
The Town Hall Meeting is sponsored by Aquaneering, FishVet Group, IDEXX, Skretting, and Zeigler
Insights concerning hematopoiesis and hematological disorders have been acquire in various model systems including mice and zebrafish. Further efforts to understand the physiological process of blood development and mechanisms underlying blood disorders including malignant transformation and progression will continue to rely on model organism research. Recent technological advances in animal models, especially the development of conditional site- and time-specific Cre-Lox gene targeting technology, allowed studying the function of genes which are relevant to normal hematopoiesis and development of hematological malignancies, but lethal when knocked out in embryonic cells. Moreover, the generation of multiple zebrafish models of human leukemia and zebrafish-based high-throughput drug screening promise to hasten the discovery of novel antileukemic therapeutics. These new technologies have led to novel and exciting findings, deepening our understanding of disease pathophysiology and treatment resistance as well as leading to novel therapeutic strategies. The purpose of this special issue is to publish research articles as well as reviews that report exciting novel findings relevant to normal and/or abnormal blood development and the genetic underpinnings critical to disease transformation/progression and treatment resistance, seeking to expand our understanding of disease mechanisms and help shape therapeutic strategies for improved outcomes in patients.
Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
- New animal models of hematopoiesis or hematological disorders established by various approaches (e.g., transgenesis, mutagenesis, and transplantation)
- Mechanisms related to understanding normal blood development
- Mechanisms related to understanding pathophysiology of hematological disorders, including leukemic transformation, maintenance, progression, and treatment resistance
- Novel drug screening methods and promising lead compounds
- Novel genetic screens
- Novel therapeutics discovery and/or new combination treatments
- Mechanisms of drug efficacy and resistance
- Oncogene and tumor suppressor studies
Authors can submit their manuscripts through the Manuscript Tracking System at
http://mts.hindawi.com/submit/journals/bmri/hematology/amhh/.
Lead Guest Editor
Hui Feng, Boston University, Boston, USA
Guest Editors
J. Kimble Frazer, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, USA
Hudan Liu, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
David L. Stachura, California State University, Chico, USA dstachura@csuchico.edu
Manuscript Due
Friday, 7 July 2017
First Round of Reviews
Friday, 29 September 2017
Publication Date
Friday, 24 November 2017
Chi-Bin Chien Award
The Chi-Bin Chien Award was established by the zebrafish research community and the International Zebrafish Society (IZFS) in memory of Dr. Chi-Bin Chien (1965–2011). Chi-Bin was Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy at the University of Utah and served the international zebrafish community in numerous ways, including his service as Director of the Zebrafish Neural Development and Genetics Course at the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory and as an organizer of the International Conference on Zebrafish Genetics and Development. The Award celebrates Chi-Bin’s enthusiasm and love for the discussion of scientific ideas and the good things that grow out of interactions and open discourse among scientists, his efforts to mentor and support the development of young scientists, and the collaborative and generous spirit with which he contributed to advance research with the zebrafish.
The award will be given to an outstanding graduate student, postdoctoral trainee, or recently appointed faculty member from any country who has made significant contributions to the field of zebrafish research and has exhibited the generosity and openness that characterized and motivated Chi-Bin. The 2017 awardee will be recognized at the 10th European Zebrafish Meeting in Budapest, Hungary, July 3-7, 2017.
Nominations
Nominations for the Chi-Bin Chien Award are to be submitted by the candidate’s PhD or post-doctoral mentor by emailwith the subject line “Chi-Bin Chien Award” by February 6, 2017 to mdezhbod@izfs.org. Submit the application in a single PDF file that includes:
A one-page statement from the nominee describing his/her research and its importance to the advancement of zebrafish research.
The nominee's C.V.
Letter of recommendation from the mentor.
Letter of recommendation from one additional scholar who is familiar with the research being described in the application.
Awardee Will Receive
A personalized award
Travel Award to cover: Registration, travel, accommodations, and other expenses to attend the 10th European Zebrafish Meeting (up to $1,500)
Recognition on the IZFS website
Donations
This award is funded by donations from members of the scientific community who wish to contribute in Chi-Bin's memory. Please make your contribution here. We thank you in advance for your support.
IZFS Awards Committee
Cecilia Moens, Chair
Division of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
Michael Granato
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania
David Grunwald
Department of Genetics, University of Utah
Graham Lieschke
Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Australia
Anming Meng
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Stephan Neuhauss
Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Lila Solnica-Krezel
Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, MO
George Streisinger Award
The International Zebrafish Society has established the George Streisinger Award for a senior investigator who has made outstanding and continued contributions to the advancement of the zebrafish field. George Streisinger (1927-1984) was the founding father of zebrafish research. Working at the University of Oregon in the 1970s and early 1980s, George Streisinger established a zebrafish research colony and developed the first methods for mutagenesis and mutant screening with the goal of studying the development of the nervous system through genetic analysis. George Streisinger’s enthusiasm for the zebrafish and its potential for understanding vertebrate development was infectious. After his untimely death in 1984, his work on this still-nascent model organism was continued and taken in new directions by colleagues at the University of Oregon and around the world. The George Streisinger Award recognizes a senior investigator who, like George himself, has done sustained and foundational work that has opened new possibilities within the zebrafish field that benefit all of our research today.
Contributions may be in the form of conceptual advances that have opened important new research directions and/or the development of tools or resources that have been transformative in enabling new research possibilities. The 2017 awardee will be recognized at the 10th European Zebrafish Meeting in Budapest, Hungary, July 3-7, 2017.
Nominations
Members of the zebrafish community are invited to submit nominations for the Streisinger Award. Nominations must be submitted by e-mail with the subject line “Streisinger Award” by February 6, 2017 to mdezhbod@izfs.org. Submit application in a single PDF file that includes:
1. A statement (up to one page) written by the nominator describing the key contributions of the nominee to the field. The statement must be co-signed by two or more members of the community who support the nomination.
2. A list of up to ten publications or links to online resources or databases that illustrate the central contributions of the nominee to the field.
Awardee Will Receive
• A personalized award
• Travel Awards to cover: Registration, travel, accommodations, and other expenses to attend the 10th European Zebrafish Meeting
• Recognition on izfs.org
IZFS Awards Committee
Cecilia Moens, Chair
Division of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
Michael Granato
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania
David Grunwald
Department of Genetics, University of Utah
Graham Lieschke
Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Australia
Anming Meng
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Stephan Neuhauss
Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Lila Solnica-Krezel
Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, MO
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We are pleased to announce that registration and abstract submission are now open for the 11th Structural Birth Defects Meeting. The meeting will be held April 3-5, 2017 at FASEB Beaumont Campus in Bethesda, Maryland. Please be advised that attendance is limited to 120 participants, with priority given to grantees funded by the NIH Birth Defects Initiative and will be closed once the attendance limit is reached. The deadline for both registration and abstract submission will be Friday, February 3, 2017 at 5 pm EST.
Registration and abstract submission will be managed through the Society for Developmental Biology website. If you are an NIH employee, please be advised that you must register online by selecting the appropriate NIH category and pay with an NIH approved credit card. NIH employees must also complete a separate online form to pay for meals with their personal credit card. Meals are included in the registration fee for all other attendees.
Please email sdb@sdbonline.org or call 301-634-7815 if you have any questions.