The LASt Word: An AALAS Podcast
The LASt Word: An AALAS Podcast is our new audio learning experience. Join our host, Jennifer Smith, as she converses with some of the brightest minds in our organization.
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Episode 40 | 'Aquatic Advancements: Refining and Validating a Zebrafish Survival Blood Collection Technique' with Dr. Faazal Rehman, VMD (opens the original)
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Welcome to another episode of the LAst Word Podcast. Dr. Faazal Rehman, VMD, joins us today to discuss his recent JAALAS paper titled: 'Aquatic Advancements: Refining and Validating a Zebrafish Survival Blood Collection Technique'. Dr. Rehman is currently the Director and Attending Veterinarian in the Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine at Southern Illinois School of Medicine. Tuning in, you'll hear all about Dr. Rehman's incredible background, what inspired him to write this paper, his hypot
Episode 39 | Assessing Local Anesthetics in Octopus bimaculoides with Dr. Joanna Copio (opens the original)
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What does it take to study pain in an animal that cannot tell you how it feels? In this episode, Jennifer Smith welcomes Dr. Joanna Copio, a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Chicago, on the final day of her laboratory animal medicine residency. Dr. Copio discusses her JAALAS cover article examining local anesthetics in Octopus bimaculoides and shares how her research interest led her into the emerging field of cephalopod medicine. Dr. Copio explains why octopuses are becoming increasing
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