How to study behavior in vertebrates with focus on fish and rodents (hybrid course), 1,5 hp
| Course number | 20 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Methodcourse |
| Track | Neuroscience, |
| Max participants | 25 |
| Application deadline | 2023-01-08 |
| Language | En |
| Course leader | Åsa Konradsson Geuken, Stina Lundberg |
| Department | Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences |
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| Dates | Week 5 (January 30th to February 3rd 2023) |
| Location | Hybrid course; BMC and zoom |
| Course length | One week |
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Description
The course is focused on behavioral studies and gives an introduction to behavioral studies in animals, the use of laboratory animals including rodents and fish, and common and novel methodological applications.
The course will be held in a hybrid format so participation can be both on site at BMC or online on zoom.
Learning outcomes
Contents
The course is divided into four themes:
Theme 1: Introduction to ethology, how to measure and interpret behavior in animals, factors that can influence results in behavioral studies
Theme 2: Fish behavior, behavioral tests in fish, zebrafish larvae and adults, other species (e.g. sticklebacks, salmonids), inter-specific differences in behavior
Theme 3: Mouse genetics, behavioral testing in mice, behavior and neuroscience, considerations for genetic and optogenetic testing, methods for introducing rat as a genetic model organism
Theme 4: Multivariate behavioral tests for behavioral profiling of rat, mouse and zebrafish including multivariate data analysis procedures
Instructions
We welcome students from a broad background in preclinical or clinical behavioral studies with an interest in behavioral neuroscience.
Examination
Examination; a computer based examination and scientific discussions related to the student’s own projects
Literature
Teaching staff
Associate Professor Åsa Konradsson-Geuken, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Biosciences
Dr. Stina Lundberg, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Biosciences & Dept. of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology
Professor Erika Roman, Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences & Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry at SLU
Professor Klas Kullander, Dept. of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology
Professor Svante Winberg, Dept. of Medicinal Cellbiology
More information
Uppsala University Behavioral Facility; uubf@farmbio.uu.se