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Training mouse pathologists: 15 years of workshops on the pathology of mouse models of human disease

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On 3-7 October 2016 the 15th annual workshop, Pathology of Mouse Models of Human Disease, was held at the High Seas Conference Center at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, ME. The objective of this workshop was to cover phenotyping mouse models of human disease from the pathologist's perspective and to provide veterinary and human pathologists and pathology residents an overview of the latest technologies ranging from creating mouse models with genetic engineering technologies to evaluating them at the molecular, physiological, and histopathological levels. The meeting discussed the use of mice for modelling human disease for understanding the causes and pathogenesis (mechanisms) of disease, developing therapies, and methods of prevention. Discussions included all disease classifications – genetic, infectious, immune mediated, degenerative, aging, cardiovascular, cancer, and many others, focusing on specific models developed by the faculty.

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Figure 1: Participants in the 2016, 15th annual Pathology of Mouse Models of Human Disease course outside the High Seas Conference Center in Bar Harbor, ME.

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The authors thank Erin McDevitt and Charles Wray, Courses and Meetings Department, The Jackson Laboratory, who provided critical logistical support to hold these workshops. This workshop series was supported directly or indirectly by grants from the National Institutes of Health (R13 OD010920; R01 CA089713, R01CA197160, R01CA182413), Midcareer Awards in Mouse Pathobiology (K26 RR000173 J.P.S.; K26 RR017595, A.Y.N.), NYSTEM (C028125 and C029155, A.Y.N.), and Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI).

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  1. The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME

    John P Sundberg

  2. Departments of Comparative Medicine and Pathology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

    Kelli Boyd

  3. Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette, IN

    Harm Hogenesch

  4. Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY

    Alexander Y Nikitin

  5. Departments of Comparative Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

    Piper M Treuting

  6. Global VetPathology, Montgomery Village, MD

    Jerrold M Ward

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Sundberg, J., Boyd, K., Hogenesch, H. et al. Training mouse pathologists: 15 years of workshops on the pathology of mouse models of human disease. Lab Anim 46, 204–206 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/laban.1256

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