New Product:
Wireless Low Profile Running Wheel for Mouse |
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Med Associates is excited to add this wireless wheel to our line of activity wheels. This low profile wheel fits into a mouse home cage for continual use. The hub supports a maximum of forty wheels, and data is acquired in a software program, sold separately. A total of 320 wheels can be run simultaneously from four hubs and two computers. In our lab testing of this system, a distance of fifty feet between wheels and hub has worked successfully. An optional environmental sensor collects data on temperature, relative humidity, and light levels while recording wheel usage. This wheel is ideal for circadian rhythm studies, while providing enrichment for the mouse. Cleaning of it is easy, the durable plastic wheel and stand can be put in a cage washer, and the transmitter wiped with sanitation cloths. •
Catamount Research and Development Purchases Assets of Living Systems Instrumentation |
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www.livingsys.com
The Zurn and Herrera Family Company, Catamount Research and Development, has recently purchased the assets of another local physiological company, Living Systems Instrumentation, located in Burlington, Vermont. The company was founded and managed by University of Vermont Professor Emeritus Dr. William Halpern, who was a friend of Catamount R&D’s president, Dr. Gerry Herrera. Dr. Halpern passed away from cancer this past summer, but his innovative cardiovascular physiological equipment will continue to be manufactured and sold under the same company name. His passing is a great loss to the scientific community. •
Med Associates Exhibits at Society for Neuroscience in our Capital
Washington, DC • November 2008
Brendan Hare and Gerry Herrera presented our most recent research, “Examining Parametric Requirements for Induction of Learned Helplessness in Rats” at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting.
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Med Associates had an extensive exhibit at the recent Society for Neuroscience annual meeting held in Washington, DC this past November. On display were several of our new products including the On-Demand (Atlantis) platform used in the water maze and the wireless running wheel for mouse home cage. The day before the meeting began, Med Associates held a training course, “An Introduction to Behavioral Research Protocol Programming: Getting Started with MED-PC®” that was part of our on-going Short Courses in Neuroscience series. The course was taught by Dr. Gerry Herrera and was well attended. In addition to our booths, we had a poster titled, “Examining Parametric Requirements for Induction of Learned Helplessness in Rats” that was featured in the Fear and Anxiety session. This was a great meeting and it was a pleasure to meet many of our customers and share our new products. • |
Med Associates Exhibits at 2008 Annual Meeting for
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
Indianapolis, IN • November 2008
This was our first year exhibiting at AALAS. We featured
our new wireless mouse running wheels. In addition, we displayed a poster in the scientific session titled “Injection variability observed with syringe pumps— injection duration, but not syringe construction, is a significant factor.” In this project we examined how the type of syringe used (polypropylene, polycarbonate, or glass) and the syringe pump motor speed can impact injection-to-injection variability. This problem, inherent to the
design of lead screw-driven syringe pumps, is an important consideration to bear in mind when designing infusion protocols, especially where injection durations of one second or less are desired. We plan to submit our results for peer-review publication later this year. •
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The Med Associates Sales team exhibited
at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting held this past November at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center
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