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Appendix A US/Japan Meeting OCTOBER 23, 1998 AGENDA 9:00-9:30 A.M. William E. Colglazier, Executive Officer, Council of the National Academy of Sciences Shin-ichi Ota, Director of Science Information, Division of Science and International Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Education, Science, Sports, and Culture, Japan Judith L.Vaitukaitus, Director of National Center for Research Resources 9:30-10:30 A.M. The Need for Defined Rats and Mice in Biomedical Research, Problems / Issues / Current State of Affairs Japanese Speakers Tatsuji Nomura Kazunori Tamaoki US Speaker Robert O. Jacoby 10:30-10:45 A.M. Break 95
96 MICROBIAL AND PHENOTYPIC DEFINITION OF RATS AND MICE 10:45-12:00 NOON Definition of Microbiological Status of Rats and Mice / The Need for Methods of Defining Flora / International Standards for Terminology Japanese Speakers Toshio Itoh: Quality Testing Systems for SPF Animals in Japan and Problems in Management of Such Systems Kazuaki Mannen: Current status of Microbiological Quality of Laboratory Animals in University Animal Centers in Japan US Speakers Steven Weisbroth J. Russell Lindsey 12:00-1:00 P.M. Lunch 1:00-2:00 P.M. Genetic/Phenotypic Definition of Laboratory Mice and Rats / What Constitutes an Acceptable Genetic / Phenotypic Definition Japanese Speakers Hideki Katoh: Genetic Definition of Closed Colonies of Mice and Rats: Quality Control and Genetic Monitoring System Kazuo Moriwaki: Genetic Background and Phenotypes in Animal Models of Human Diseases US Speakers Philip Wood Muriel Davisson Joseph J. DeGeorge 2:00-3:30 P.M. CIEA / NCRR / NIH Genetic and Microbiological Monitoring of Mouse and Rat Resources: Directions for the Future Japanese Speaker Tatsuji Nomura US Speaker Neal B. West
APPENDIX A: U.S./JAPAN MEETING 97 3:30-5:00 P.M. Closing Comments / Summarization of Presentations Speakers Thomas J. Gill Steven Pakes Tatsuji Nomura 5:00 P.M. Reception 6:00 P.M. Dinner
