Did you Receive the Online Voting Test Email?

On May 11-12, Survey & Ballot Systems (SBS) sent test emails to all national members whose memberships were current at the time the election reports were pulled. If you provided AALAS with a valid email address but did not receive the test message, check your junk mail and deleted items folders, and make sure that the following information is added to your email safe senders list.

From: AALAS Election Coordinator (AALASvote@directvote.net)
Subject: AALAS 2010 National Election login information below.

The election will open the first week of June and remain open for 30 days. Don’t miss your opportunity to vote for a Vice President-Elect candidate and, if positions are open within your district, a trustee and/or alternate trustee who will represent you for the next three years.

Eligible members who did not provide a valid email address will receive a paper ballot that must be returned to the election company no later than June 30. Alternatively, voters may use credentials provided on the paper ballot to cast their votes online. Only one ballot per eligible member will be counted (online or paper).

Online Buyers Guide Provides 3 Tools for Search Efforts

AALAS' online buyer's guide provides three tools to assist with your search efforts:

1. The Desktop Search Tool is a small "widget" that you download and install on your computer. It provides a floating search-engine window from which you can type in keywords.
2. The Firefox Search Plugin adds a search-engine plugin to your Firefox browser.
3. The RFI Tool lets you send one request for information to multiple companies.
   

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Ensure Your Email System Accepts Online Voting Link

Don’t miss your chance to vote online in the 2010 AALAS election. All members, whose memberships are current at the time the election reports are pulled, will receive an email from the AALAS election company containing instructions and information to vote online. To ensure receipt of the email(s), please add the following information to your email safe senders list:

From: AALAS Election Coordinator mailto:AALASvote@directvote.net

Subject: AALAS 2010 National Election login information below.

April Issue of Comparative Medicine Now Online

The April issue of Comparative Medicine is now available online.

Knockdown of Bicaudal C in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Causes Cystic Kidneys: A Nonmammalian Model of Polycystic Kidney Disease

pp. 96-106(11)

Authors: Bouvrette, Denise J.; Sittaramane, Vinoth; Heidel, Jerry R.; Chandrasekhar, Anand; Bryda, Elizabeth C.

Echocardiographic Assessment of Cardiac Morphology and Function in Xenopus

pp. 107-113(7)

Authors: Bartlett, Heather L.; Escalera, Robert B.; Patel, Sonali S.; Wedemeyer, Elesa W.; Volk, Kenneth A.; Lohr, Jamie L.; Reinking, Benjamin E.

Pathogenicity of Aeromonas hydrophila, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Proteus mirabilis to Brown Tree Frogs (Litoria ewingii)

pp. 114-117(4)

Authors: Schadich, Ermin; Cole, Anthony L.J.

The t(14,15) in Mouse Strain CBA/CaH-T(14;15)6Ca/J Causes a Break in the ADAMTS12 Gene

pp. 118-122(5)

Authors: Acar-Perk, Bengi; Bräutigam, Karen; Grunewald, Regina; Schmutzler, Andreas; Schem, Christian; Arnold, Norbert K.; Jonat, Walter; Weimer, Jörg

Experimental Infection of Mice with Hamster Parvovirus: Evidence for Interspecies Transmission of Mouse Parvovirus 3

pp. 123-129(7)

Authors: Christie, Rachel D.; Marcus, Emily C.; Wagner, April M.; Besselsen, David G.

Guinea Pig Adenovirus Infection Does Not Inhibit Cochlear Transfection with Human Adenoviral Vectors in a Model of Hearing Loss

pp. 130-135(6)

Authors: Hankenson, F Claire; Wathen, Asheley B.; Eaton, Kathryn A.; Miyazawa, Toru; Swiderski, Donald L.; Raphael, Yehoash

Expression Profiles of miRNA-122 and Its Target CAT1 in Minipigs (Sus scrofa) Fed a High-Cholesterol Diet

pp. 136-141(6)

Authors: Cirera, Susanna; Birck, Malene; Busk, Peter K.; Fredholm, Merete

Light Microscopic, Electron Microscopic, and Immunohistochemical Comparison of Bama Minipig (Sus scrofa domestica) and Human Skin

pp. 142-148(7)

Authors: Liu, Yu; Chen, Jun-Ying; Shang, Hai-Tao; Liu, Chang-e; Wang, Yong; Niu, Rong; Wu, Jun; Wei, Hong

Hypocitraturia in Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): Assessing a Potential Risk Factor for Urate Nephrolithiasis

pp. 149-153(5)

Authors: Venn-Watson, Stephanie K.; Townsend, Forrest I.; Daniels, Risa L.; Sweeney, Jay C.; McBain, Jim W.; Klatsky, Leigh J.; Hicks, Christie L.; Staggs, Lydia A.; Rowles, Teri K.; Schwacke, Lori H.; Wells, Randall S.; Smith, Cynthia R.

Use of Biomarkers of Collagen Types I and III Fibrosis Metabolism to Detect Cardiovascular and Renal Disease in Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

pp. 154-158(5)

Authors: Ely, John J.; Bishop, Micah A.; Lammey, Michael L.; Sleeper, Meg M.; Steiner, Jörg M.; Lee, D Rick

March Issue of JAALAS Now Available

The March issue of JAALAS is now available online.

The Response of C57BL/6J and BALB/cJ Mice to Increased Housing Density

pp. 136-137(2)

Foltz, Charmaine; DeLong, David

Response to Drs Foltz and DeLong's Letter to the Editor:

pp. 136-137(2)

Nicholson, Anthony; Malcolm, Rachel D.; Touma, Chadi; Palme, Rupert; Wiles, Michael V.

Diversity in Laboratory Animal Science: Issues and Initiatives

pp. 138-146(9)

Alworth, Leanne; Ardayfio, Krystal L.; Blickman, Andrew; Greenhill, Lisa; Hill, William; Sharp, Patrick; Talmage, Roberta; Plaut, Victoria C.; Goren, Matt

Moving Research to Patient Applications through Commercialization: Understanding and Evaluating the Role of Intellectual Property

pp. 147-154(8)

Patino, Robert M.

Use of a Body Condition Score Technique to Assess Health Status in a Rat Model of Polycystic Kidney Disease

pp. 155-159(5)

Hickman, Debra L.; Swan, Melissa

Lactate and Adenosine Triphosphate in the Extender Enhance the Cryosurvival of Rat Epididymal Sperm

pp. 160-166(7)

Yamashiro, Hideaki; Toyomizu, Masaaki; Kikusato, Motoi; Toyama, Natsuki; Sugimura, Satoshi; Hoshino, Yumi; Abe, Hiroyuki; Moisyadi, Stefan; Sato, Eimei

Extracellular ATP and Dibutyryl cAMP Enhance the Freezability of Rat Epididymal Sperm

pp. 167-172(6)

Yamashiro, Hideaki; Toyomizu, Masaaki; Toyama, Natsuki; Aono, Nobuya; Sakurai, Masahiro; Hiradate, Yuuki; Yokoo, Masaki; Moisyadi, Stefan; Sato, Eimei

Management and Care of African Dormice (Graphiurus kelleni)

pp. 173-176(4)

Authors: Kastenmayer, Robin J.; Moak, Hannah B.; Jeffress, Erin J.; Elkins, William R.

Disparities in Ammonia, Temperature, Humidity, and Airborne Particulate Matter between the Micro-and Macroenvironments of Mice in Individually Ventilated Caging

pp. 177-183(7)

Rosenbaum, Matthew D.; VandeWoude, Susan; Volckens, John; Johnson, Thomase

Endotoxin, Coliform, and Dust Levels in Various Types of Rodent Bedding

pp. 184-189(6)

Whiteside, Tanya E.; Thigpen, Julius E.; Kissling, Grace E.; Grant, Mary G.; Forsythe, Diane

Efficacy and Limitations of an ATP-Based Monitoring System

pp. 190-195(6)

Turner, Danielle E.; Daugherity, Erin K.; Altier, Craig; Maurer, Kirk J.

Predictors of Matrilineal Overthrows in Large Captive Breeding Groups of Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)

pp. 196-201(6)

Oates-O'Brien, Rhonda Sue; Farver, Thomas Buseck; Anderson-Vicino, Kristen Caron; McCowan, Brenda; Lerche, Nicholas William

Clinical Biochemistry Parameters in C57BL/6J Mice after Blood Collection from the Submandibular Vein and Retroorbital Plexus

pp. 202-206(5)

Fernández, Itziar; Peña, Arantza; Del Teso, Nahia; Pérez, Virginia; Rodríguez-Cuesta, Juan

Chronic, Constant-Rate, Gastric Drug Infusion in Nontethered Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)

pp. 207-214(8)

Strait, Karen R.; Orkin, Jack L.; Anderson, Daniel C.; Muly, E Chris

Diagnosis of Aeromonas hydrophila, Mycobacterium species, and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in an African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis)

pp. 215-220(6)

Hill, William A.; Newman, Shelley J.; Craig, Linden; Carter, Christopher; Czarra, Jane; Brown, J Paige

A Naturally Occurring Outbreak of Tuberculosis in a Group of Imported Cynomolgus Monkeys (Macaca fascicularis)

pp. 221-225(5)

Panarella, Matthew L.; Bimes, Randy S.

Uterine Leiomyoma in a Guyanese Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus sciureus)

pp. 226-230(5)

Long, C Tyler; Luong, Richard H.; McKeon, Gabriel P.; Albertelli, Megan

AALAS at Vet Tech Fair

AALAS Board member Dee Drye, Executive Director Dr. Ann Turner and her husband Darrel at the Vet Tech Fair held in conjunction with the Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas, Feb 14-18.

April 5 Deadline for Nominating Petitions

April 5 is the deadline to submit nominating petitions to run for open trustee and alternate trustee positions in the 2010 election. Candidates must meet the eligibility criteria and submit nominating petitions with at least 25 signatures of current AALAS national members from within their district. Terms commence at the close of the 2010 AALAS National Meeting in Atlanta.

Open positions for 2011-2013 terms are:

• District 1 Trustee and Alternate Trustee
• District 3 Trustee
• District 5 Trustee
• District 6 Trustee
• District 7 Trustee
• District 8 Trustee and Alternate Trustee

Requirements for eligibility:

• AALAS national membership in good standing for the past five consecutive years.
• Have served in branch leadership and/or on a district, regional or national committee during the past five years.
• Make a three-year commitment to leadership.
• Reside in district of representation.

Send petitions to Amy Sauls at amy.sauls@aalas.org, (fax) 901-334-5150 or mail to 9190 Crestwyn Hills Drive, Memphis, TN 38125.