| OUR HISTORY In 1966, a group of dedicated individuals from the Salk Institute, UCSD and Scripps formed the San Diego branch of AALAS. Wesley Hendricks of UCSD was the first branch president. The SDAALAS Branch was instrumental in initiating a training program for animal technicians at San Diego City College. At this time the Animal Technician Certification Program, established in 1961, was developed, administered, and graded by branches of AALAS. Some of our existing members were involved in this testing which gradually became a central AALAS office function. San Diego hosts its first District 8 meeting in 1975, the venue being Vacation Village on Mission Bay. This was followed in 1986 when the venue for the second District 8 meeting was the Holiday INN Embarcadero. The 2007 District 8 meeting was at the Scottish Rite Center. In May 2022 District 8 meeting was at the Liberty Station Conference Center. All of our District 8 meetings have been hugely successful and well attended events attracting technicians throughout the district. |
OUR GOAL The American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) is a membership association of professionals employed across the country in academia, government, and private industry who are dedicated to the humane care and treatment of laboratory animals, as well as the quality research that leads to scientific gains that benefit people and animals. AALAS provides educational materials to laboratory animal care professionals and researchers, administers certification programs for laboratory animal technicians and managers, publishes scholarly journals, supports laboratory animal science researcher, and serves as the premier forum for the exchange of information and expertise in the care and use of laboratory animals. |
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