PROGRAM
for the 2026 Kellogg West Symposium
SCB AALAS is proud to host the Kellogg West Symposium! The Symposium will take place at the Kellogg West Conference Center at Cal Poly Pomona. Parking is free!
THIS PROGRAM 20-1375038 HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR 8.0 HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT IN JURISDICTIONS THAT RECOGNIZE RACE APPROVAL." A TOTAL OF 8.00 CE CREDITS BEING AVAILABLE TO ANY ONE VETERINARIAN: AND/OR 8.00 VETERINARY TECHNICIAN CE CREDITS. THIS RACE APPROVAL IS FOR THE SUBJECT MATTER CATEGORIES OF: MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL PROGRAMS USING THE DELIVERY METHOD OF SEMINAR/LECTURE. RACE Provider #50-28383
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Registration, Breakfast and Vendors
Welcome
“Venomous Reptiles in Biomedical Research: Husbandry and Health Considerations”
James McCabe, BA, SRS, LATg, CMAR
(Medical) 50 minutes = 1 RACE CEU
Tecniplast
“Endocrine Regulation of Early Ovarian Development in Salmonids: From Hormones to Hatchery Applications”
Kristy Forsgren, PhD
Professor of Biological Sciences, CSU Fullerton.
(Medical) 50 minutes = 1 RACE CEU
Innovive
Break and Vendors
“Prey Capture and Hunting Guidance Laws in the Laboratory Mouse”
Daniel Pollak, 6th year PhD student at Caltech in Neurobiology
(Medical) 50 minutes = 1 RACE CEU
Allentown
“From Paradise to Pasadena: The Hawaiian Bobtail Squid, Euprymna scolopes “
Randall E Scarborough, Operations Lab Manager and Aquaculture Specialist
McFall-Ngai and Ruby Labs, Division of Biosphere Sciences and Engineering: Carnegie Science, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering: Caltech
(Medical) 50 minutes = 1 RACE CEU
Vendor Commercial 4
Lunch and Vendors
“CSU Long Beach Recent Shark Behavioral Studies Within the Surrounding Beaches”
Christopher G. Lowe, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor, Dept of Biological Sciences, CSU Long Beach
(Medical) 50 minutes = 1 RACE CEU
“Refined Mouse Handling: Improving Welfare and Research Outcomes”
Ekaterina Perminov, DVM, DACLAM
University of California, Irvine
(Medical) 50 minutes = 1 RACE CEU
Break and Vendors
“Animal research fuels the next generation of bioinspired technologies”
E.W. Misty Paig-Tran, Ph.D.
Professor of Biological Sciences, CSU Fullerton.
(Non-Medical) 50 minutes = 1 RACE CEU
“Dopamine, Circadian Rhythms, and Feeding Behavior Studied in Lab Mice”
Andrew Steele, Ph.D.
Professor of Biological Sciences, Cal Poly Pomona.
(Medical) 50 minutes = 1 RACE CEU
Closing Remarks