FK UII FOLLOW ADVANCED RESEARCH TRAINING IN ANIMALS BSL-3

 

Kaliurang (UII News-9/10) – Two staff members from the Faculty of Medicine Universitas Islam Indonesia namely Dr. dr. Farida Juliantina Rachmawaty, M. Kes and dr. Zainuri Sabta Nugraha, M.Sc. and a laboratory technician Angkit Daru Prihatmoko, Amd.AK, followed Advanced Research Training In Animal BSL-3 (Biosafety level 3).

 

This was conveyed by Dr.dr. Farida Juliantina Rachmawaty, M.Kes in her report after participating in the activities carried out at Avian Influenza Research Center (IARC) and Building Animal BSL-3 Campus C Airlangga University, Jl. Mulyorejo Surabaya, 7-9 October 2015 / 24-26 Dzulhijah 1436 H.

 

According to doctor Farida, this is the first time this activity has been carried out at the institution. Participants in this training consisted of lecturers, researchers and laboratory technicians from educational institutions, companies and services.

 

"Participants are trained to be able to work safely in ABSL-3, as an illustration, researchers who enter or will conduct research must wear special clothing that is covered from head to toe and is disposable (disposable),” he said.

 

The Head of the UII FK Research Laboratory further said that the participants received material regarding Ethics in Animal Experimentation, Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), Biosafety and Laboratory Acquired Infections (LAI), Risk Assessment for Biological Safety and Security in the Laboratory (Risk Assessment for Biorisk in the Lab), SOP for Experimental Animal Practice.

 

When participating in this activity, training participants are shown ways to safely treat experimental animals (mice, rats, chickens, ferrets and monkeys) at Animal BSL-3, so that participants are expected to be able to conduct research with experimental animals correctly at ABSL-3 facilities and got a certificate to be able to work in ABSL-3.

 

"By sending participants for this training, it is hoped that in the future the Faculty of Medicine will Universitas Islam Indonesia has its own ABSL-3 which brings benefits to the people,” said the impression, message and hope of Dr.dr. Farida Juliantina Rachmawaty, M.Kes. Wibowo/Tri