Courses and education on zebrafish

The zebrafish core facility provides practical training for researchers and husbandry personnel.

For inquiries regarding course content or availability, please contact zebrafish-office@km.ki.se

The following courses are currently offered:

Advanced zebrafish husbandry course

This annual course is organized in collaboration with the Bodö zebrafish facility and is intended for personnel, researchers, and veterinarians working with zebrafish. The program includes lectures and intensive hands‑on training on general zebrafish husbandry, zebrafish breeding, zebrafish nursery, surgical techniques, aquatic technique, biosafety, culturing of rotifers and much more.

The course is held each year during week 46 at the KI Zebrafish Core Facility. This year's course is held on November 9-11 at Karolinska Institutet. Please find more information about the course here and register here.

New course 2026: Responsible aquatic animal research

The Zebrafish Core Facility at Karolinska Institutet, in collaboration with Responsible Research, invites you to the Responsible aquatic animal research: Critical, challenging and creative thinking course. The course will be held on November 12-13 at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

Please find more information about the course here and register here.

Laboratory animal science course – Zebrafish (EU Module “Function A”)

This course, covering both theoretical and practical components, is required for conducting scientific procedures involving zebrafish aged five days or older. To register, please contact las-edu@km.ki.se