By enhancing the quality of management and care of laboratory animals throughout the world, LAMA's mission is to advance the laboratory animal management profession through education, knowledge exchange and professional development. LAMA's international membership has grown to over 600 individual members with more than 60 institutional memberships representing more than eight countries.
LAMA meets twice yearly.
The Mid-Year Forum is a day and a half event which may include seminars, workshops, and possibly a tour of local facilities or manufacturing plants, usually held in the spring at various locations. The LAMA Review is the official journal of management information published quarterly and LAMA Lines is the association's newsletter published six times a year. The American Association for Laboratory Animal Science is a professional, nonprofit association concerned with the production, care, and study of animals used in biomedical research. Established in 1950, this organization of more than 8,900 members provides a medium for the exchange of scientific information on all phases of laboratory animal care and use through its educational activities, publications, and certification program. OPRR sponsors workshops on implementing the PHS Policy.