If it does, consider adding this session to your conference plan: What: SFN Animals in Research Panel. How to Effectively Communicate Your Animal Research: Elevator Speech, Social Media, and Best Practices. When & Where: Monday November 13. Noon-2pm. Room 103A Why? (as in, SFN is busy enough, why add a "non-new-science-discoveries-session" to your already packed … Continue reading 2017 SFN Attendees: Does your research depend on animal models?
Research Roundup: Human brain organoids, universal flu vaccine and more!
Welcome to this week’s Research Roundup. These Friday posts aim to inform our readers about the many stories that relate to animal research each week. Do you have an animal research story we should include in next week’s Research Roundup? You can send it to us via our Facebook page or through the contact form … Continue reading Research Roundup: Human brain organoids, universal flu vaccine and more!
Researchers Rally to Help Puerto Rico’s Monkey Island
A guest post by Lisa Howard of UCDavis explains the efforts by the National Primate Research Centers to help rebuild Cayo Santiago, better known as ‘Monkey Island’ rebuild after Hurricane Maria. Primate researchers are rallying to help Puerto Rico’s “Monkey Island,” Cayo Santiago, which took a direct hit from Hurricane Maria in September. About a … Continue reading Researchers Rally to Help Puerto Rico’s Monkey Island
Openness by the numbers: Ten universities conduct one third of all UK animal research
The ten British universities which conduct the most animal research have come together to proactively publicise their exact figures to the public and media. The press release by the ten institutions was coordinated by Understanding Animal Research. It is the second time that universities have come together to publicise their numbers. Of the 46 universities … Continue reading Openness by the numbers: Ten universities conduct one third of all UK animal research
Research Roundup: Fishy feelings, young blood and Alzheimer’s disease and more!
Welcome to this week’s Research Roundup. These Friday posts aim to inform our readers about the many stories that relate to animal research each week. Do you have an animal research story we should include in next week’s Research Roundup? You can send it to us via our Facebook page or through the contact form … Continue reading Research Roundup: Fishy feelings, young blood and Alzheimer’s disease and more!
Ireland produces 2016 statistics on animal research
Speaking of Research try to keep on top of the latest statistics coming from governments around the world. Ireland's 2016 statistics were recently released by the Health Products Regulatory Authority of Ireland (HPRA). Ireland carried out 226,934 procedures on animals in 2016, 1% less than in 2015. A procedure is defined as “any use of an animal for scientific or … Continue reading Ireland produces 2016 statistics on animal research
FASEB report makes recommendations for animal research regulations
On October 24, a group of professional scientific organizations released a set of groundbreaking recommendations entitled, “Reforming Animal Research Regulations: Workshop Recommendations to Reduce Regulatory Burden.” This report is the result of an April 17, 2017 workshop organized by the organizations: The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), the Association of American Medical … Continue reading FASEB report makes recommendations for animal research regulations
Of Mice and Mammaries, Part 4: From animal models to human therapies
In light of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Justin Varholick traces how mice have helped breast cancer research over the past century. Over the past month, in Parts 1, 2, and 3 of this series, he discussed how scientists began studying mammary tumors in mice and how they have advanced their study to better understand human … Continue reading Of Mice and Mammaries, Part 4: From animal models to human therapies
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