This Guest Post is by Stuart Peirson, Associate Professor in the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology and chair of the 3Rs sub-committee at The University of Oxford. This article was originally posted on the website of the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement & Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) and is reprinted with full permission. … Continue reading Implementing the 3Rs at the University of Oxford
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Chimpanzee Retirement: Facts, Myths, and Motivation
How often have you heard the claim that chimpanzees who have moved to a sanctuary have felt "dirt and grass under their feet, sunshine on their faces" for the first time in their entire lives because they have come from laboratories where they have only known barren, concrete environments? You may hear it pretty often … Continue reading Chimpanzee Retirement: Facts, Myths, and Motivation
Students in Rome to rally for Prof Caminiti and future of science in Italy
Tomorrow students at the Sapienza University of Rome - Italy's largest University - will join their Professors and members of the campaign group Pro-Test Italia outside the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology to show solidarity with Professor Roberto Caminiti, a leading neurophysiologist whose work is being attacked by animal rights extremists. As with many recent … Continue reading Students in Rome to rally for Prof Caminiti and future of science in Italy
American Society of Primatologists’ statement of support for NIH primate research
The nation's largest primatological scientific society, the American Society of Primalogists (ASP), has posted a strong statement sent January 21 in support for the scientist and research under attack by PETA. The statement can be found on ASP's website: https://www.asp.org/index.cfm In its entirety, the letter reads: "Members of the Board of Directors of the American … Continue reading American Society of Primatologists’ statement of support for NIH primate research
Supporting science: NIH answers PETA
The National Institutes of Health released a statement Monday in support of a well-respected and long-standing primate research program within the NIH intramural program that has been the subject of an ongoing PETA campaign. The focus of the research program, under the direction of Dr. Stephen J. Suomi, is on: “examining the behavioral and biological … Continue reading Supporting science: NIH answers PETA
American Psychological Association supports NIH primate researcher Stephen J. Suomi
Research conducted within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intramural program has been the focus of a PETA campaign over the past several months. Elements of the campaign mirror tactics PETA has used elsewhere to generate media coverage, fundraising, and emails or phone calls to the NIH. The campaign recently reached beyond newspaper, bus, and … Continue reading American Psychological Association supports NIH primate researcher Stephen J. Suomi
70 year old professor retires and closes lab, PETA claims victory
The retirement of a highly respected senior neuroscientist at the center of a sustained recent publicity campaign by an animal rights group generated a victory claim on Friday when PETA realized that their target had retired. The retirement came after a productive and award-winning 40 year research and teaching career. University of Wisconsin-Madison neuroscience Professor … Continue reading 70 year old professor retires and closes lab, PETA claims victory
Primate research and twenty years of stem cell firsts
This guest post is by Jordana Lenon, B.S., B.A., Senior Editor, Wisconsin National Primate Research Center and University of Wisconsin-Madison Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center. The research will also be featured this evening in a public talk at UW-Madison's Wednesday Nite at the Lab. WN@tL: “Twenty Years of Stem Cell Milestones at the UW.” Details … Continue reading Primate research and twenty years of stem cell firsts
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