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Dr Mark Coles (University of York), Dr Gary Mirams (University of Oxford) and Dr Caroline Brennan (Queen Mary University of London) entertained sell-out audiences, explaining their fascinating science to pub-goers across the UK.
Amidst the ever-changing landscape of scholarly communication, open access publishing has emerged as an attractive option for disseminating research findings further.
Dr Mark Prescott, Head of Research Management and Policy, gives the NC3Rs position on openness in animal research.
The book was coedited by Dr David Allen, from Integrated Laboratory Systems in North Carolina. Dr Allen has many years of experience in evaluating alternative toxicology methods.
Just as mice and rats are not humans, a mathematical model is not a human, but, like mice and rats, a model can be thought to be representative of human response to chemical exposure.
The aim of the CRACK IT Challenges open innovation platform – to connect scientists from different backgrounds in order to solve scientific and business problems with a 3Rs theme – closely aligns with our mission at Edinburgh BioQuarter, to stimulate
Professor Dr. Thomas Korff from the Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Heidelberg has recently been credited by the German Research Foundation (DGF) for his outstanding work in improving animal welfare in scientific research.
Dr Caroline Brennan, from Queen Mary University of London, tells the NC3Rs the top five reasons why zebrafish are her model of choice.
NC3Rs funded post-doctoral researcher Dr Maria Vinci, from The Institute of Cancer Research, London, tells us how she became interested in communicating her research to a wider audience and the impact this has had.
Infectious microbes are responsible for one in every three deaths worldwide, killing a staggering 14 million people each year.
Dr Daniel Adams speaks to the NC3Rs about how he drew on techniques from modern orthopaedics and dentistry to develop the refined recording chamber.
The expert panel judging entries to this year’s NC3Rs 3Rs Prize selected Dr Fejer’s work for commendation because of the positive step his research can make towards reducing animal use in the study of infection and immunity.
Using the new method, cells from one mouse could be used to test 1000 drug compounds to treat liver disease, and reduce animal use by up to 50,000.
A 50 per cent reduction in fish using the three-spined stickleback to test for harmful effects of chemicals. An endocrine disruptor is a term given to chemicals that, when absorbed into the body, either mimic or block hormones.
Using maths to reduce animal experiments