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ESLAV Newsletter – Jan. 2013 New ESLAV Board Member honored by AALAS Dr. Marilyn J. Brown receives the 2012 AALAS Griffin Award Dr. Marilyn J. Brown, Charles River Corporate Vice President, Global Animal Welfare and new member of the ESLAV Board, received the 2012 AALAS Charles A. Griffin Award during the Opening Session of the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science on November 4, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The Griffin Award is AALAS’ oldest and most prestigious accolade. The award is given annually in recognition of individuals who have demonstrated continuous ethical scientific and/or technological advancements in humane experimentation or improved animal care practices throughout their career. International Recognition of Laboratory Animal Technicians In 1999, AALAS’ Committee on Technician Awareness and Development created a national laboratory animal technician week to recognize laboratory animal technicians for their essential contributions as members of the research team. Because of its success, it was expanded in 2002 and renamed International Laboratory Animal Technician Week, allowing technicians from around the world to participate in the event. Since 2002, the International Council for Laboratory Animal Science (ICLAS) and AALAS have worked together to acknowledge technicians for their roles in the biomedical/biological research field around the world. Since that time, laboratory animal science organizations in Australia & New Zealand (ANZLAS), United States (AALAS), China (CALAS), Canada (CALAS-ACSAL), Brazil (COBEA), United Kingdom (IAT), Japan (JALAS) and India (LASA India) have held formal and informal events to recognize the contributions of laboratory animal technicians. In 2013, the theme for this International recognition event will be “Technicians, the building blocks of research.” Some examples of what various organizations have done to recognize technicians in previous years can be found at the following link: http://www.aalas.org/resources/2012techweek.aspx. BioConference Live Meeting - LAS Laboratory Animal Science – February 13-14th, 2013 The Veterinary Bioscience Institute and LabRoots, Inc. are thrilled to announce the two-day international Laboratory Animal Science (LAS) BioConference Live. This is the premier online-only conference focused on laboratory animal medicine. The theme of this conference is Animal Well being and Welfare Science with three tracks; housing, enrichment and pain/distress/pleasure. LAS BioConference Live will bring together scientists, veterinary technicians, veterinarians, technical support staff, IACUC administrators and support staff, as well as training and compliance personnel from around the world to learn about recent advances in the field of laboratory animal medicine. Never before has such a diverse group of experts been able to participate in one, groundbreaking conference. This conference offers an amazing opportunity as it is free to participants, and there will be no out-of-pocket expenses for travel. However, participants will still benefit from interacting with a global community of like-minded colleagues, without leaving the comfort of their office or home. Don’t forget to register: http://vshow.on24.com/vshow/BCL2013LAS/registration/2728 2 www.eslav.org
ESLAV Newsletter – Jan. 2013 Speaking up on the Important Role Animals Play in Biomedical Research As animal rights and extremist groups continue to provide inaccurate information to the public and legislative bodies, it is important that someone stand up and tell the public what is true. It is the opinion of the public that greatly influences legislative bodies who in turn make laws that impact how and if the biomedical research community can continue to do research that lead to innovative methods of improving the lives of millions of people and animals around the world. The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) has initiated a public campaign to create transparency and inform the public on Animal Testing Perspectives. One component of this initiative was the creation of a website/blog to facilitate dialogue with the public on the topic of animal use. A communications agency, ZN, will use various tactics (Twitter activation, Google advertisement, ATP newsletter) to drive traffic to the page and get as much engagement with the public as possible. You can log onto the website through the following link: http://animaltestingperspectives.org/animal-research-studies-in-plain-words/. Another site that also provides background on the positive contributions of the use of animals in research can be found at the following link: http://www.animalresearchforlife.eu/. EFPIA also invites you to share your opinions and join the debate on Twitter using the #EUanimalstudies hashtag and to disseminate the information to external contacts who might be interested. William Talman, MD, Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at the University of Iowa has also written a very clear article directed at a very large segment of the public on the importance of animals as biomedical research models. His article is public accessible in a blog post in the Huffington Post. Take a look at it through the following link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-t-talman-md/animal-testing-medicine_b_2250283.html Polls conducted in Italy earlier this year revealed that only about 37% of the Italian public supported the use of animals in research. The results of a more recent poll conducted in UK showed that there has also been a slight reduction in public support of use of animals in research in that country as well. (http://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/) An alliance of professional organizations have taken a stance and issued a document to increase transparency and improve communication with the public about the importance of animal research. You can review this document through the following link: http://www/understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/assets/documen/78573611-F 6D3-F6D0- 3D555C4B15E8AFAD/declaration-on-openn.pdf. After visiting these websites and reading the posted comments, if you feel inspired to take a more active role in speaking up about animal research, consider attending RedLab 13, a two-day communication and media training workshop that will be given by Foundation for Biomedical Research May 14-15, 2013 at the Gaylord Convention Center & National Harbor near Washington, D.C., USA. This total immersion experience promises to change the way you communicate for the rest of your career! Due to the team interactions that will be involved, there will be only 200 spaces available for this workshop. If this fits into your new year resolutions for 2013, register right away! The workshop agenda and registration information can be found at: http://www.fbresearch.org/uploadedFiles/FbResearch/Content/Media_Center/RedLab/FBR%20RedLab13%20brochure.pdf 3 www.eslav.org
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