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NC3Rs Annual 2013 3Rs Prize Awarded

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Matthew Tanner |

The NC3Rs annual 2013 3Rs Prize Awarded to Harvard researcher Dr. Ingber for his “lung on a chip” preclinical drug testing chip, designed to mimic normal lung function. The chip was designed to replace the need for an animal model…

Two policy documents released for public comment on Dual Use Research of Concern agents

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Matthew Tanner |

The government recentlty released two policy documents, regarding Dual Use agents, in response to a pair of articles detailing the increase in pathogenicity modification of H5N1 virus. The documents were announce in the Federal Register, one from the Office of…

2013 AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals published

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Matthew Tanner |

The AVMA has published a new set of “AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals”, 2013 edition, to replace the 2007 edition. The full document is available here (Note: large pdf file). From the executive summary: HISTORY OF THE PANEL ON…

Research Results! Read ’em Here!

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Roger Wood |

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on February 22, 2013, published a memorandum on public access to research results that for many folks has been too long coming. After much discussion, significant public outcry from scientists…

Continuing Resolution and Sequestration – Oh My!

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Roger Wood |

In a notice posted February 1st, NOT-OD-13-043, NIH noted that should sequestration take effect, they “likely will reduce the final FY 2013 funding levels of non-competing continuation grants” and went on to say that fewer competing awards will likely be…

Protections for Subjects in Human Subjects Research with Pesticides: Final Amendments to EPA’s 2006 Rule Strengthen Protections

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Matthew Tanner |

Final Amendments to EPA’s 2006 Rule Strengthen Protections On February 8, 2013, EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson signed amendments strengthening existing standards for human research involving pesticides submitted by third parties for consideration in EPA decision-making. The amendments apply to…

Notice of Change to Electronic Submission of Final Noncompliance Reports to the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Matthew Tanner |

From the NIH/OLAW: Federal Register: NOT-OD-05-034 This Notice is to inform Public Health Service (PHS) awardee institutions that the NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) is transitioning to electronic submission of final noncompliance reports instead of paper submissions by…

The Electronic Plague

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Eddie Johnson Jr. | 0 Comments

I was awakened very early last Saturday morning by a phone call from my cousin who I’ve seen twice in the last three decades. I instantly knew something was wrong because everyone knows that when the phone rings at…

New Ideas and Technology to Remake US Government

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Roger Wood | 0 Comments

In his second inaugural address on January 21st, 2013, President Obama said, “We must harness new ideas and technology to remake our government…” In this article, I’ll highlight a few examples of new ideas and technologies being implemented to transform…

Multi-Institutional Implementation Strategy

Posted on February 10, 2013 by admin | 0 Comments

For the past two months, I have been discussing a multi-institutional approach to a Research Administration project. We have reviewed the overall purpose of this strategy, as well as the challenges for implementation. In the final article on this topic,…