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USDA and Partners to Provide New Genetic Resources to Support Global Agricultural Development

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2012 –The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS), partnering with Bioversity International and the Global Crop Diversity Trust, has launched the Germplasm Resources Information Network-Global (GRIN-Global), a powerful but easy-to-use, Internet-based information management system…

PRIM&R Webinar: Using Policies and Guidances to Manage Your Animal Care and Use Program

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

A webinar entitled “Using Policies and Guidances to Manage Your Animal Care and Use Program”, will take place on Thursday, February 16, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM ET. Register here. Attendees will gain an in-depth understanding of guidances and policies, and…

NIH Alzheimer’s Research Funding Increase

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Roger Wood |

On Feb 7th, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced that in FY 2012, $50 million in current research support will be re-directed to focus on Alzheimer’s disease and that the President’s FY2013 budget request will include an additional…

FasterCures and NCATS Team Up to Offer Free Webinar

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

FasterCures, a nonprofit organization focused on improving medical research, will host a free webinar on Monday, February 27, 2012 starting at 1:00 PM EST. The webinar will feature top leaders from the new US National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences.…

GM mosquitoes: Procedure strictly complied with

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

This is a follow-up blog to “Release of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Delayed” Dr Lee Han Lim, Head, Medical Entomology Unit & WHO Collaborating Centre for Vectors, IMR, released a response to the recent public outcry regarding the planned release of genetically-modified mosquitoes into…

We can’t wait: Administration announces new steps to fight Alzheimer’s disease

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

The Obama Administration today announced new efforts to fight Alzheimer’s disease, including immediately making an additional $50 million available for cutting-edge Alzheimer’s research. In addition, the administration announced that its Fiscal Year 2013 budget will boost funding for Alzheimer’s research…

AUTM launches Global Technology Portal

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Jeffrey Waldin |

AUTM has officially released a new web portal, intended to facilitate partnership between corporations and research institutions. While several similar portals already exist, including the recently discussed initiative from the NIH to facilitate the licensing of non-parented research materials, the…

Surgical Knowledge Exchange Seminar: Animal theatres – Lets go global

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

The Laboratory Animal Veterinary Association (LAVA-United Kingdom) and the Veterinary Bioscience Institute (VBI-United States) are presenting a The Surgical Knowledge Exchange Seminar. The theme of the meeting is “refinement of animal surgical models” which will take place on March 7th, 2012 in…

NIH Launches New Public Information Site for Clinical Trials

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

NIH has just announced the creation of a new website to promote clinical trials to the public. The site, NIH Clinical Trials and You, will also provide free promotional materials and other resources for research programs.

Ongoing Concerns With Less-Than-Informed Consent

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Matthew Tanner |

The European Forum for Good Clinical Practice recently devoted an entire conference to the topic of informed consent. Attendees expressed concern that European research standards for informed consent are being undermined by the use of overly lengthy and complicated forms.…