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Screenshot from the linked page, showing the paper "Lost in NAMs-lation: A review of animal-free science definitions" by Donna S. Macmillan, Phi Holcomb, and Kristie M. Sullivan. Published as a Benchmarks article in the journal ALTEX.
It’s giving… NAM‑biguity 🧪
#NonAnimalMethods?
#NewApproachMethodologies?
In this timely new paper, Donna Macmillan, Phi Holcomb, and Kristie Sullivan (ICCS & IIVS) take on the great vocabulary swirl of animal‑free science and call for some much-needed clarity.
www.altex.org/index.php/al...
Researchers at Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and Harvard University created an organ-on-a-chip that accurately predicts cancer patients’ response to chemotherapy, which could aid clinical decisions.
🔗 www.eara.eu/post/organ-c...
#research #newapproachmethodologies #NAM
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Latest from #ONTOX, #PrecisionTox & #RISK-HUNT3R (#ASPIScluster)— implementing #NewApproachMethodologies (#NAMs) to transform #chemical #riskassessment.
📍 Athens, 17–18 Sep 2025
👉 Right after #EUROTOX2025!
A major shift in #drug #evaluation & #biomedical #research: Science, ethics & policy align to move beyond #animaltesting. @fda.gov & #NIH push for #human-relevant #methods in drug #safety. NIH will stop ❌ funding animal-only models. www.youtube.com/live/vz1uF42...
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⏳ 3rd Roadmap to phase out ❌ animal testing for #chemical #safety #assessments. Streaming online! 🎬
#NewApproachMethodologies #development, #validation, #regulatory #uptake!
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The 2024 @ec.europa.eu #EURL #ECVAM #StatusReport highlights also the recent progress in implementing #NewApproachMethodologies (#NAMs) for #chemical #safety #assessment, driven by #H2020 projects #RISK-HUNT3R, PrecisionTox & #ONTOX of the #ASPIScluster.
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"Mitigating Animal Methods Bias in Grant Review. Tip #5. Engage in and promote open science practices."
"Engage in and promote open science practices like systemic reviews, data sharing, preregistration, and open access publishing. Confidence in NAMs and other nonanimal methods is still being established. Open science practices foster transparency, rigor, and reproducibility. Over time, this can help boost confidence in NAMs and may address the hesitancy of some reviewers to embrace animal-free methods."
💡 This week’s tips for mitigating #AnimalMethodsBias focus on how you can use #OpenScience practices to improve confidence in #NAMs and address the hesitancy of some reviewers to embrace animal-free methods. 🧪
#peerreview #peerreviewbias #nonanimalresearch #newapproachmethodologies
See our Author Guide for more details about framing your nonanimal studies: www.animalmethodsbias.org/author-guide...
#nonanimalresearch #newapproachmethodologies #biomedicalresearch 🧪
It also covers key COLAAB resources, like our tips on manuscript preparation and the NAM-friendly journal database in our Author Guide for Addressing Animal Methods Bias in Publishing. animalmethodsbias.org/author-guide
#newapproachmethodologies
How researchers can help mitigate animal methods bias in grant peer review
Researchers can: Raise awareness of animal methods bias within your institution and scientific community; Educate and train the scientific community in nonanimal research methods and their value in translational success
Researchers can: Seek funding from appropriate sources; Ensure funding opportunities have appropriate method specifications and reviewer expertise
Researchers can: Provide a robust justification for the use and suitability of the chosen methods to answer your specific research question and impact human health in proposals; Volunteer for reviewer positions and make yourself available to review staff
Are you a researcher using #nonanimalmethods? 🧪
Over the next two months, we will share our recommendations for researchers in greater detail to help you understand your role in addressing #animalmethodsbias in grant #peerreview.
#peerreviewbias #newapproachmethodologies #NAMs
In addition, evaluating expertise & resources as sufficient or not—as opposed to being a scored criterion—is intended to reduce reputational biases, which may intersect with methodological biases.
#nonanimalresearch #newapproachmethodologies #peerreviewbias #biomedicalresearch
Sharing our most recent publication & a #must #read about #handling #data from #NAMs and its importance for #NGRA 👉🏻 altex.org/index.php/al.... #openaccess
#FAIRprinciples #NextGenerationRiskAssessment #NewApproachMethodologies
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