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The following videos are selected presentations focusing on practical solutions and success stories using 3Rs (replacement, reduction, and refinement of animal use) methods and technologies. Topics include minibrain organoids, grimace scales, PRIMatE data exchange, using pets in research, rodent and pig handling, and PREPARE guidelines among other topics. The 2020 Symposium on Practical Solutions and Success Stories playlist can be viewed on YouTube or as individual videos below.
The 2020 Symposium was held virtually and co-hosted by:
- USDA, NAL, Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC)
- NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
- Johns Hopkins Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology
- Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT)
Organizer’s Welcome
Speakers: Kristina Adams, USDA, AWIC; Patricia Brown, NIH, OLAW; Kathrin Herrmann, Johns Hopkins CAAT; and Eric Hutchinson, Johns Hopkins Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology
Beyond Zoonoses: The Crucial Connection Between Humans, Animal And Non-Communicable Diseases
Speaker: Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, University of California, Los Angeles
Minibrain Organoids
Speaker: Helena Hogberg, Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
Grimace Scale Panel
Speakers: Anne Burrows, Duquesne University and Dale Langford, University of Washington
Grimace Scale Panel - Part 2
Speakers: Anne Burrows, Duquesne University and Dale Langford, University of Washington
The Center for Open Science: Openness, Integrity, and Reproducibility of Research
Speaker: Cynthia (Cyndy) Parr, USDA National Agricultural Library
The PRIMatE Data Exchange: An Open Science Resource for Non-human Primate Imaging
Speaker: Michael Milham, Child Mind Institute
Innovative Models in Biomedical Research: A Literature Review
Speaker: Laura Gribaldo, European Commission's Joint Research Center
How Dogs are Helping Us Understand Cancer
Speaker: Amy LeBlanc, NIH, National Cancer Institute
Image Guided Animal Therapy
Speaker: Dara Kraitchman, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Practical Solutions: Panel Q&A
Speakers: Amy LeBlanc, NIH, National Cancer Institute and Dara Kraitchman, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
State of the Art Rodent Handling: Can a Little Time Go a Long Way for Welfare?
Speaker: Brianna N. Gaskill, Purdue University
Mouse Handling Limits the Impact of Stress on Metabolic Endpoints
Speaker: Parinaz Mahbod, University of Cincinnati
Panel Q&A -- Rodent Handling
Speakers: Parinaz Mahbod, University of Cincinnati and Brianna N. Gaskill, Purdue University
Behavioral Training as Part of the Health Care Program
Speaker: Steven Schapiro, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Pig Handling
Speaker: Derek Brocksmith, Sinclair Bio Resources
Hydrophobic Sand as an Alternative to Metabolic Cages
Speaker: Jessica Hoffman, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
Panel Q & A - Day 2 Schapiro, Brocksmith, Hoffman
Speakers: Steven Schapiro, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Derek Brocksmith, Sinclair Bio Resources; and Jessica Hoffman, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
Refinement WIKI and International Culture of Care Network
Speaker: Adrian Smith, Norecopa
PREPARE Guidelines
Speaker: Adrian Smith, Norecopa
Improving Design and Reporting Animal Experiments: Experimental Design Assistant/ARRIVE Guidelines
Speaker: Nathalie Percie du Sert, National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research
NINDS/NIH Approach to Rigor and Transparency
Speaker: Shai Silberberg, NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Q&A Hot Topics: Best Data from Design to Publish
Speakers: Adrian Smith, Norecopa; Nathalie Percie du Sert, National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research; and Shai Silberberg, NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
These presentations are being hosted by the Animal Welfare Information Center, a service of The National Agricultural Library. Staff did not edit or otherwise modify the original materials. The views expressed in the presentations do not necessarily reflect the policies of the National Agricultural Library or the United States Department of Agriculture.