Abstract

Applicationtitle:ILARRoundtable/RoundtableonScienceandWelfareinLaboratory AnimalUse Fundingopportunity:FDASmallScientificConferenceGrantProgram(R13);PA-?11-?310. ThisrequestisforfundingfromtheOfficeoftheFDACommissioner(OC/OCS/OCET). TheInstituteforLaboratoryAnimalResearchoftheNationalAcademyofSciences establishedtheRoundtableonScienceandWelfareinLaboratoryAnimalUseinthefall of2013.ThepurposeoftheRoundtableistofacilitateon-?goingdiscussionand informationexchangeontopicsofinteresttothoseinvolvedwiththescienceand welfareofusinglaboratoryanimals. ThisapplicationrequestsfundsfromtheFoodandDrugAdministrationtopartially supportthesecondoftwoworkshopsconvenedundertheauspicesoftheRoundtable duringthefirstyearofitsoperation.Thetopicofthefirstworkshop,onJune4-?5,2014 wasReproducibilityissuesinresearchwithanimalsandanimalmodels(http://nas-? sites.org/ilar-?roundtable/roundtable-?workshops/reproducibility-?issues-?in-?research-?with-? animals-?and-?animal-?models-?a-?workshop/)whilethesecond,scheduledforSeptember3-? 4,2014willfocusonissuesrelatingtotheTransportationoflaboratoryanimals.The workshopspresentopportunitiesfor1)outreachtoanddialoguewithallcommunities whoshareaninterestintheuseoflaboratoryanimalsinresearch;2)sharingofcutting edgescientificinformation;and3)increasedunderstandingofthetopicsand identificationofpossiblefollow-?onactivitiestoimprovethequalityofbiomedical researchandlaboratoryanimalwelfare. Theworkshopsareopentothepublicandwebcastedandnofeeischargedtoattendor viewtheworkshopviatheweb. Animal-?basedresearchisafundamentalcomponentofthepreclinicalresearchand developmentandproof-?of-?conceptstudiesofdrugs,biologicsandmedicaldevices. Ensuringthehighestqualityofthesestudiesdependsonthecontinuingeducationofthe research,scientificandveterinarycommunities.AssuchthepurposeoftheRoundtable andthetwoworkshopsisconsistentwiththemissionoftheFDAto..protect[ing]the publichealthbyassuringthesafety,efficacyandsecurityofhumanandveterinary drugs,biologicalproducts,medicaldevices,ournationsfoodsupply,cosmetics,and productsthatemitradiation.

Public Health Relevance

Applicationtitle:ILARRoundtable/RoundtableonScienceandWelfareinLaboratory AnimalUse ThepurposeoftheRoundtableisconsistentwiththeFDAsmissionto..protect[ing]the publichealthbyassuringthesafety,efficacyandsecurityofhumanandveterinary drugs,biologicalproducts,medicaldevices,ournationsfoodsupply,cosmetics,and productsthatemitradiationasanimal--basedstudiesareafundamentalcomponentof thepreclinicalresearchanddevelopmentandproof--of--conceptstudiesofdrugs, biologicsandmedicaldevices.Ensuringthehighestqualityofthesestudiesdependson thecontinuingeducationoftheresearch,scientificandveterinarycommunities.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Type
Conference (R13)
Project #
1R13FD005298-01
Application #
8890571
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZFD1-SRC (99))
Project Start
2014-09-12
Project End
2015-08-31
Budget Start
2014-09-12
Budget End
2015-08-31
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2014
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
National Academy of Sciences
Department
Type
DUNS #
041964057
City
Washington
State
DC
Country
United States
Zip Code
20418