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,ournation?sfoodsupply,cosmetics,and productsthatemitradiation?.

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Applicationtitle:ILARRoundtable/RoundtableonScienceandWelfareinLaboratory AnimalUse ThepurposeoftheRoundtableisconsistentwiththeFDA?smissionto?..protect[ing]the publichealthbyassuringthesafety,efficacyandsecurityofhumanandveterinary drugs,biologicalproducts,medicaldevices,ournation?sfoodsupply,cosmetics,and productsthatemitradiation?asanimal-?basedstudiesareafundamentalcomponentof thepreclinicalresearchanddevelopmentandproof-?of-?conceptstudiesofdrugs, biologicsandmedicaldevices.Ensuringthehighestqualityofthesestudiesdependson thecontinuingeducationoftheresearch,scientificandveterinarycommunities.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Type
Conference (R13)
Project #
5R13FD005298-04
Application #
9341922
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZFD1)
Project Start
2014-09-12
Project End
2019-08-31
Budget Start
2017-09-01
Budget End
2018-08-31
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
2017
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
National Academy of Sciences
Department
Type
DUNS #
041964057
City
Washington
State
DC
Country
United States
Zip Code
20001