OLAW Webinar on June 9: Balancing Public Interests, Benefits, and Risks in Animal Research

Join OLAW for a webinar: Balancing Public Interests, Benefits, and Risks in Animal Research, on June 9, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm ET. Dr. Allyson J. Bennett at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will talk about the responsibility to conduct benefit and risk analysis and some of the key factors that play a role. Analysis of potential benefit and potential risk is embedded in multiple levels of review and decision-making about animal research activities. How that analysis occurs and informs decisions that balance humane care of research animals, scientific goals, and the public interest in scientific advances, is not always well understood. The IACUC is one of the important groups that contribute to the analysis and also one that can contribute to better public understanding.

About OLAW Webinars

The OLAW Online Seminars program is a free webinar series to help IACUCs and IOs explore their responsibilities in the oversight of PHS-funded research that involves the use of live vertebrate animals. A one-time enrollment is required to participate in the program. Enrollees receive registration information prior to each event. Find out more at /grants/olaw/e-seminars.htm. For past webinars, visit the archive on the Education Resources webpage.