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Animal Welfare Assurances
Institutions receiving funds from Public Health Service (PHS) agencies such as NIH must conduct research in accordance with the PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
Animal Welfare
Understanding the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
The latest NIH All About Grants podcast is all about the Freedom of Information Act (also known as FOIA) as it pertains to the information maintained by the Office of Extramural Research (OER). Dr. Maggie Snyder, OER’s FOIA coordinator, and Dr.
Writing Your Vertebrate Animal Section
Proposing the use of animal models in your application? All About Grants has a new podcast episode on writing the vertebrate animal section in your grant or contract research proposal. Join Dr. Patricia Brown, Director of the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare for a discussion of why this application section is required, what reviewers look for, and more.
Considering Alternatives to Animals
Your experimental designs are coming into focus. Sample sizes…power analyses…and treatment conditions, oh my! And, all throughout, perhaps laboratory animals are needed. But, are they? Can you actually replace them and still rigorously test the hypothesis? If not, maybe the protocol can be refined in such a way to reduce their overall numbers, while still ensuring their humane care and use?
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