Animal Science Meeting 2021
The 19th Animal Science Meeting, organised by the Royal Society of Biology, took place in December 2021 as 2-part online meeting.
AGENDA (2-part meeting)
PART 1 - Thursday 2 December, 14:30-16:45
14:30 Welcome from the Chair
Professor Dominic Wells FRSB, Royal Veterinary College
14:40 Shifting the regulatory paradigm for ensuring the safety of chemicals to
enable the use of modern animal-free safety science and uphold the
requirement for animal testing as a last resort.
Dr Julia Fentem, Head of Safety & Environmental Assurance Centre, Unilever
15:15 Animal sentience in UK policy making –
a perspective from the Foundations of Animal Sentience.
Dr Heather Browning, Postdoctoral researcher,
London School of Economics and Political Science (UK)
15:45 Break
15:55 Keynote lecture
Reproducibility of animal research in the light of biological variation
Professor Hanno Würbel, Veterinary Public Health Institute,
University of Bern (Switzerland)
16:40 Closing remarks
16:45 Event ends
PART 2 - Friday 3 December, 14:30-16:45
14:30 Welcome from the Chair
Professor Dominic Wells FRSB, Royal Veterinary College
14:35 Facilitated discussions
A series of parallel workshops facilitated by members of the
Animal Science Group and experts from the animal research sector.
1. Reproducibility in animal behaviour studies
Professor Christian Rutz, University of St Andrews
2. Using research animals/ their tissues for education
Dr Dave Lewis, British Pharmacological Society
3. What makes a good Culture of Care and
how do you know when you have one?
Dr Sally Robinson, AstraZeneca, Dr Angela Kerton, LASA
4. Regulatory science and safety testing for chemicals –
new approach methodologies and barriers to the 3Rs
Dr Fiona Sewell, NC3Rs, and Dr Carl Westmoreland, Unilever
5. Animal research and societal views – foresight and horizon scanning
Professor Johanna Gibson, ASC/Queen Mary University
15:35 Break
15:45 Reporting phase
16:35 Closing remarks
16:45 Event ends
Contact
For more information about the Animal Science Meetings, please contact asg@rsb.org.uk