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Program Committee

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  • Chairman - Szczepan Baran

    Szczepan is a Comparative Medicine Veterinarian & Scientist turned "technology geek" who currently heads the Global Emerging Technologies (GET) within Comparative Medicine at Novartis. In this position, Szczepan leads integrated enterprise strategy for digital and non-digital ...

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  • Natalie Bratcher

    Natalie serves as 3Rs Scientific Liaison and Animal Welfare Specialist within AbbVie's Office of Global Animal Welfare. She earned a Master's degree in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences from Illinois State University with an emphasis on applied behavior analysis. She's been with ...

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  • Matthew Flegal

    Matt entered the research field over 20 years ago as a lab animal technician at the TSI/Mason contract research facility. He has worked at both contract facilities such as TSI and OREAD Biosafety as well in industry at Pharmacia, Pfizer, and Sanofi-Aventis. During that period he ...

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  • Megan LaFollette

    Megan LaFollette is currently a 3Rs Fellow with The North American 3Rs Collaborative. She has her PhD in Animal Behavior & Well-Being from Purdue University, where she also received a Master of Science in Animal Welfare. Her primary interests lie at the intersection of ...

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  • Tom Leach

    Tom Leach is an experienced biomedical research advocate, lobbyist, and non-profit association manager. Tom serves as the executive director of the Pennsylvania Society for Biomedical Research and the New Jersey Association for Biomedical Research. Tom has more than 20 years ...

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  • John Lowman

    John Lowman manages North American Business Development at Mimetas, from the stateside office located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. John is a biomedical engineering by training, with a career focus on start-up and scale-up biotech companies positioned to make robust societal ...

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  • Marcel Perret-Gentil

    Dr. Perret-Gentil currently serves as University Veterinarian and Director of the Laboratory Animal Resources Center at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is also the Attending Veterinarian for XENOSTART, Crown Scientific and the University of Texas of the Permian Basin ...

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  • Laura Schaevitz

    Laura Schaevitz, PhD, currently serves as VP at Recursion Pharmaceuticals. She is passionate about leveraging advanced sensor technology and machine learning capabilities to improve reproducibility and translatability of animal models. Drawing upon her expertise as a ...

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  • Mary Ann Vasbinder, DVM

    Mary Ann Vasbinder, DVM, DACLAM, is the Global Head of Laboratory Animal Medicine at GlaxoSmithKline in Upper Providence, PA, in the In Vivo Biological Platform Technologies group. She oversees the global veterinary program for the US and UK sites. In this role she has led ...

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  • Pelin L. Candarlioglu, MSc, PhD

    Pelin is a tissue engineer by training having received her PhD in the field from Imperial College London. Soon after, oncology presented itself as a more interesting area to move into which led to the PostDoc position about circulating tumour cells at the UCL. Since then she has ...

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  • Sandra Engle, PhD

    Dr. Sandra J. Engle is currently Senior Director at Biogen where she leads the Translational Cellular Sciences group. Her team uses human stem cells, genomic engineering, electrophysiology, and microphysiological systems to develop in vitro models to enable drug discovery for ...

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FEB 10, 2021

Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event Series 2021

This event is now apart of the Neuroscience Virtual Event Series.

Labroots is pleased to announce the 10th Annual Laboratory Animal Science Virtual Event Series which will take place on February 10, 2021. This is a premier online-only conference that will bring together scientists from basic sciences to bioinformatics, clinicians, veterinary technicians, veterinarians, technical support staff and compliance personnel from around the world to learn about recent advances and challenges in drug discovery and development.

The North American 3Rs Collaborative (NA3RsC) and New Jersey Association for Biomedical Research (NJABR) have planned a program to increase awareness and understanding of relevant 3Rs concepts (Refinement, Reduction, and Replacement). This year's theme is: From Theory to Practice, Tools & Considerations for Implementing the 3Rs.

Topics will include:

Preclinical Research

This track will cover tools and strategies available to implement the 3Rs for in vivo studies and measure success. You will hear from leaders in the field on a variety of topics including robust study design and refinements in animal handling and assessment.

Microphysiological Systems (MPS):

This track will provide an overview of available MPS technologies, considerations for using these technologies, and practical examples of application. MPS are emerging technologies (spheroids, organoids, and organs-on-chips) that hold potential to increase translation and possibly serve as replacement or reduction for some animal models.

Our virtual conference allows you to participate in a global setting with no travel or cost to you. The event will remain open for 2 years from the date of the live event, and the webinars will be available for unlimited on-demand viewing.  This virtual conference also offers increased reach for the global scientific community with a high degree of interaction through live-streaming video and chat sessions.

Like the 2020 conference, this event will be produced on our robust platform, allowing you to watch, learn and connect seamlessly across all desktop or mobile devices. Equipped with gamification and point system, you can now move around the entire event, earning points for a chance to win one of LabRoots' most popular T-shirts.

Call for Posters — Virtual poster sessions offer the opportunity to present data to a global audience via a PDF poster and video summary and discuss results with interested colleagues through email. Plan now to have your poster included in the 2021 Laboratory Animal Sciences Virtual Event. You can submit your abstract here, and submission is free.

RACE Continuing Educational Credits
The 2021 conference has been approved by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards for Continuing Education for veterinarians and veterinary technicians to offer RACE CE credits, and will also meet AALAS and CALAS continuing education criteria.

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Speakers
  • Szczepan Baran, VMD, MS

    Head of Emerging Technologies, LAS, Novartis
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Cassiano Carromeu, PhD

    Director, Research and Development at StemoniX
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Roger D. Kamm

    Cecil and Ida Green Distinguished Professor of Biological and Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dan Dongeun Huh

    Associate Research Fellow, Drug Safety Research and Development, Pfizer, Inc.
    BIOGRAPHY
  • F. Claire Hankenson, DVM, MS, DACLAM

    Director and Attending Veterinarian, Campus Animal Resources, Professor, Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation, CVM, Michigan State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • James (Jay) Hoying, PhD

    Chief Scientist, Advanced Solutions Life Sciences
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Melanie L. Graham, MPH, PhD

    Robert and Katherine Goodale Chair in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Medical School, Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jane L. Hurst, PhD, OBE

    Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Kiirsa Pokryfke, M.S., C.M.A.R. Managing Director Training Core

    University of Michigan
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jens Puschhof

    PhD candidate in Hans Clevers's group at the Hubrecht Institute, NL
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Nuria Roldan, PhD

    Scientific Lead and Project Manager, AlveoliX
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jessica Stukes

    B.S. Education and Training Manager, Duke University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Robert Vries, CEO

    Hubrecht Organoid Technology (HUB)
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Paulin Jirkof, PhD

    3R Coordinator, The Department for Animal Welfare, and 3Rs of the University of Zurich
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Raphael A. Malbrue, DVM, MS, CertAqV

    Clinical Veterinarian, Assistant Professor- Adjunct, The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine ,The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dr. Esther Pearl

    Programme Manager - Experimental Design, NC3Rs
    BIOGRAPHY

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Agenda

  • FEB 10, 2021 9:00 AM PST

    Keynote Presentation: The Use and Abuse of the 3Rs: Reflections on Art, Ethics and Science

    F. Claire Hankenson, DVM, MS, DACLAM
    Director and Attending Veterinarian, Campus Animal Resources, Professor, Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation, CVM, Michigan State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 10, 2021 7:30 AM PST

    Panel Presentation: Laboratory Animal Welfare Training Exchange: Laboratory Animal Science Virtual Training Tools

    Jessica Stukes
    B.S. Education and Training Manager, Duke University
  • Experimental design strategies in primate trials that embrace the clinical schema to enhance translation

    Melanie L. Graham, MPH, PhD
    Robert and Katherine Goodale Chair in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Medical School, Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • How to improve rodent aseptic surgery at your facility using household products: Press N' Seal and Reynolds Wrap Foil

    Raphael A. Malbrue, DVM, MS, CertAqV
    Clinical Veterinarian, Assistant Professor- Adjunct, The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine ,The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Human In Vitro Vascularized Tissue Models

    James (Jay) Hoying, PhD
    Chief Scientist, Advanced Solutions Life Sciences
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Implementing iPSC-derived 3D neurospheroids for fast-tracking novel target and hit identification in a human-first drug discovery paradigm

    Cassiano Carromeu, PhD
    Director, Research and Development at StemoniX
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Introducing 3R in drug development and toxicology: recent breakthroughs and perspectives from the lung-on-chip technology

    Nuria Roldan, PhD
    Scientific Lead and Project Manager, AlveoliX
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Microengineered Biomimicry of Human Physiological Systems

    Dan Dongeun Huh
    Associate Research Fellow, Drug Safety Research and Development, Pfizer, Inc.
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Microphysiological systems: Probing Neurological Disease

    Roger D. Kamm
    Cecil and Ida Green Distinguished Professor of Biological and Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Non-aversive handling methods for mice: Scientific evidence and challenges for implementation

    Jane L. Hurst, PhD, OBE
    Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Organoids & Toxins - from snakebite to DNA-damaging bacteria

    Jens Puschhof
    PhD candidate in Hans Clevers's group at the Hubrecht Institute, NL
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Patient-Derived Organoids for Drug Development and Patient Stratification

    Robert Vries, CEO
    Hubrecht Organoid Technology (HUB)
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Pharma collaboration to advance Microphysiological Systems

    Szczepan Baran, VMD, MS
    Head of Emerging Technologies, LAS, Novartis
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Refining Pain Management for Laboratory Mice

    Paulin Jirkof, PhD
    3R Coordinator, The Department for Animal Welfare, and 3Rs of the University of Zurich
    BIOGRAPHY
  • The Experimental Design Assistant: an interactive web-based tool to provide bespoke feedback on experimental plans for in vivo studies

    Dr. Esther Pearl
    Programme Manager - Experimental Design, NC3Rs
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Preclinical Research
  • Experimental design strategies in primate trials that embrace the clinical schema to enhance translation

    Melanie L. Graham, MPH, PhD
    Robert and Katherine Goodale Chair in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Medical School, Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Non-aversive handling methods for mice: Scientific evidence and challenges for implementation

    Jane L. Hurst, PhD, OBE
    Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Refining Pain Management for Laboratory Mice

    Paulin Jirkof, PhD
    3R Coordinator, The Department for Animal Welfare, and 3Rs of the University of Zurich
    BIOGRAPHY
  • How to improve rodent aseptic surgery at your facility using household products: Press N' Seal and Reynolds Wrap Foil

    Raphael A. Malbrue, DVM, MS, CertAqV
    Clinical Veterinarian, Assistant Professor- Adjunct, The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine ,The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
    BIOGRAPHY
  • The Experimental Design Assistant: an interactive web-based tool to provide bespoke feedback on experimental plans for in vivo studies

    Dr. Esther Pearl
    Programme Manager - Experimental Design, NC3Rs
    BIOGRAPHY
  • FEB 10, 2021 7:30 AM PST

    Panel Presentation: Laboratory Animal Welfare Training Exchange: Laboratory Animal Science Virtual Training Tools

    Jessica Stukes
    B.S. Education and Training Manager, Duke University
  • FEB 10, 2021 9:00 AM PST

    Keynote Presentation: The Use and Abuse of the 3Rs: Reflections on Art, Ethics and Science

    F. Claire Hankenson, DVM, MS, DACLAM
    Director and Attending Veterinarian, Campus Animal Resources, Professor, Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation, CVM, Michigan State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Microphysiological Systems (MPS)
  • Microphysiological systems: Probing Neurological Disease

    Roger D. Kamm
    Cecil and Ida Green Distinguished Professor of Biological and Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Pharma collaboration to advance Microphysiological Systems

    Szczepan Baran, VMD, MS
    Head of Emerging Technologies, LAS, Novartis
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Implementing iPSC-derived 3D neurospheroids for fast-tracking novel target and hit identification in a human-first drug discovery paradigm

    Cassiano Carromeu, PhD
    Director, Research and Development at StemoniX
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Organoids & Toxins - from snakebite to DNA-damaging bacteria

    Jens Puschhof
    PhD candidate in Hans Clevers's group at the Hubrecht Institute, NL
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Human In Vitro Vascularized Tissue Models

    James (Jay) Hoying, PhD
    Chief Scientist, Advanced Solutions Life Sciences
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Patient-Derived Organoids for Drug Development and Patient Stratification

    Robert Vries, CEO
    Hubrecht Organoid Technology (HUB)
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Introducing 3R in drug development and toxicology: recent breakthroughs and perspectives from the lung-on-chip technology

    Nuria Roldan, PhD
    Scientific Lead and Project Manager, AlveoliX
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Microengineered Biomimicry of Human Physiological Systems

    Dan Dongeun Huh
    Associate Research Fellow, Drug Safety Research and Development, Pfizer, Inc.
    BIOGRAPHY

Speakers


  • Szczepan Baran, VMD, MS

    Szczepan Baran, VMD, MS

    Head of Emerging Technologies, LAS, Novartis

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Cassiano Carromeu, PhD

    Cassiano Carromeu, PhD

    Director, Research and Development at StemoniX

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Roger D. Kamm

    Roger D. Kamm

    Cecil and Ida Green Distinguished Professor of Biological and Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dan Dongeun Huh

    Dan Dongeun Huh

    Associate Research Fellow, Drug Safety Research and Development, Pfizer, Inc.

    BIOGRAPHY
  • F. Claire Hankenson, DVM, MS, DACLAM

    F. Claire Hankenson, DVM, MS, DACLAM

    Director and Attending Veterinarian, Campus Animal Resources, Professor, Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation, CVM, Michigan State University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • James (Jay) Hoying, PhD

    James (Jay) Hoying, PhD

    Chief Scientist, Advanced Solutions Life Sciences

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Melanie L. Graham, MPH, PhD

    Melanie L. Graham, MPH, PhD

    Robert and Katherine Goodale Chair in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Medical School, Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jane L. Hurst, PhD, OBE

    Jane L. Hurst, PhD, OBE

    Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Kiirsa Pokryfke, M.S., C.M.A.R. Managing Director Training Core

    Kiirsa Pokryfke, M.S., C.M.A.R. Managing Director Training Core

    University of Michigan

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jens Puschhof

    Jens Puschhof

    PhD candidate in Hans Clevers's group at the Hubrecht Institute, NL

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Nuria Roldan, PhD

    Nuria Roldan, PhD

    Scientific Lead and Project Manager, AlveoliX

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jessica Stukes

    Jessica Stukes

    B.S. Education and Training Manager, Duke University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Robert Vries, CEO

    Robert Vries, CEO

    Hubrecht Organoid Technology (HUB)

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Paulin Jirkof, PhD

    Paulin Jirkof, PhD

    3R Coordinator, The Department for Animal Welfare, and 3Rs of the University of Zurich

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Raphael A. Malbrue, DVM, MS, CertAqV

    Raphael A. Malbrue, DVM, MS, CertAqV

    Clinical Veterinarian, Assistant Professor- Adjunct, The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine ,The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Dr. Esther Pearl

    Dr. Esther Pearl

    Programme Manager - Experimental Design, NC3Rs

    BIOGRAPHY

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