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The following videos are selected presentations focusing on advancing 3Rs (replacement, reduction, and refinement of animal use) methods and technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics include 3Rs in machine learning and literature searching, animal models in COVID research, microphysiological systems, and assessing animal welfare among other topics. The 2021 Symposium playlist on Pandemic-Driven Advances can be viewed on YouTube or as individual videos below.
The 2021 Symposium was held virtually and co-hosted by:
- USDA, NAL, Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC)
- NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
- Johns Hopkins Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology
- Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT)
Ally-or-Enemy: Machine Learning and the 3Rs
Speakers: Jessie Kull, USDA, Animal Welfare Information Center and Jennifer Woodward-Greene, USDA, National Agricultural Library
Elements of a Systematic Process for Literature Searching: A 3Rs-based Example
Speaker: Rob Wright, Johns Hopkins University Welch Medical Library
The Evolution of the 3Rs: Reflections on Art, Ethics, and Science
Speaker: F. Claire Hankenson, Michigan State University
Measuring and Enhancing Welfare through Voluntary Training Tasks
Speaker: Lydia Hopper, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
How COVID Spotlights the Model Dilemma in Biomedical Research
Speaker: Sarah Hedtrich, University of British Columbia
Assessing Pain in Small Laboratory Rodents to Improve Animal Welfare
Speaker: Paulin Jirkof, University of Zurich
Facial Cues for Assessing Welfare in Primates
Speaker: Kris Descovich, University of Queensland Australia
Harmonizing Coronavirus Research Across the NPRCs: Coronavirus Vaccine and Therapeutic Evaluation Network (CoVTEN)
Speaker: Skip Bohm, Tulane National Primate Research Center
NCATS: Translating Disruptive Technologies from Microphysiological Systems to Electronic Noses
Speaker: Danilo Tagle, NIH, National Center for Advanced Translational Sciences
Animals First: Redefining Facility Operations and the Utilization of Performance Standards in Animal Husbandry and Care
Speaker: Donna Matthews Jarrell, Massachusetts General Hospital
These presentations are being hosted by the Animal Welfare Information Center, a service of The National Agricultural Library. Staff did not edit or otherwise modify the original materials. The views expressed in the presentations do not necessarily reflect the policies of the National Agricultural Library or the United States Department of Agriculture.