Dr Paulin Jirkof
@paulinjirkof.bsky.social
3R Coordinator at University of Zürich. Posts about 3Rs, Animal Welfare and Research
Reposted by Dr Paulin Jirkof
Excited to send biological models trump cards from the NC3Rs office for the first time! 🎉
Created by @comeflywithjo.bsky.social via our public engagement awards, the game sparks discussion on choosing research models and replacing animal use.
📦 Get your free pack: nc3rs.org.uk/3rs-resource...
Created by @comeflywithjo.bsky.social via our public engagement awards, the game sparks discussion on choosing research models and replacing animal use.
📦 Get your free pack: nc3rs.org.uk/3rs-resource...
July 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Excited to send biological models trump cards from the NC3Rs office for the first time! 🎉
Created by @comeflywithjo.bsky.social via our public engagement awards, the game sparks discussion on choosing research models and replacing animal use.
📦 Get your free pack: nc3rs.org.uk/3rs-resource...
Created by @comeflywithjo.bsky.social via our public engagement awards, the game sparks discussion on choosing research models and replacing animal use.
📦 Get your free pack: nc3rs.org.uk/3rs-resource...
Reposted by Dr Paulin Jirkof
The 3R Online Seminar Series “Alternatives to Animal Use in Research and Education: Refine, Reduce & Replace” will take place again this year 🤩
📅 Every Thursday from 16/10 to 11/22 from 3:00 to 4:30 PM
Check the program and find more information via www.vetmed.fu-berlin.de/einrichtunge...
📅 Every Thursday from 16/10 to 11/22 from 3:00 to 4:30 PM
Check the program and find more information via www.vetmed.fu-berlin.de/einrichtunge...
Versuchstierkundliche Fort- und Weiterbildung
www.vetmed.fu-berlin.de
July 31, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The 3R Online Seminar Series “Alternatives to Animal Use in Research and Education: Refine, Reduce & Replace” will take place again this year 🤩
📅 Every Thursday from 16/10 to 11/22 from 3:00 to 4:30 PM
Check the program and find more information via www.vetmed.fu-berlin.de/einrichtunge...
📅 Every Thursday from 16/10 to 11/22 from 3:00 to 4:30 PM
Check the program and find more information via www.vetmed.fu-berlin.de/einrichtunge...
Reposted by Dr Paulin Jirkof
As an alternative to this, Urs Meyer's team at the University of Zurich has developed the MDA method for rodents: The mice learn to drink the substance from the tip of a pipette. Advantages: This method is non-invasive, stress-free and inexpensive.
www.nfp79.ch/en/beQp19ULz...
www.nfp79.ch/en/beQp19ULz...
May 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
As an alternative to this, Urs Meyer's team at the University of Zurich has developed the MDA method for rodents: The mice learn to drink the substance from the tip of a pipette. Advantages: This method is non-invasive, stress-free and inexpensive.
www.nfp79.ch/en/beQp19ULz...
www.nfp79.ch/en/beQp19ULz...
Sex and Strain differences in the success of voluntary intake protocols #laboratorymice #refinement #laboratoryanimals
Sex and strain differences in the micropipette-guided drug administration (MDA) method in mice - Sarah Steiner, Olga Krzyzaniak, Frida A. M. Nilsson, Macsmeila Dietrich, Laura Kämpfen, Pål Johansen, P...
To provide an alternative to oral gavage for per os treatments in laboratory mice, we have recently developed and introduced the micropipette-guided drug admini...
journals.sagepub.com
June 10, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Sex and Strain differences in the success of voluntary intake protocols #laboratorymice #refinement #laboratoryanimals
Freshly published: In this study we show that it is possible to use voluntary intake protocols (e.g. with sweet condensed milk) in reward related behavioural testing #behaviour #mda #refinement
Applicability of the micropipette-guided drug administration (MDA) method for assessing reward-related behaviors in mice
Oral gavage is the standard method for acute or chronic per os treatments in laboratory rodents. It can, however, induce significant stress responses …
www.sciencedirect.com
June 5, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Freshly published: In this study we show that it is possible to use voluntary intake protocols (e.g. with sweet condensed milk) in reward related behavioural testing #behaviour #mda #refinement
Workshop: Systematic reviews of animal studies swiss3rcc.org/events/syste... #animalresearch #reproducibility
March 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Workshop: Systematic reviews of animal studies swiss3rcc.org/events/syste... #animalresearch #reproducibility
Animal use in Swiss research: A look at severity: New 3RCC Report swiss3rcc.org/our-reports/... #animalresearch #severity
Swiss 3Rs Competence Centre 3RCC
The Swiss 3R Competence Centre (3RCC) promotes the 3Rs principle (replacement, reduction and refinement of animal experimentation) in Switzerland and facilitates its implementation in life sciences, f...
swiss3rcc.org
March 27, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Animal use in Swiss research: A look at severity: New 3RCC Report swiss3rcc.org/our-reports/... #animalresearch #severity
Abstract submission and registration open: Swiss 3Rs Day - 3Rs in Neuroscience express.converia.de/frontend/ind...
#3r #neuroscience
#3r #neuroscience
March 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Abstract submission and registration open: Swiss 3Rs Day - 3Rs in Neuroscience express.converia.de/frontend/ind...
#3r #neuroscience
#3r #neuroscience
Nominate your UZH colleagues for the UZH 3R award 2025: www.tierschutz.uzh.ch/en/UZH-3R-Aw... #3R
March 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Nominate your UZH colleagues for the UZH 3R award 2025: www.tierschutz.uzh.ch/en/UZH-3R-Aw... #3R
Defining positive animal welfare #paw #animalwelfare
A consensus on the definition of positive animal welfare | Biology Letters
The concept of animal welfare is evolving due to progress in our scientific understanding
of animal biology and changing societal expectations. Animal welfare science has been
primarily concerned with...
royalsocietypublishing.org
February 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Defining positive animal welfare #paw #animalwelfare
Reposted by Dr Paulin Jirkof
📢 📆 Nouveau webinaire du GIS FC3R le 13 mars 2025 !
Inscrivez-vous dés maintenant : www.fc3r.com/webinaires/r...
#3R
Inscrivez-vous dés maintenant : www.fc3r.com/webinaires/r...
#3R
February 20, 2025 at 9:50 AM
📢 📆 Nouveau webinaire du GIS FC3R le 13 mars 2025 !
Inscrivez-vous dés maintenant : www.fc3r.com/webinaires/r...
#3R
Inscrivez-vous dés maintenant : www.fc3r.com/webinaires/r...
#3R
Benjamin Ineichen, UZH 3R Prize 2024 awardee, explains how systematic reviews help to improve animal research. #3R #metascience
Benjamin Ineichen | UZH 3R Award
YouTube video by Universität Zürich
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February 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Benjamin Ineichen, UZH 3R Prize 2024 awardee, explains how systematic reviews help to improve animal research. #3R #metascience
Our UZH 3R prize 2024 awardee Petra Seebeck explains her motivation to improve surgical Training for animal researchers #3R #surgery
Petra Seebeck | UZH 3R Award
YouTube video by Universität Zürich
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Need funding to Join FELASA 2025 congress? Apply for a LAL scholarship at lal.org.uk/about/ #laboratoyanimals #felasa2025
January 31, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Need funding to Join FELASA 2025 congress? Apply for a LAL scholarship at lal.org.uk/about/ #laboratoyanimals #felasa2025
🚨 Our introduction video on #refinement of oral administration of substances to mice is online 🚨 #animalresearch #laboratorymice #3Rs
Rodent MDA Introductory Video
YouTube video by Rodent MDA
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:57 AM
🚨 Our introduction video on #refinement of oral administration of substances to mice is online 🚨 #animalresearch #laboratorymice #3Rs
..and the 3RCC Doctorate Programm welcomes applications: swiss3rcc.org/doctorate-pr... #3R #researchfunding #ECR
Swiss 3Rs Competence Centre 3RCC
The Swiss 3R Competence Centre (3RCC) promotes the 3Rs principle (replacement, reduction and refinement of animal experimentation) in Switzerland and facilitates its implementation in life sciences, f...
swiss3rcc.org
January 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
..and the 3RCC Doctorate Programm welcomes applications: swiss3rcc.org/doctorate-pr... #3R #researchfunding #ECR
"..conventional housing is reconfirmed as causing sufficient stress to compromise rodent health." #laboratorymice #refinement #animalresearch
How much 'enrichment' is enough for laboratory rodents? A systematic review and meta-analysis re-assessing the impact of well-resourced cages on morbidity and mortality
Laboratory rodent housing often fails to meet rodents' behavioral and physiological needs. We previously found that compared to well-resourced (often …
www.sciencedirect.com
January 3, 2025 at 10:37 AM
"..conventional housing is reconfirmed as causing sufficient stress to compromise rodent health." #laboratorymice #refinement #animalresearch
Call for Tandem Presentations: Developers and Endusers in Neuroscience R&D at Swiss 3Rs Day, 24.06.25 in Zürich #3Rs #Neuroscience
December 19, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Call for Tandem Presentations: Developers and Endusers in Neuroscience R&D at Swiss 3Rs Day, 24.06.25 in Zürich #3Rs #Neuroscience