@dbogani.bsky.social
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We welcome the government’s effort to provide a clear roadmap for the phasing out of the use of animals in research, while maintaining scientific rigour and safety standards.
Today the UK government has released a strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods.
Read more: www.gov.uk/government/n...
Read more: www.gov.uk/government/n...
Animal testing to be phased out faster as UK unveils roadmap for alternative methods
New plan backs researchers to seize on new and developing opportunities to phase out animal tests with specific commitments for the coming years.
www.gov.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
We welcome the government’s effort to provide a clear roadmap for the phasing out of the use of animals in research, while maintaining scientific rigour and safety standards.
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We plan to facilitate replacement training at our Advance training centre and lead the @mrcmousenetwork.bsky.social Best Models Working Group, which provides a forum for researchers to learn about alternative models and connect with experts in other systems
www.har.mrc.ac.uk/services/rep...
www.har.mrc.ac.uk/services/rep...
Replacement of Animals in Medical Research | Mary Lyon Centre
Animals are currently used where there is no scientifically satisfactory alternative, but there has been considerable progress in developing new methodologies that could replace the use of animals in ...
www.har.mrc.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
We plan to facilitate replacement training at our Advance training centre and lead the @mrcmousenetwork.bsky.social Best Models Working Group, which provides a forum for researchers to learn about alternative models and connect with experts in other systems
www.har.mrc.ac.uk/services/rep...
www.har.mrc.ac.uk/services/rep...
Our guys offering their expertise 😊🙌🏻
Sharing what we know again!
Decades of experience distilled into a workshop at #FELASA2025 in which, our senior team talk about how to reduce severity of animal procedures right from the start of a project using GA mice, and limiting welfare issues. #3Rs #AnimalWelfare #training
Decades of experience distilled into a workshop at #FELASA2025 in which, our senior team talk about how to reduce severity of animal procedures right from the start of a project using GA mice, and limiting welfare issues. #3Rs #AnimalWelfare #training
June 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Our guys offering their expertise 😊🙌🏻
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Top quality teamwork by @cost-teatime.bsky.social repositories WG to address a key issue in maximising the impact of #Home-cageMonitoring. From the first working group meeting @mrcharwell.bsky.social in Oct’24 to V1 of the preprint in May’25!! Take a sneak peak 👀 here: osf.io/preprints/os...
May 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Top quality teamwork by @cost-teatime.bsky.social repositories WG to address a key issue in maximising the impact of #Home-cageMonitoring. From the first working group meeting @mrcharwell.bsky.social in Oct’24 to V1 of the preprint in May’25!! Take a sneak peak 👀 here: osf.io/preprints/os...
We are co-organising another international conference: Organoids Are Us is a symposium to report and discuss the latest advances in this exciting modality to tackle unanswered biological and clinical questions. For more info nmgn.mrc.ukri.org/news/we-are-...
We are co-organising Organoids Are Us 2025. Register now! | National Mouse Genetics Network
The MRC National Mouse Genetics Network, in collaboration with the Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Scotland Institute, is organising Organoids Are Us 2025, a symposium that incorporates both basic and clini...
nmgn.mrc.ukri.org
May 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Last month was a busy one for the Network's scientists. Some of our MURIDAE cluster members and associates attended the @britishneuro.bsky.social (BNA) #BNA2025 and organised a symposium. Read our short report on the work they showcased! nmgn.mrc.ukri.org/news/bna-fes... @mrcharwell.bsky.social
BNA Festival of Neuroscience - We were there! | National Mouse Genetics Network
The British Neuroscience Association (BNA) Festival of Neuroscience 2025 was held in Liverpool from the 27th to the 30th of April. The Festival certainly started with a bang, as Liverpool […]
nmgn.mrc.ukri.org
May 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Last month was a busy one for the Network's scientists. Some of our MURIDAE cluster members and associates attended the @britishneuro.bsky.social (BNA) #BNA2025 and organised a symposium. Read our short report on the work they showcased! nmgn.mrc.ukri.org/news/bna-fes... @mrcharwell.bsky.social
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Check out this post from @dbogani.bsky.social @mrcharwell.bsky.social about a new tool to assist scientists, policy makers, funders and reviewers in eliminating persistent sex bias in biomedical research:
thenode.biologists.com/new-framewor...
thenode.biologists.com/new-framewor...
New Framework Aims to Eliminate Sex Bias in Preclinical Research - the Node
An important new resource for researchers, reviewers, and funders has been developed with major contributions from the Mary Lyon Centre at MRC Harwell. A
thenode.biologists.com
May 16, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Check out this post from @dbogani.bsky.social @mrcharwell.bsky.social about a new tool to assist scientists, policy makers, funders and reviewers in eliminating persistent sex bias in biomedical research:
thenode.biologists.com/new-framewor...
thenode.biologists.com/new-framewor...
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May 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Sponsoring #Pint25 at a packed @oxfordblue.bsky.social and our own @rsbains.bsky.social going through the journey to passive behaviour monitoring powered by #AI @mrcharwell.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Sponsoring #Pint25 at a packed @oxfordblue.bsky.social and our own @rsbains.bsky.social going through the journey to passive behaviour monitoring powered by #AI @mrcharwell.bsky.social
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Beautiful morning here in Liverpool!
If you are attending #BNA2025 @britishneuro.bsky.social check out our symposium this afternoon, Room 3A
S21: The MRC National Mouse Genetics Network: Translating genetic findings using preclinical mouse models
@mrcmousenetwork.bsky.social
If you are attending #BNA2025 @britishneuro.bsky.social check out our symposium this afternoon, Room 3A
S21: The MRC National Mouse Genetics Network: Translating genetic findings using preclinical mouse models
@mrcmousenetwork.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Beautiful morning here in Liverpool!
If you are attending #BNA2025 @britishneuro.bsky.social check out our symposium this afternoon, Room 3A
S21: The MRC National Mouse Genetics Network: Translating genetic findings using preclinical mouse models
@mrcmousenetwork.bsky.social
If you are attending #BNA2025 @britishneuro.bsky.social check out our symposium this afternoon, Room 3A
S21: The MRC National Mouse Genetics Network: Translating genetic findings using preclinical mouse models
@mrcmousenetwork.bsky.social
Check out also our post to see how the @mrcharwell.bsky.social contributed to the work and what we think it will me for #preclinical in vivo studies and better #TranslationalResearch outcomes www.har.mrc.ac.uk/news/new-fra...
April 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Check out also our post to see how the @mrcharwell.bsky.social contributed to the work and what we think it will me for #preclinical in vivo studies and better #TranslationalResearch outcomes www.har.mrc.ac.uk/news/new-fra...
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Very full schedule at our #IMGCglasgow workshop last week, delivered by MitoCluster team @robpitceathly.bsky.social, Carlo Viscomi, @mitogene.bsky.social, and @jim-ca.bsky.social. A pleasure to attend, thanks for the invite @mrcmousenetwork.bsky.social & IMGS! 🧬
#mitochondria #MouseModels #ECR
#mitochondria #MouseModels #ECR
April 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Very full schedule at our #IMGCglasgow workshop last week, delivered by MitoCluster team @robpitceathly.bsky.social, Carlo Viscomi, @mitogene.bsky.social, and @jim-ca.bsky.social. A pleasure to attend, thanks for the invite @mrcmousenetwork.bsky.social & IMGS! 🧬
#mitochondria #MouseModels #ECR
#mitochondria #MouseModels #ECR
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Not a network talk but we really enjoyed this one by @davidashbrook.bsky.social on transgenic models of Alzheimer’s Disease on different genetic backgrounds. Loads of data and incredible imaging!
April 9, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Not a network talk but we really enjoyed this one by @davidashbrook.bsky.social on transgenic models of Alzheimer’s Disease on different genetic backgrounds. Loads of data and incredible imaging!
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What a welcome by #Glasgow City Chambers! One of the highlights of this #IMGCGlasgow!
@yannherault.bsky.social
@yannherault.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
What a welcome by #Glasgow City Chambers! One of the highlights of this #IMGCGlasgow!
@yannherault.bsky.social
@yannherault.bsky.social
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This morning session is Network loaded, starting with Sevda Boyanova from the @ukdri.ac.uk talking about the standardised phenotyping pipelines established for Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal dementia mouse models at the @mrcharwell.bsky.social Great attendance despite the early start! #IMGCGlasgow
April 8, 2025 at 7:47 AM
This morning session is Network loaded, starting with Sevda Boyanova from the @ukdri.ac.uk talking about the standardised phenotyping pipelines established for Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal dementia mouse models at the @mrcharwell.bsky.social Great attendance despite the early start! #IMGCGlasgow
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Our Director Owen Sansom describing decades long work that is now involving the Cancer Cluster to generate and characterise mouse models of colorectal cancer that more faithfully recapitulate human disease #IMGCGlasgow
April 8, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Our Director Owen Sansom describing decades long work that is now involving the Cancer Cluster to generate and characterise mouse models of colorectal cancer that more faithfully recapitulate human disease #IMGCGlasgow
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And finally Claus Nerlow form the Haem Cluster describing models of acute leukaemia regulated by GATA2 mutations #IMGCGlasgow
April 8, 2025 at 8:25 AM
And finally Claus Nerlow form the Haem Cluster describing models of acute leukaemia regulated by GATA2 mutations #IMGCGlasgow
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Ageing Cluster member Nicholas Schaum presenting the cluster and the work he’s doing to advance our understanding of the ageing process and the possible intervention points for a healthier life using #mouse cohorts at different age points #IMGCGlasgow #AgeingResearch @mrcharwell.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Ageing Cluster member Nicholas Schaum presenting the cluster and the work he’s doing to advance our understanding of the ageing process and the possible intervention points for a healthier life using #mouse cohorts at different age points #IMGCGlasgow #AgeingResearch @mrcharwell.bsky.social
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Kicking off the main sessions today with a welcome from IMGS president Yan Herault and Network Director Owen Sansom #IMGCGlasgow
April 7, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Kicking off the main sessions today with a welcome from IMGS president Yan Herault and Network Director Owen Sansom #IMGCGlasgow
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Waiting for the delegates to come and start the science rolling. Trainee workshops and symposium today! #IMGCGlasgow
April 6, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Waiting for the delegates to come and start the science rolling. Trainee workshops and symposium today! #IMGCGlasgow
@lydiateboul.bsky.social and Michelle Stewart lend their decades long experience to highlight the need for rigorous documentation in in vivo studies #MouseGenetics #documentation #ScientificRigour
Parent-of-origin of alleles: an essential variable in in vivo experiments:
A new paper from Lydia Teboul and Michelle Stewart highlights the essential role of systematic documentation of genetics and breeding patterns for ensuring reproducibility.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A new paper from Lydia Teboul and Michelle Stewart highlights the essential role of systematic documentation of genetics and breeding patterns for ensuring reproducibility.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Parent-of-origin of alleles: an essential variable in in vivo experiments
Lab Animal - A recent study introduces a new method to quantify amyloid-β plaques in whole brains of mice to elucidate the variability in expressivity of a transgene widely used in...
www.nature.com
April 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
@lydiateboul.bsky.social and Michelle Stewart lend their decades long experience to highlight the need for rigorous documentation in in vivo studies #MouseGenetics #documentation #ScientificRigour
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Today we are delighted to host RYUSEI MAEDA from our long standing friend and collaborator Toru Takeo’s lab in Japan. It’s great to find out about his work and interest in science communication as he spends a bit of time in our labs. And it’sa full lecture room! #collaboration #ReproductiveBiology
April 3, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Today we are delighted to host RYUSEI MAEDA from our long standing friend and collaborator Toru Takeo’s lab in Japan. It’s great to find out about his work and interest in science communication as he spends a bit of time in our labs. And it’sa full lecture room! #collaboration #ReproductiveBiology
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Can #AI help communicate #animalresearch? Yes—but responsibly!
AI can boost outreach, streamline content, and engage audiences, but ethical use is key:
✅ Transparency & openness
✅ Respect for audiences & animals
✅ Integrity in science communication
@costprogramme.bsky.social #SciComm
AI can boost outreach, streamline content, and engage audiences, but ethical use is key:
✅ Transparency & openness
✅ Respect for audiences & animals
✅ Integrity in science communication
@costprogramme.bsky.social #SciComm
April 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Can #AI help communicate #animalresearch? Yes—but responsibly!
AI can boost outreach, streamline content, and engage audiences, but ethical use is key:
✅ Transparency & openness
✅ Respect for audiences & animals
✅ Integrity in science communication
@costprogramme.bsky.social #SciComm
AI can boost outreach, streamline content, and engage audiences, but ethical use is key:
✅ Transparency & openness
✅ Respect for audiences & animals
✅ Integrity in science communication
@costprogramme.bsky.social #SciComm
Well deserved! Pleasantine’s work and her dedication to equity and outreach make her a hugely worthy recipient of this prize!
Congratulations @cilialab.bsky.social!
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2025 Wolpert medal is Pleasantine Mill!
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March 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Well deserved! Pleasantine’s work and her dedication to equity and outreach make her a hugely worthy recipient of this prize!