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18th March – Reducing Animal Usage in Cardiovascular Research – Dr Sarah Jones

    Dr Sarah Jones,
    Reader in thrombosis and haemostasis, Department of Life Sciences at
    Manchester Metropolitan University presents at SciBar in March 2024.

    Sarah will discuss the approaches that we are taking to develop new experimental models of arterial thrombosis as an alternative to animal experiments. These include vessel on a chip technology as well as using blood vessels isolated from human placentas.

    15th April – Plastic Fantastic: Production of artificial antibodies to reduce the use of animals in research – Dr Marloes Peeters

      It is estimated that on an annual basis, over 100 million animals are used in research across the world. A significant amount of these animal experiments involve the generation of antibodies, which are used in sensors for medical applications, in… Read More »15th April – Plastic Fantastic: Production of artificial antibodies to reduce the use of animals in research – Dr Marloes Peeters