Massachusetts Society for Medical Research

We promote and enhance biomedical and biological research, including the humane care and use of animals, for the improved health and well-being of people, animals, and the environment.

The goal of MSMR is to foster a better understanding of biomedicine by improving basic literacy in and enthusiasm for the biological sciences among the public, the media, and future generations.

Although we are a member organization, and membership services are of utmost importance, a great part of our work is directed to the public in general.

Education is necessarily a major component in the pursuit of our mission. We teach students; we train teachers; we develop curricula that increase science literacy and promote understanding of the importance of biomedical research to our lives.

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Welcome Back, What A Year!

A Career in Laboratory Animal Science

Your MSMR Workshop Planning Guide

On-Line Training for IACUC Community Members

The Award-Winning What A Year! Program for Students

For a Remembrance of Dr. Leslie Nader, go here.

Welcome Back, What A Year!

Vacation is over and after two months of R & R (research and review), What A Year! is back to work ... toiling, toiling to bring you the best new research stories. This month we look at cells in your body that don't die when they should. This may not seem like a very big deal, but if those long-lived or even immortal cells harbor disease or interfere with cells that keep you healthy, then you would want them gone. To learn more, or to visit the What A Year! archive of breakthrough stories from the last 3 years, click here.

Want to Know More About A Career in Laboratory Animal Science?

Laboratory animal science is a growing field. Skilled laboratory animal science professionals work in research facilities at hospitals, colleges and universities, research institutes, biotechnology and pharmaceutical firms, government agencies, veterinary and medical schools, and contract research organizations.

Learn more about the educational institutions that have laboratory animal science training as part of their animal sciences or veterinary technology programs.

Visit our active map for high schools and colleges and find detailed information on their programs, certificates and degrees. Click here to get to MSMR's new web section titled Educational Programs for Laboratory Animal Science.

Your MSMR Workshop Planning Guide

MSMR's professional development workshops offer participant tools to do their jobs better.

Here is a list of the remaining workshops through September, 2010. About 2 months before each scheduled event, we will post complete details at the Workshops link here on our website. Check here often.

Date(s)

Topic

Location

09/13/10

New updates to The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. A half-day introduction and discussion. Free for MSMR members. Registration and details here at our Event Page on Constant Contact.

Boston, MA

09/22/10 -

09/23/10

IACUCs, IRBs and IBCs - Ethics + Community For information and registration, click here.

Portland, OR**

** Partnered with NWABR

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Special On-Line Training for

IACUC Community Members

MSMR offers our exclusive On-LineTraining Program for IACUC Community Members. Study in the comfort of your own home.

This is a 6-week semi-self-paced course with live instructor office hours and weekly homework. The next iteration of the course begins on August 9. Registration for this course has reached a maximum and is now closed.

What A Year!

What A Year! spent the summer reading through scientific journals, conference programs and science websites to find the best breakthroughs on which to report. Check out the September story on Chagas Disease, here. Or, if you'd like to check out the What A Year! archive, click here.

Science is Everywhere!

Want to learn about a nano-tattoo that may someday replace repeated finger sticks for people with diabetes? Or why hibernating bears don't end up with fragile bones, the way hibernating people would? What A Year! is now on-line. Just click here.

What A Year! is free and it's here with another slate of great stories. You can sign up to get our monthly e-mail announcement or get an RSS feed, or a Twitter feed.

Our archive has all the monthly What A Year! stories from the last four school years. You can check it out and enjoy the ones you missed. Just click here.

Each month you can learn about medical breakthroughs, what they might mean for future cures and treatments, and a little about the people who dedicate their lives to research.

To go to What A Year! click here.