MSMR LAB CHAT CAFÉS
JOIN THE CONVERSATION with Aimee Christian, PhD, MSMR President
You won’t want to miss this first session in a one-of-a-kind Lab Chat Café SERIES!
The format for MSMR’s LAB CHAT Café is to model an interactive science café in the virtual world, where laboratory animal professionals come together with experts, to TALK, CONNECT and NETWORK.
MSMR offers FREE VIRTUAL café discussion forums centered around the many challenges that the life science industry is currently facing.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2025, at 2:00 PM
DISCUSSION TOPIC… SESSION 1 of 3
OCTOBER 9, 2025 SESSION ONE: EVERY CRISIS HAS ITS ISSUES BUT NOT EVERY ISSUE IS A CRISIS — LEARNING TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/b8WkugMLROWm-ZgYUGK85w
OCTOBER 16, 2025 SESSION TWO: CASE STUDIES: WHEN ORGANIZATIONS DO THING RIGHT and WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THINGS GO VERY WRONG.
Coming Soon
OCTOBER 23, 2025 SESSION THREE: PREPARING YOUR PLAYBOOK… FAILING TO PREPARE IS PREPARING to FAIL
Coming Soon
Great communication plays a critical role in shaping and maintaining an organization’s reputation. We need to manage the day-to-day issues and respond when problems occur … how we respond highlights the importance of proactive rather than reactive approaches to issues management.
Postponing until an emergency occurs is not a practical solution…
Complications, both big and small do exist in our day-to-day environments and having a strategic plan in place makes them more manageable. However, when we embark on the planning process, we tend to focus only on crisis management, overlooking another vital aspect of risk management and communication: issues management.
MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH HONORS ACADEMIC, GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS LEADERS DURING ANNUAL EVENT
In 2006, the Massachusetts Legislature designated October 21 as Massachusetts Biomedical Research Day, to recognize the contributions biomedical research makes to the health and well-being of the citizens of the Commonwealth and people around the world, as well as the many positive impacts that biomedical research has on the region’s economy and reputation. Each year, the Massachusetts Society for Medical Research – the nation’s oldest regional non-profit organization supporting biomedical research – celebrates by honoring those individuals or institutions from across New England who have made significant contributions to the field.
OCTOBER 27, 2025
MSMR is ANNOUNCING THE BEECH TREE SCHOLARS PROGRAM
In memory of Colleen Cody and Angela (Angie) Birnbaum
Beech trees are associated with knowledge and wisdom, are valued for their strength and broad canopy, and are emblematic of the way in which both Colleen and Angie generously shared their time, knowledge and passion for research ethics and regulation. The Beech Tree Scholars program has been established to both honor their memory and continue their legacy of welcoming those new to the field. Beginning in 2024, each year a selected applicant will be awarded registration, domestic airfare and hotel to attend the THREE I’s conference. As the network of Beech Tree Scholars and their supporters grows, it will continue to provide both roots and shelter within the research ethics community. The purpose of the Beech Tree Scholars Conference Scholarship is to enable first time attendees to attend and participate in our THREE I’s professional conference to learn, grow and network. Support will only be available to participants who have been in the IACUC, IBC, IRB or Research Administration field for less than five (5) years.
ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must be employed in a role supporting or managing Research Administration, IACUC, IBC or IRB at the time of the conference and must be within the first 5 years of involvement in the field, must show a demonstrated interest in regulatory ethics and the THREE I’s and cannot be a prior recipient of a Beech Tree Scholars Award.
• The award recipient must commit to serve on the scholarship selection committee for 1 year following award (virtual meetings).
• The award recipient must commit to write about or present their experience at the conference within 12 months of attending.
• Writing will address the overall experience and highlight MSMR learnings by the recipient. It should be in the form of a blog entry, conference summary review or similar style suitable to be published on the MSMR and THREE I’s conference websites.
• Presentation will be conducted virtually at an online seminar arranged in agreement with MSMR and 3I’s Conference Committee. Alternatively, the presentation can be given at the THREE I’s conference in the following year (travel to that conference is not included).