


Board of Directors Meeting
Massachusetts Medical Society 860 Winter Street, Waltham, United States
Compassion Fatigue for Laboratory Animal Professionals – Postponed
Charles River Laboratories 334 South St, Shrewsbury, MA, United StatesPOSTPONED: THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE RESCHEDULED TO THE SPRING OF 2017. PLEASE CHECK THE CALENDAR FOR THE DATE AND LOCATION. REGISTRATION FEES FOR THE OCTOBER 19, 2016, SESSION WILL BE REFUNDED BY 10/14/16. Lab animal research workers are at high risk for compassion fatigue due to the fact that those that care for the animals […]

Celebrate Biomedical Research Day
The Union Club 8 Park Street, BostonIn 2006 the Massachusetts Legislature designated October 21st as Massachusetts Biomedical Research Day, to recognize the contribution biomedical research makes to the health and well-being of the citizens of the Commonwealth and people around the world. Each year the Massachusetts Society for Medical Research recognizes and honors several individuals for their outstanding part in the biomedical […]

A B C’s for IACUCs & IBCs: Frameworks for Compliance™
Starr Center 185 Cambridge Street - 2nd Floor, Boston, MassachusettsHosted by Schepens Eye Research Institute Agenda 8:00 AM WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS ALAN DITTRICH PRESIDENT, MSMR, Inc. 8:05 AM THE PAST VS. THE PRESENT … RULES & REGULATIONS BARBARA GARIBALDI, DVM, DACLAM Director, Animal Research Facility, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Instructor, Department of Medicine Harvard Medical School, Boston Historical IACUC overview USDA, OLAW […]

26th Annual Irwin M. Arias Symposium
The Algonquin Club of Boston 217 Commonwealth Avenue , Boston, MA, MA, United StatesJoin a distinguished panel of leading biomedical scientists and physicians who share an interest in liver biology and disease as they present on a wide array of topics. http://www.liverfoundation.org/chapters/newengland/events/1028/

3Rs Sharing Conference presented by NCABR and NJABR
Meredith College 3800 Hillsborough Street, RaleighThe 3Rs Sharing Conference V is a one-day conference that will address the reduction of pain and distress in laboratory animal medicine in an effort to improve overall laboratory animal welfare. The conference will include presentations on key research developments, practical skills development and planning sessions to advance pain and distress related research. The 3Rs Sharing […]

Animal Models for Microbiome Research: Advancing Basic and Translational Science
The National Academies: Division on Earth and Life Studies 500 5th Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin the ILAR Roundtable for a free 2-day workshop on December 19-20, 2016, to examine animal models of microbiome research. Invited speakers will discuss challenges of standardization and biological variability in using gnotobiotic model organisms, examine the translatability of preclinical studies to humans, identify alternative model organisms that can be used in microbiome research, and […]

The 26th Annual MSMR Student Competition Opens
Submit your materials on-line. Awards are made at the MSMR Annual Meeting in Boston in June.Each year, MSMR invites middle and high school students from across New England to submit an Essay, a Poster or a Website in response to the What A Year! challenge. The entries are reviewed and judged by a panel of volunteer MSMR members. Up to three winners and three honorable mentions at each level (middle […]

Nominations open for the Levenson Award for Outstanding IACUC Non-Affiliate Member
Submit materials online - Awards made at the MSMR Annual Meeting in BostonAWARD CRITERIA The Rabbi Paul H. Levenson Award for Outstanding IACUC Service by a Non-Affiliated Member recognizes a volunteer who helps to define and execute the vision of his or her IACUC and is committed to the best possible animal welfare program within his or her institution. The award is named for Rabbi Paul H. […]