Coalition to Address Animal Methods Bias
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The Coalition to Illuminate and Address Animal Methods Bias is a global collaboration addressing the preference for animal-based research methods.
Joined June 2023
The COLAAB website is live!.👉It provides info about #AnimalMethodsBias and houses the resource we created for researchers who use animal-free approaches to help avoid its negative consequences. Check it out and share with your colleagues!
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This new policy is a strong step toward transparency, opening "the 'black box' of science" and enabling research on academic publishing and methodological biases. We hope more journals follow suit!. Read @Nature's editorial here:
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In our recent Editor Outreach project, we explored the possibility of opening peer review reports as a way for meta-researchers to measure occurrences of animal methods bias in various research fields and demographics. More about this project:
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The COLAAB has suggested open peer review as a way to improve research quality, transparency, and reproducibility—and to prevent biases, including animal methods bias. See section 3.1 of our Author Guide:
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In June, @Nature announced it will make transparent peer review the norm for research articles. Reviewer comments and author responses will be published alongside articles, something @TheCOLAAB has long advocated for as a way to track #AnimalMethodsBias.
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Don't miss @CellStemCell's interview with Dan Tagle, Director of the Office for Special Initiatives at @ncats_nih_gov. Dr. Tagle gives a nod to the @COLAAB-recommended actions @NIH will take to mitigate Animal Methods Bias.
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You can also access the toolkit on our website!.🔗
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Missed us on #WD4AIL? Catch the recording of our webinar on advocating for fair funding of nonanimal research. Learn to use the new Animal Methods Bias Advocacy Toolkit to engage funders & encourage impartial review of nonanimal research. 📽️
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As we covered earlier, @NIH's new initiative aims to “address any possible bias towards animal studies” in grant reviews. This growing recognition—from media to policymakers—is a crucial step toward the ensuring fair consideration of nonanimal science.
🚨 Big news! Yesterday, @NIH announced a new initiative to prioritize human-based research technologies and reduce animal use. The initiative includes measures to overcome barriers to the broader use of human-based methods, including Animal Methods Bias!.
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As the article notes, "Scientists are often incentivized to use animals in their research" and "academic journals prefer to publish studies using animals." . This #AnimalMethodsBias slows adoption of cutting-edge technologies like organ-chips & computational modeling.
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💡 #AnimalMethodsBias is in the news again in @rfobar's important piece on federal efforts to reduce animal experimentation. This systemic bias favors animal-based studies over translatable, human-based methods—and it's long overdue for scrutiny. 🔗
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Needless to say, we're excited about these changes and congratulate Director Bhattacharya on this historic move. We look forward to seeing these measures implemented and their positive impacts on biomedical research. We encourage other funders around the world to follow suit!.
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🎉 These are all policy changes we have been advocating for! . See for yourself in Table 2 of our most recent paper describing our 2024 workshop on animal methods bias in funding assessments:
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The initiative describes other measures to mitigate animal methods bias, including implementing:. ✅Evaluation criteria in new funding opportunities to help improve review quality. ✅Bias mitigation training for grant review staff. ✅Nonanimal method expertise in review groups.
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A new office will expand funding, training, and infrastructure for nonanimal approaches and raise awareness of their translational value. Poor awareness of the advantages of these approaches can impact peer review, leading to rejected grants and disincentivizing their use.
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🚨 Big news! Yesterday, @NIH announced a new initiative to prioritize human-based research technologies and reduce animal use. The initiative includes measures to overcome barriers to the broader use of human-based methods, including Animal Methods Bias!.
Today, NIH announced a new initiative to expand innovative, human-based science while reducing the use of animals in research. This aligns with @US_FDA’s initiative to reduce testing in animals.
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👇 This is tomorrow! See you there! . Don’t forget to register:
One week until our advocacy webinar on #WD4AIL! .Join us in honoring animals in labs by:.📑 Learning how you can engage with funding agencies.🐁 Advocating for #AnimalMethodsBias mitigation.⚖️ Leveling the playing field for #NAMs.Register here:
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Links here to learn more about topics covered!. Author Guide: Editor outreach initiative aimed at changing journal policies & practices: Workshop exploring #AnimalMethodsBias in biomedical research funding:
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💥 In case you missed it! 💥. Our 3Rs Training Webinar hosted by @JHUCAAT about #AnimalMethodsBias has been posted to YouTube! In it, you’ll hear about the latest survey evidence, how you can prevent and address biased reviews, & other COLAAB projects👇.
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One week until our advocacy webinar on #WD4AIL! .Join us in honoring animals in labs by:.📑 Learning how you can engage with funding agencies.🐁 Advocating for #AnimalMethodsBias mitigation.⚖️ Leveling the playing field for #NAMs.Register here:
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That wraps up our weekly recommendations for researchers on mitigating #AnimalMethodsBias in grant #PeerReview! We hope you learned something about the important role researchers can play. All the tips we shared can be found in one place on our website:
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