Fatty liver disease affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide, but studying animals in the lab does not allow us to fully understand this uniquely human disease. Could using stem cells grown from human skin lead to better treatments? A team of innovative researchers at Vrije Universiteit in Brussels – led by Dr. Robim Rodriguez and Professor Tamara Vanhaecke – aims to find out ..read more

Mosquito-borne viruses such as Zika and dengue are often studied using monkeys, mice and other animals, even though vaccines shown to protect monkeys from infection often don’t work in people. But is using animals really the most effective way to unlock the secrets to successfully preventing, treating—and even curing—these viral diseases? Find out what Dr. David Pamies at the University of Lausanne (formerly of the Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing)—along with his colleagues at Johns Hopkins University and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ Vaccine ..read more

We are thrilled to announce financial support enabling three promising early career researchers to attend the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) Summer School May 21-24 in Ispra, Italy, a week-long learning opportunity dedicated to non-animal approaches. These researchers have already shown impressive levels of dedication to the replacement of animals in their scientific careers so far and we are delighted to help further their education and training in innovative new technologies that do not rely on animals. The summer school is a popular annual event for post-graduate research ..read more