Do you remember that very night -- the night before the day of all days, four years ago?
How many of us didn’t sleep at all.
We sat in the dark in silence, in front of our laptops, refreshing news feeds.
I am happy to announce the 3rd edition of the Sex as a Biological Variable (#SABV) biennial Symposium! Following the great success of the 2022 and 2024 symposia at the University of Bern, this year’s event will take place at the University of Zurich on June 23–24.
3R weekend - Rest, Relax, Recharge
Including Sex as a Biological Variable = better data.
Scientific rigor begins with study designs that reflect biological reality. Sex influences physiology, disease mechanisms, and responses to interventions.
#EUSABV #SABVinAction #ScientificRigor
This week’s Meet the Team interview features Dr. Christina Dalla, Action Vice Chair of the EU-SABV COST Action and Leader of Working Group 4. She reflects on why integrating Sex as a Biological Variable is essential for improving both preclinical and clinical research.
@christinadalla.bsky.social
This week’s Meet the Team interview features Dr. Özge Selin Çevik, Assistant Professor at Mersin University and Young Researchers Inclusiveness Advisor. She shares her vision for building a supportive, open, and inclusive research community. @ozgeselincevik.bsky.social
The Young Researchers and Innovators (YRI) community recently held its first meeting, marking the beginning of a supportive and connected research network across Europe. @costprogramme.bsky.social
#FELASA2025 Congress covered by @okalliokoski.bsky.social @nunohfranco.bsky.social and I, hope you find it a useful recap!
#AnimalResearch #AnimalWelfare
#3Rs
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@cost-teatime.bsky.social has been working to raise awareness on how we monitor lab animals, advancing welfare & research reproducibility with home-cage monitoring.
Read the story of an Action that has excelled at building an open knowledge base & empowering ECRs: www.cost.eu/long-read-te...
At the end of our Action, we have compiled a short movie emphasizing major advantages HCM systems offer for animal research and its translatability, and showing some actual videos from the labs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOB8pYeDI4U
@costprogramme.bsky.social
Join us on September 3rd for Day 2 of the TEATIME Final Conference, featuring expert talks on home-cage monitoring technologies, case studies, a roundtable on the future of automated monitoring, a closing keynote, and a farewell networking reception.
#animalresearch #homecage
See you soon in beautiful Helsinki for our final event!
#animalresearch #homecage #conference @costprogramme.bsky.social
Nastasia Mirofle (France) completed a TEATIME STSM at the Donders Institute (NL), exploring how the serotonin transporter influences environmental sensitivity and a-sociality.
#animalresearch #behavior #grant @costprogramme.bsky.social
We’re proud to have held 4 popular TEATIME Training Schools—thanks to all organizers, speakers, and @costprogramme.bsky.social for the support; manuals are open access on our website, and more training opportunities are coming soon!
#animalresearch #homecage #behavior #neuroscience #AnimalWelfare
How could the implementation of the 3Rs be improved?
📽️ Watch this new #nrp79shortvideos to find out more
The 3Rs are widely accepted in science and politics. However, in practice, the implementation of 3R methods is sometimes difficult.
@unibas.ch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDjr...
Today and tomorrow, we are hosting the EU Commission's workshop on phasing out animal testing for chemical safety assessment. Send your questions and take part in the discussions via Slido.com - #NAMS25.
Link day 1: youtu.be/bJyVsOBKW4s
Link day 2: youtu.be/lbeAIepd-iU
We opened #FELASA2025 conference with an insightful session on home-cage monitoring, expertly chaired by @vvoikar.bsky.social. The session featured presentations by Sara Wells @mrcharwell.bsky.social, @phenotyping.bsky.social, @stefanogaburro.bsky.social and others...
#behavior #homecage #research
What an incredible #FELASA2025 conference packed with scientific energy and innovation! Outstanding variety of presentations—from thought-provoking lectures to creative and data-rich posters—contributing to the advancement of #animalresearch.
@nunohfranco.bsky.social @stefanogaburro.bsky.social
These organisations got on #BOARD25 in Finland.
Show your support and share on #BOARD25
The @helsinki.fi joined the Be Open about Animal Research Day.
You can join too! Show your support and share on #BOARD25
#3Rs #AnimalResearch #AnimalWelfare - #FELASA2025 conference starting tomorrow in Athens!
www.felasa2025.eu
Women make up only 16% of corresponding authors who submit to Nature, a new Springer Nature analysis revealed. This is not enough - there are 30-40% #womeninSTEM
We want to change it, through targeted editorial policies & outreach. But change will take everyone!
🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What a week! I am thrilled to share that I’ve been awarded a highly competitive #COSTAction #CA24168 to launch the first pan-European research network dedicated to promoting and enhancing the current Sex as a Biological Variable #SABV initiative 🤩 www.cost.eu/70-new-cost-...
Our new preprint on OSF: a call to build FAIR repositories for home-cage monitoring data, unlocking the full potential of continuous rodent behavior insights!
osf.io/preprints/osf/fsg83_v1
#homecage #animalresearch #behavior #data #OpenScience @costprogramme.bsky.social
Young researchers are important for #COSTactions. 🧑🔬 That's why we're focusing today on training them on leadership skills. Starting with presentations by experienced Action leaders Indrek Heinla, Ghazal Etminan and Jitka Cejkova. Thank you for sharing your experiences! @costprogramme.bsky.social
A mini summary of #NeuroFrance2025 highlights 9/10
Besides my poster, it was great to present with @dhuzard.bsky.social the www.thebehaviourforum.org , a @cost-teatime.bsky.social initiative I am very proud of being part of!
Our vision for Precision Omics Initiative Sweden (PROMISE) is now published in Nature Medicine! By boosting data-driven precision omics in Sweden, we can not only empower research but also integrate it with healthcare in a new way, with an impact in 🇸🇪 and 🌎. 🧵: rdcu.be/egmXY
Registration for Part 2 of The Art of Communicating Animal Research webinar is now OPEN! Secure your spot to get the event link. 📅
The program drops soon—stay tuned!
🔗 Register now: har-mrc-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#animalresearch #communication #AI @eara.eu @costprogramme.bsky.social
Get ready! In the second part of our Animal Research Communication webinar, we're unveiling 4 exciting sections to help you make science clear, engaging & impactful! 👀✨
Stay tuned—details coming soon! 🔜🐭💡 #SciComm #AnimalResearch @costprogramme.bsky.social
After 4 years, TEATIME is wrapping up! Join our final #conference to explore lab animal monitoring with experts in biomedicine, #behavior & #data.
🔗 Program & registration: cost-teatime.org/events/the-teatime-journey-shaping-the-future-of-lab-animal-monitoring/
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