Biomedical Research Information 

These websites were sourced from The Pennsylvania Society for Biomedical Research (PSBR) and offer reliable information about animals used in research. Scroll down to see additional resources, blogs, videos, and PDF materials

Additional detailed information about the use of animals in research can be found under PSBR’s "Animal Research" site.

National Biomedical Research Organizations and Websites

AALAS Foundation

Americans for Medical Progress (AMP)

Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR)

National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR)

States United for Biomedical Research

Speaking of Research

Understanding Animal Research

Kids 4 Research

Animal Research.info

 

Additional Websites with Reliable Information about Animal Research

American Academy of Neurology - Animal Research

Animal Smart: Benefits of Animal Research

Brain Facts.org - Animals in Research

Texas Biomedical Research Institute - Animal Research

What A Year!

NC3Rs National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement, and Reduction of Animals in Research

 

Blogs - Animal Research

Advancing Animal Research

Animals in Research Series (The Conversation website)

curious YOUNG writers

Unlikely Activist

 

Videos - Animal Research

Accept the Challenge to Care: Careers in LAS

A Day in the Life of an Animal Technologist

Animal Research and Diabetes

Dogs in Medical Research

Drug Discovery and Development (Novartis)

Evolving Role of Animals in Research (Novartis)

Understanding Asthma

Using Mice as a Model for Alzheimer's Disease

Vets Speaking for Research

Where do Medicines Come From?

Why Do I Live so Long?

Why Do We Use Animals in Research?

Why is Animal Research Needed in Pharmacology?

Complete list of Understanding Animal Research videos on Vimeo -  http://vimeo.com/animalevidence/videos

 

Research Animal Organizations

AAALAC - Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care

ILAR - Institute for Laboratory Animal Research

LAWTE- Laboratory Animal Welfare Training Exchange

OLAW - Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare

 

Biomedical Careers

Careers in Biomedical Research

 

Additional PDF Resources

25 Most Prescribed Drugs and the Animal Research Behind Them - Courtesy of NABR

Animals and Medicine – The contribution of animal experiments to the control of disease. Click on "Read the PDF" to view the entire book. This offers a detailed, scholarly historical review of the critical role animal experiments have played in advancing medical knowledge. Book by Jack Botting

Animal Research Benefits Us- And Animals Too - Courtesy of Understanding Animal Research

Animal Research - Top 10 Questions - Courtesy of Americans for Medical Progress

Animal Roles in Medical Discoveries - Courtesy of AALAS

Casey's Awakening - Courtesy of Massachusetts Society for Medical Research

Disease Fact Sheets - Courtesy of California Society for Biomedical Research

Dog's in Research - Courtesy of FASEB

Essential Need for Animals in Medical Research - Species Sheets - Courtesy of the Foundation for Biomedical Research

Facts About Animal Research - Courtesy of Americans for Medical Progress

Fact vs Myth - Courtesy of the Foundation for Biomedical Research

Finding Cures, Saving Lives - Courtesy of the American Physiological Society

Improving Human and Animal Health - Courtesy of AALAS

Medical Research with Animals - Courtesy of the National Institutes of Health

Proud Achievements of Animal Research - Courtesy of the Foundation for Biomedical Research

Questions People Ask About Animals in Research - Courtesy of the American Physiological Society

Super Scientists: How Mice are Helping Scientists Solve the Mystery of Disease - Courtesy of California Society for Biomedical Research

Use of Animals in Biomedical Research - Courtesy of AALAS

What is Biomedical Research? - Courtesy of the California Biomedical Research Association