Animal Welfare and Experimentation Committee
The Animal Experimentation and Welfare Committee’s mission is to channel all the information related to animal experimentation in the widest possible sense, which may be useful for SENC members, both students and researchers in training or senior, and to promote actions that in value in front of the society the experimentation with animals. The Committee is particularly interested in having the participation of the SENC members in this task, as information and / or proposing joint activities, as well as actively collaborating in their development.
Outstanding news
Manifiesto La necesidad de la investigación con animales
Activities
√ Holding Scientific Symposiums on the occasion of events organized by SENC members.
√ Organization of activities during the biennial SENC Congress.
√ Communication through the SENC Newsletter, upcoming events related to the welfare of experimental animals.
√ Inform about new developments in legislation, as well as activities that are launched related to animal welfare and experimentation.
√ Coordination with other similar committees of Spanish Scientific Societies, and especially with European committees of the same purpose.
√ Increase the visibility of animal research and its benefits among the general public:
√ Increase visibility on social networks
√ Create material (text/presentations) aimed at the general public
√ Create support material for researchers to facilitate this work
√ Organize round tables, symposiums, etc. on animal experimentation during SENC activities aimed at the general public.
√ Launch of an online course aimed at SENC members on animal research.
Current Animal Welfare and Experimentation Committee
Marta Navarrete
Head. Vicepresident of SENC
Researcher at Instituto Cajal, CSIC
Silvia Corrochano
Neurological Diseases Group,
San Carlos Clinical Hospital Health Research Institute (IdISSC)
M José Simón
Department of Psychobiology, Faculty of Psychology.
University of Granada
Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center.
José Luis Lanciego
Neuroscience Program
Centro de Investigación Médica Aplicada (CIMA)
University of Navarra
Ana Mª Muñoz
Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology of Parkinson’s Disease
Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CiMUS)
University of Santiago de Compostela
Harkaitz Bengoetxea
Grupo LaNCE-Neuropharm. Departamento de Neurociencias
Facultad de Medicina y Enfermería
Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU)
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