National Association for Biomedical Research Webinar: Current and Future Challenges Facing Biomedical Research

Matt Bailey, president of the National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR) and Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR), Brandon Morton, NABR’s director of government affairs and Taylor Bennett, NABR’s senior scientific advisor, will lead this webinar focused on discussing the current and future challenges facing biomedical research.

The National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR) is the only national, nonprofit organization dedicated solely to advocating for sound public policy that recognizes the vital role animals play in biomedical research. In that role, NABR provides the unified voice for the scientific community on legislative and regulatory matters affecting laboratory animal research at the federal level.

FBR provides valuable communication expertise promoting public understanding and support for biomedical research to address the challenges and variety of tactics used by those opposed to the use of animals in biomedical research. These tactics include calling into question the validity of animal models, the money spent to support that research, an increased number of legislative efforts at the federal, state and local level and targeted campaigns against specific areas of research. In addition, these groups have effectively weaponized the use of FOIA and state open records acts to target institutions and individuals.

In this webinar, recent legislative and regulatory issues will be reviewed, and animal rights campaigns will be highlighted to share lessons learned for addressing the challenges facing the research community.

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