This webinar explores the development and application of non-animal approaches in cardiovascular science, including using human cardiac tissue and stem cells and computational modelling of cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular, blood and lymphatic system research is the fourth highest area of animal use for basic research in the UK and Europe with researchers often relying on animals to study the causes and treatments for heart disease and test drugs for cardiac side effects.
Speakers:
- Prof Milica Radisic – University of Toronto, Canada/Berlin Institute of Health at Charité, Germany: Advanced heart-on-a-chip models in disease modeling and drug screening.
- Prof Chris Denning – University of Nottingham, UK: Human stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes for cardiotoxicity screens.
- Dr Caglar Ozturk – University of Southampton, UK: High fidelity computational approaches to model cardiovascular diseases.
- A Q&A panel discussion will be facilitated by Dr Axelle Cooreman from the Innovation Centre-3Rs, Vrije Universiteit Brussels.
Attendance will be certified.
Date and Time: 19.03.2025, 14:00-15:20 CET
More information and registration: here
About the webinar series:
In four sessions, the latest webinar series from The Togeth3R Consortium of European 3Rs centres will showcase non-animal approaches in the top four research fields of animal use in the UK and Europe:
Each webinar will feature three researchers presenting the scientific and 3Rs benefits of their approach, before a panel discussion on the latest developments and overcoming barriers to adoption. From organoids to microphysiological systems, using patient-derived samples or computational modelling, the series will showcase the efforts across Europe to deliver better science and replace animal models.