3Rs Sharing Conference

The 3Rs Across the Pipeline

One meaningful day of in-person interactions with some of the leading 3Rs experts.

April 26, 2023

Somerset, New Jersey

What is the 3Rs Sharing Conference?

An in-person discussion-focused 3Rs conference hosted by the 3Rs Collaborative and the New Jersey Association for Biomedical Research.

We’re excited to create a new era of professional conference, emphasizing both high-quality speakers and facilitated participant interactions and networking.

Will we see you there? This is your chance to learn from influential 3Rs speakers, not just from the podium but also through conversation.

Agenda

This agenda was submitted to AAVSM RACE to offer 6.0 CE Credits for veterinarians and veterinary technicians in the non-medical category.

7:30 am - Conference Opens

Registration
Breakfast & Networking Activity #1
Exhibitor Connections

8:30 am - Opening Remarks

Updates from the 3Rs Collaborative – Dr. Megan LaFollette, Program Director, 3RC
Updates from NJABR – Tom Leach, Executive Director, NJABR

8:45 AM - The Changing 3Rs Landscape with Emerging Technologies

Szczepan Baran, DVM, MS, Chief Scientific Officer, VeriSIM Life

9:15 AM - 3Rs Opportunities & Tools Across the Research Pipeline to Increase Rigor & Reproducibility

Dr. Sally Thompson-Iritani, Assistant Vice Provost, Animal Care, Outreach, & 3Rs, University of Washington

9:50 AM - Networking Break and Exhibitor Browsing - Presented by Biomere

10:00 AM - Using Translational Digital Biomarkers in Practice

Sean Maguire, VMS, MS, DACLAM, MRCVS, Director, Comparative & Translational Sciences, GSK
Jeetendra Eswaraka, DVM, PhD, DACLAM, Associate Vice President, Animal Care, Rutgers
Guido Gottardo, Project Manager, Tecniplast

10:35 AM – Refining Drug Development with Artificial Intelligence

Szczepan Baran, DVM, MS, Chief Scientific Officer, VeriSIM Life

11:00 AM - Ethics, Harm Benefit Analysis/Risk Benefit, & IACUCs

Dr. Margaret Landi, Chief of Animal Welfare, Ethics and Strategy, GSK (Retired)

12:00 PM - Networking Lunch

During lunch, you will have the opportunity to connect with speakers and other attendees on specific 3Rs topics. Tables will be set up according to topic to ensure you meet others with similar interests and discuss whats important to you.

1:00 PM - Reduction Through Experimental Design & Statistics: Ten simple strategies

Penny S. Reynolds, PhD, Assistant Professor Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine; Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine; University of Florida

1:30 PM - Applying Microphysiological Systems: What, Where, and Why?

Benjamin Cappiello, Chief Business Officer, AxoSim, Inc.

2:00 PM - Networking Break and Exhibitor Browsing - Presented by Biomere

2:15 PM - Refinement via Housing, Enrichment, & Procedures

Dr. Mary Ann Brannon-Vasbinder, Director, Office of Animal Welfare, Ethics, and Strategy, GSK
Dr. Noel Dybdal, Senior Director and Distinguished Scientist, Genentech
Mr. Scott Schriver, Director North American Sales, Allentown, LLC

3:15 PM - Culture of Care

Dr. Megan LaFollette, Program Director, NA3RsC
Dr. Sally Thompson-Iritani, Assistant Vice Provost, Animal Care, Outreach, & 3Rs, University of Washington
Dr. Cindy Buckmaster, Scientific Advisor, Transnetyx

4:00 PM - Closing Remarks