The Best Models Working Group stems from the clearly stated commitment to the 3Rs that is defined within the remit of the Network. The group defines the strategy for replacement opportunities within ongoing and future projects and takes responsibility for articulating, whenever appropriate, the reasons as to why replacements may not be available in specific circumstances.
Gathering and disseminating information on resources in other model systems or organisms is another key element of the group’s work, together with highlighting technological or knowledge gaps within the Network that might hinder the use of other models.
Finally, the group is active in seeking areas of funding for replacement pilot studies for the Network and in disseminating the current ethical review process associated with MLC’s and Network’s projects.
The NMGN would like to acknowledge the contribution of present and past members of the Best Models Working Group, as well as our invited speakers:
Charlie Arber
Karen Barker
Alberto Barna Lopez
Alexandre Benedetto
Karen Blyth
Debora Bogani
Rosie Bunton-Stasyshyn
Steven Clapcote
Julia Cordero
Roger Cox
Jade Desjardins
Leah Etheridge
Xiao Fu
Annie Godwin
Laura Greaves
William Grey
Matt Guille
Deborah Henderson
Sabine Hölter-Koch
Marie Hutchison
Anthony Isles
Pawel Lis
Karen Liu
Elizabeth Patton
Maximiliano Portal
Owen Sansom
Hazel Screen
Douglas Strathdee
Lydia Teboul
Keira Turner
Jelle Van Den Ameele
Catherine Vickers
Sara Wells
Alex Whitworth
James Wilmouth
Robin Williams
Andrew Wood
Selina Wray