BPS & LASA joint focused meeting: Exploring the status of animal models of psychiatric disorders - their validity and scope for successful translation

The British Pharmacological Society and the Laboratory Animal Science Association are delighted to bring you our first joint-virtual meeting; exploring the status of animal models of psychiatric disorders – their validity and scope for successful translation. Evaluation and correct interpretation of changes in the behaviour of laboratory animals, following an experimental intervention, is essential for successful translation of novel candidates for treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders. However, many procedures that have been used for decades as effective preclinical drug screens are often assumed, without scientific justification, to offer ‘models’ of human disorders. This meeting will discuss the extent to which this is a realistic assumption, incorporating evidence that the validity of these tests will depend on the scientific objectives and experimental context, including environmental factors.

The online event is an exciting one-day meeting​ comprising scientific talks and opportunities for interaction with colleagues.  The talks and discussions will be of interest to anyone interested in behavioural laboratory animal science, whether from a clinical, preclinical, translational, welfare, academic, industrial, or even regulatory perspective. We particularly encourage registration from animal care staff as talks are intended to illustrate some common variables, including the experimental environment, housing and husbandry that are typically disregarded and yet can confound experimental findings when evaluating animal behaviour.

We hope you enjoy our joint venture which will deal with a timely and important topic.

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Registration deadline: 22 Feb 2021

If you have any questions about the meeting, please contact meetings@bps.ac.uk

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CPD points

CPD points from the Royal College of Physicians, Royal Society of Biology and the Laboratory Animal Science Association are available at this meeting. You will be emailed a certificate of attendance with CPD points after the meeting.
 

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Registration deadline: 22 Feb 2021