Please join us on Wednesday July 2nd, 2025, for this virtual conference to meet the new ART awardees that will present their exciting projects and learn more about the ART SciComm and 3R Award schemes for early career stage scientists. In addition, invited keynote speakers share their expertise in the 3Rs and SciComm.

We invite all young life scientist organizations and individuals with a vested interest in SciComm and the 3Rs to participate at this conference and discuss their activities with the aim to share expertise from different countries and consider the potential benefits of cross-border networking. Therefore, please forward this conference announcement to young scientist organisations and individuals active in Sci Comm and 3R to encourage them to actively participate.

The conference is free of charge, registration is compulsory. To register please scroll down and fill in the form at the end of this page.

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

1:00 pm (CET) Welcome

Rolf Zeller, Nuno Franco

1:15- 1:45 pm KEYNOTE SPEAKER 3R and Animal Welfare (Chair Nuno Franco)

Lars Lewejohann (Freie Universität Berlin): Title: "Refining test and housing conditions for laboratory mice" (25+5min)

1:45- 2:15 pm Progress Reports by 2024 ART 3R Awardees (Chair Nuno Franco)

Judith Rees (Charite, Berlin): “Establishment of a 3R compliant cardiac diastolic dysfunction model using the in-ovo platform” (12+3min)

Benjamin Tsang (University of Toronto): “Development and refinement of computer-generated stimulus for zebrafish behavioural neuroscience” (12+3min)

2:15- 2:40 pm 2025 ART 3R Awardees (Chair Nuno Franco)

Filipa Antunes (University of Minho): "Intranasal Administration as Minimally Invasive Alternative for Stem Cell-Based Parkinson’s Disease" (10+2)

Ernesto Gulin (University of Buenos Aires): “In vitro assessment of development and reproductive toxicity: neglected drugs for neglected diseases” (10+2)

BREAK

3:00- 3:30 pm KEYNOTE SPEAKER SciComm (Chair Rolf Zeller)

Mirko Bischofberger (EPFL, Science Studios): Title tba (25+5min)

3:30- 4:00 pm Progress Reports by 2024 ART SciComm Awardees (Chair Rolf Zeller)

Christelle de Brito and Mireia Garcia Rosello (University of Valencia): "TranspraVET" (12+3 min)

Benjamin Zarov (Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon): “The Sound of (Neuro)Science” (12+3 min)

4:00- 4:15 pm 2024 ART SciComm Awardee (Chair Rolf Zeller)

Silvina Diaz (University of Buenos Aires): “Transparent communication of animal research: outreach tools for teenagers” (10+2min)

4:15- 5:00 pm: Panel discussion (Chair Aimeé Zuniga)

Participants and topics: tba

5:00- 5:15 pm Outlook and closure