Care as Science: The Role of Animal Husbandry in Translational Medicine. (360G-Wellcome-103320_Z_13_Z)

It is becoming increasingly common to hear life scientists say that quality scientific findings rely upon quality animal care. This research project asks why and how animal care is being made an explicit part of scientific knowledge production in the context of translational medicine today. This project is important because scientific concern with animal husbandry denotes an historical shift. Animal care work has historically been marginalized in science, as evidenced by its systematic erasure f rom scientific journal articles, its conceptualization as an extra-scientific concern that animal technicians and veterinarians are responsible for as opposed to scientists themselves and the idea that care is opposed to objectivity. This research asks to what extent UK scientists understand animal husbandry and care as a crucial part of scientific research, and the factors that explain this. It also asks how specific scientists are incorporating improved animal care and husbandry into their pre clinical research, and how these practices are informed by the fields of in vivo animal research and translational medicine. In sum, it seeks to understand how the ethical debates surrounding animal experimentation are being transformed into a scientific priority in the contemporary moment, and what this means for both in vivo science and translational medicine. In the process, it collaborates with a series of academic and non-academic stakeholders in order to pursue the joint goals of improving animal welfare in science and translating scientific findings into clinical practice. The project is thus important from both a sociological and broader societal perspective.

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 311460
Applicant Surname Friese
Approval Committee Humanities and Social Science Selection Panel
Award Date 2014-01-27T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2013/14
Grant Programme: Title Investigator Award in H&SS
Internal ID 103320/Z/13/Z
Lead Applicant Dr Carrie Friese
Partnership Value 311460
Planned Dates: End Date 2021-03-01T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2015-01-02T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country United Kingdom
Region Greater London