About this site

Purpose Statement

The "Kids-4-Research" web site provides information to students, teachers, and parents on responsible laboratory animal care and use in biomedical research, testing, and education. The site also provides information on the benefits of such research to animals, humans, and the environment.

Sponsor Information

Funding provided through a generous grant from the AALAS Foundation. Corporate Sponsorship provided by Charles River Laboratories.

Contributors and Resources

• American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS): www.aalas.org

• American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA): www.avma.org

• Americans for Medical Progress Educational Foundation (AMP): www.amprogress.org

• California Biomedical Research Association: www.ca-biomed.org

• Connecticut United for Research Excellence (CURE): www.curenet.org

• Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) www.faseb.org

• Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR): www.fbresearch.org

• Elizabeth R. Griffin Research Foundation (ERGRF) www.ergriffinresearch.org

• Institute of Animal Technology (IAT) www.iat.org.uk

• Massachusetts Society for Medical Research (MSMR): www.msmr.org

• Michigan Society for Medical Research (MISMR): www.mismr.org

• Mid-Continent Association for Agriculture, Biomedical Research & Education (MAABRE): www.maabre.org

• National Institute of Health Office of Science Education  http://science-education.nih.gov

• North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research (NCABR): www.ncabr.org

• New Jersey Association for Biomedical Research (NJABR): www.njabr.org

• Northwest Association for Biomedical Research (NWABR): www.nwabr.org

• Ohio Scientific Education & Research Association (OSERA): www.osera.org

• Pennsylvania Society for Biomedical Research (PSBR): www.psbr.org

• Research!America www.researchamerica.org

• Society for Neuroscience (SFN): www.sfn.org

• Toxicology Education Foundation and Society of Toxicology (SOT): www.toxicology.org

• Southwest Association for Education in Biomedical Research (SWAEBR): www.swaebr.org

• States United for Biomedical Research (SUBR) www.statesforbiomed.org

• Texas Society for Biomedical Research (TSBR): www.tsbr.org

• Wisconsin Association for Biomedical Research & Education (WABRE): www.wabre.org