Animal-free tonsil organoid model wins International 3Rs Prize

The winner of this year's 3Rs Prize is Dr Lisa Wagar at the University of California, Irvine. Watch this recording, to learn more about Lisa's Prize-winning research aiming to streamline vaccine development for global respiratory pathogens of concern using her entirely animal-free tonsil organoid model.

Professor Alex Frangi and Dr Ali Sarrami-Foroushani will also present the first ever in silico trial for a medical device from their highly commended paper.

Read our announcement: https://www.nc3rs.org.uk/news/interna...

Learn more about the prize: https://www.nc3rs.org.uk/internationa...

The National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) is a UK-based scientific organisation dedicated to helping the research community worldwide to replace, refine and reduce the use of animals in research. Primarily funded by the UK Government, the NC3Rs is also supported by the charitable and private sectors. It collaborates with organisations from across the life sciences sector, nationally and internationally, including universities, industries, other research funders and regulatory authorities.

For more information about the NC3Rs, visit http://www.nc3rs.org.uk.