by caitlin.sadowski@icloud.com | Jul 9, 2025 | Funded Projects
APPLICATION ABSTRACT Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are substances, both natural and human-made, present in everyday items like plastics, detergents, food, and cosmetics. These chemicals can adversely affect the health and development of both animals and...
by caitlin.sadowski@icloud.com | Jul 9, 2025 | Funded Projects
AIMS Recognizing the rodent estrous cycle as a crucial welfare indicator faces challenges due to a historical bias toward male animals in the scientific community. The project aims to empower investigators to consider female endocrine states effectively by i)...
by caitlin.sadowski@icloud.com | Jul 9, 2025 | Funded Projects
AIMS To provide a strategy (cage connectors) to reduce the SD for single housed males from SD 3 to 1 by allowing visual, olfactory and acoustic contact between two IVCs To quantify the stress level and behavior of single housed (under social isolation and/or with...
by caitlin.sadowski@icloud.com | Jul 9, 2025 | Funded Projects
AIMS The choice of anesthesia for neonatal mice lacks a consensus and directly impacts animal welfare and research outcomes. The methods used until now to assess animal welfare do not provide a complete understanding of potential pain or discomfort experienced during...
by caitlin.sadowski@icloud.com | Jul 9, 2025 | Funded Projects
AIMS With the refinement grant, we intend to develop, evaluate, implement, and publish score sheets for individuals and groups of fish. With the support of all fish labs of the University of Bern, the Experimental Animal Center (EAC) of the University of Bern, and the...
