Engaging Researchers on Animal-Free 21st Century Science

Upcoming Events:

ERA21 Travel Award Winners Series: Martina Iulini and Dre’Von Dobson

Date: September 24, 2025
Time: 10 AM ET/4 PM CET via Zoom

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ERA21 offers travel awards to support researchers using human-based nonanimal methods. Join our awardees from the 2025 Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting to hear about their work and the research they presented at the conference.

• Toward sustainable immunotoxicology: an animal-free culture medium model for TD and TI antibody response assay - Martina Iulini, PharmD, PhD
• The Effects of Controlled Wood Smoke Exposure on Markers of Thrombosis: A Pilot Study - Dre’Von Dobson, PhD

Past Events:

Hesperos Technology for Toxicology Research: From Development to Approval

On March 16, 2025, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, the Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, and Hesperos are partnered to host a free, hands-on workshop to showcase Hesperos technology and applications. A limited number of participants toured the facility and built three different human-on-a-chip models, heard from scientists working with the models, and sat down with leaders in the field, Drs. J Hickman and Thomas Hartung to discuss advancing human-specific non-animal approaches.

A Biotechnology Showcase in Human-specific Nonanimal Research and Testing

On February 14, 2025 a workshop at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting showcased cutting-edge, human-specific models, like organ-chip technologies, that offer more precise, translatable, effective, and ethical means of investigation. Participants learned about various human-focused approaches through live demonstrations, expert talks, and collaborative discussions, exploring the potential and practical applications of these advanced models. Featured presentations included: Emulate, InSphero, MIMETAS, MatTek, and the Wyss Institute at Harvard University.

The ERA21 Journal Club meets at conferences and provides a forum for early-career scientists, undergraduate, master’s, and PhD students to meet and discuss relevant research articles on human-relevant biomedical research, toxicology, and policy.

Upcoming Events:

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