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  2. Dec 3, 2025
Physicians Committee’s Educational Program on Animal-Free Science Awarded Prize from National Institutes of Health

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the winners of the NCATS Translational Science Education and Training Challenge, recognizing exemplary models of translation science education and training. One winning program, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine’s Summer Immersion on Innovative Approaches in Science, educates researchers on animal-free, human-specific methods and their many applications, inspiring them to adopt these approaches in their own work. The award will expand Summer Immersion’s reach, contributing to a crucial and highly skilled scientific workforce—one that puts human health first.