Alternative Methods – GTEMA
COORDINATION:
Dr. Guillermo Repetto
Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Email: grepkuh@upo.es
“towards reducing, refinement or replacement of animal use in teaching, testing and biomedical research and environmental (3Rs)” “towards the reduction, refinement or replacement of the use of animals in research, education and testing (3Rs)”
Objectives
The objectives of the Working Group for alternative methods (GTEMA) its:
- Encourage cooperation and coordination of scientific activities contributing to the development of new experimental methods, so in vivo as in vitro, leading to (the three Rs): reduce the number of animals used, refine techniques that reduce stress and suffering of these, o a replace the use of animals.
- Encourage the participation of Spanish researchers in prevalidation or validation programs test.
- Promote regulatory acceptance of the same.
Source GTEMA
With growing interest in alternative, and in 1992 is proposed to the AET JD the possibility of creating a working group, Several meetings have occurred since then. El interesante ICLAS/CSIC Workshop on Complementary Methods, greatly boosted the formal establishment of the same.
Meetings
The GTEMA has organized or participated actively in the following meetings:
- ICLAS/CSIC Working Group on Complementary Methods, Talavera de la Reina, 1995.
- GTEMA Meeting, Spanish Congress of Toxicology XI, Tenerife, 1995.
- Sessions on Alternative Methods, 3 Iberoamerican Congress of Toxicology- Spanish Congress of Toxicology XI, Tenerife, 1995.
- Workshop on Using in vitro cell models for the Investigation of Molecular Mechanisms of Toxicity, EUROTOX-96, Alicante, 1996.
- Seminar Advances in Application of in Vitro Alternative Methods of Drug Evaluation, Cosmetics and Chemicals, SmithKline Beecham, Tres Cantos, 1997.
- Complutense International Seminar “Use and Abuse of Animals for Experimentation: Ethical Considerations, Madrid, 1997.
- Meeting of Representatives of the European National Centers on Alternatives, ECVAM, Ispra, Italy, July 1997.
- Roundtable “The Alternative Basic and Applied Research”, and sessions on Alternative Methods”, Spanish Congress of Toxicology XII, Saragossa, September 1997.
- GTEMA Meeting, Spanish Congress of Toxicology XII, Saragossa, September 1997.
- Meeting for the Development and Coordination with ECVAM Spanish Groups interested in alternative methods, Glaxo Wellcome, Madrid, October, 1997.
Other activities of GTEMA
Other activities undertaken by the highlight GTEMA:
- Publication: “ICLAS/CSIC Working Group on Complementary Methods”, de la Peña E, Scythe, Barrueco C, Repetto G, Mencius Gonzalez F, Part P Garcia, Madrid, 1995.
- Aid for research: Encouraging and acting as a link in the search for partners to carry out coordinated research projects related to alternative.
- Dissemination of information : on activities in the Journal of Toxicology, official organ of the AET, Alternatives to Laboratory Animals (SKIP), Eurotox Newsletter, Toxicology and Ecotoxicology News, Newsletter of the SECAL, and listservs.
- Circular GTEMA: prepare 3-4 number / year from 1995, which are distributed to all members of the TEP (400).
Members GTEMA
There are a variety of scientific approaches including, including from studios genotoxicológicos, neurotoxicológicos, of irritation, metabolism, of hepatotoxicity, reproduction, etc. For example, among the most active members are E de la Peña (CSIC), MJ Gomez Lechon (Hospital la Fe, Valencia), J Zapatero (CIDA), And Vilanova (Fac. Medicine, University of Alicante), Gargallo D (Glaxo Wellcome), A López de Cerain (FaIPharmacy, University of Navarra), Barrios C (University of Concepción, Chile), etc.etc.
Cooperation with other entities
The GTEMA maintains a close relationship with various entities, which include:
- ECVAM: European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods
- OECD: Organization for the Economic Cooperation and Development
- ESTIVA: European Society of Toxicology in Vitro
- ERGATT: European Research Group for Alternatives in Toxicity Testing
- ETAC: Alternative Toxicological Research Group of Cuba
- EUROTOX: European Society of Toxicology
- CICYT: Interministerial Commission for Science and Technology
- Working Group on Complementary Methods ICLAS / CICYT / CSIC
- SECAL: Spanish Society for Laboratory Animal Science
- SEEA: Spanish Society of Animal Experimentation
- SEMA: Spanish Society of Environmental Mutagenesis
- SEQC: Spanish Society of Cosmetic Chemists
- ADDA: Association for the Defence of Animal Rights
Ongoing projects
For consolidation of GTEMA:
- Continue organizing meetings.
- Regular dissemination of relevant information by all means.
- Encourage coordinated research projects.
- Institutional Support.
Other projects:
- Expand the website.
- Taking Inventory of Scientists and Spanish Groups interested in alternative methods.
- Increase cooperation with Spanish colleagues from other areas.
- Foster cooperation with American colleagues.
- Increase cooperation with industry.
In this section:
- Alternative Methods - GTEMA
- Concept Alternatives
- [3R] Alternatives to Animal Testing
- Documents
- Web Alternatives
- Links
- Inventory
- English Version
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