The 3Rs in biomedical research: the experience of the CureMILS Consortium

Dr. Emanuela Bottani took part as a speaker in the Summer School “Advances in Biomedical Sciences,” organized by the 3R Center and the University of Genoa.
In her presentation, she highlighted the importance of the 3R principle in the use of animal models, using the work carried out within the European consortium CureMILS as an example.
The study, which led to the identification of a new drug for Leigh syndrome, relied largely on innovative cellular models — an approach that enabled a deeper understanding of the mechanism of action while significantly reducing the use of animal models during pharmacological screening phases.

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