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You can access the accepted manuscript of our textbook chapter, Overcoming animal methods bias and its impacts on research assessments, here.
COLAAB Publications
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Emily R. Trunnell, Catharine E. Krebs. Chapter 15 - Overcoming animal methods bias and its impacts on nonanimal research assessments. In: Catharine E. Krebs, Gail A. Van Norman, eds. Moving Toward Nonanimal Approaches in Medical Research and Testing. Academic Press; 2027:243-258. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780443265143000126.
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Jessica S. Kopew, Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga, Mikalah Singer, Emily R. Trunnell, Gabby Vidaurre, Catharine E. Krebs. Addressing animal methods bias through government-led initiatives. Frontiers in Toxicology. 2026;8. doi:10.3389/ftox.2026.1761759
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Catharine E. Krebs, Sven Geissler, Kathrin Herrmann, et al. Exploring animal methods bias in biomedical research funding: Workshop proceedings and action steps. NAM Journal. 2025;1:100004. doi:10.1016/j.namjnl.2024.100004
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Emily R. Trunnell, Katherine V. Roe. Predominance of Animal-Based Expertise May Bias NIH Neuroscience Grant Review: A Pilot Study With Implications for Non-Animal Methodologies.; 2025. doi:10.1101/2025.02.28.640877
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Surat Parvatam, Karishma Kaushik, Kasturi Mahadik, et al. A survey to evaluate animal methods bias experienced by India-based researchers in the peer review of manuscripts and grant applications. NAM Journal. 2025:100042. doi:10.1016/j.namjnl.2025.100042
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Catharine E. Krebs, Kathrin Herrmann. Confronting the bias towards animal experimentation (animal methods bias). Frontiers in Drug Discovery. 2024;4. doi:10.3389/fddsv.2024.1347798
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Owen Kavanagh, Catharine E. Krebs. Mitigating animal methods bias to reduce animal use and improve biomedical translation. Science Progress. 2024;107(2):00368504241253693. doi:10.1177/00368504241253693
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Catharine E. Krebs, Ann Lam, Janine McCarthy, Helder Constantino, Kristie Sullivan. A survey to assess animal methods bias in scientific publishing. Alternatives to Animal Experimentation. 2023;40(4):665-676. doi:10.14573/altex.2210212
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Catharine E. Krebs, Celean Camp, Helder Constantino, et al. Author Guide for Addressing Animal Methods Bias in Publishing. Advanced Science. 2023;10(30):2303226. doi:10.1002/advs.202303226
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Catharine E. Krebs, Celean Camp, Helder Constantino, et al. Proceedings of a workshop to address animal methods bias in scientific publishing. Alternatives to Animal Experimentation. 2023;40(4):677-688. doi:10.14573/altex.2210211
COLAAB Media Coverage
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Christine Ro. How ‘animal methods bias’ is affecting research careers. Nature. 2025. doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00593-3
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Todd J. Herron, Anke Brüning-Richardson, Julie E. Gough, et al. Alternatives to animal testing are the future — it’s time that journals, funders and scientists embrace them. Nature. 2025;646(8086):799-801. doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03344-6
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Celia Ford. A Shift from Animal Testing. Asimov Press. 2025;(8). https://press.asimov.com/articles/animal-testing.
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Katie Dancey-Downs, Jane Dalton. Scientists who object to animal testing claim they are frozen out by peers. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/animal-testing-experiment-science-medical-b2623434.html. Published 2024.
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Katie Dancey-Downs. Tainted scientists. Index on Censorship. https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2024/10/tainted-scientists/. Published 2024.
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Rachel Fobar. The massive stakes of the Trump administration’s plans to end animal testing. Vox. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/412854/trump-animal-welfare-research-nih-fda-epa.
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Celia Ford. The harrowing lives of animal researchers. Vox. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/400534/animal-researchers-lab-ethics-trauma-stress.