Projects
FRAME carries out a wide range of projects to help research and develop new and more effective methods in our mission to find alternatives to animal testing.
Our projects include both lab-based and office-based research. FRAME supports human-relevant research projects at the FRAME Alternatives Laboratory. FRAME also supports other 3Rs relevant research through the provision of grants, for example via the Summer Studentship Programme. To find out more about upcoming FRAME grant opportunities email marketing@frame.org.uk
A list of published papers from FRAME funded research can also be found here.
FRAME awards Summer Studentships 2020
FRAME is delighted to announce the three winners of its Summer Studentship programme 2020, developed to support undergraduates in undertaking research relating to animal alternatives.
FRAME research collaboration investigates gut microbiota in IBS
The FRAME Alternatives Laboratory has collaborated with the University of Helsinki to investigate the effect of one commonly used drug on gut microbiota and gene expression in IBS
FRAME develops in vitro model for study of chemotherapy-associated liver disease
The FRAME Alternatives Laboratory (FAL) has developed an in vitro model to study fatty liver disease associated with chemotherapy.
FRAME awards grant to University of Hull cancer research project
This year, FRAME awarded the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Hull with a grant to support second year undergraduate, Elizabeth Gwerkere, on a studentship.
FRAME Summer Studentship winners complete research projects
The two winners of FRAME’s Summer Studentship Programme 2019 have completed projects relating to the development of alternatives to animal use in research.
FRAME supports cell model research for NAFLD
The FRAME Alternatives Laboratory has supported a conference paper which identifies the best cell models for studying NAFLD.
FRAME’s study with Arthritis Research UK Pain Centre to be published
A paper involving the FRAME Alternatives Laboratory has been accepted for publication in the journal Osteoarthritis and Cartilage.
FRAME funded research looks at establishing D.magna model to study ageing
Last year FRAME awarded a grant to Dr Leda Mirbahai and PhD Student Julia Constantinou to help fund research into characterising the water flea Daphnia magna as an invertebrate model
Animal free research sheds light on the association between obesity and skeletal muscle loss
Researchers at the FRAME Alternatives Laboratory are part of a collaboration that aims to elucidate how obesity leads to accelerated muscle loss, and their findings have recently been
Developing an animal free liver-toxicity test using 3D printing technology
Before a drug can be used in humans, it undergoes rigorous scientific testing to ensure its safety.