Dr. rer. nat. Katja U. Schneider (Heidelberg) and Dr. rer. nat. Alexandra Rolletschek (Karlsruhe) are developing an in vitro (animal-free) model system for characterising sine nodus function in the case of intact and impaired pacemaker function. The method should serve the investigation of molecular and genetic processes leading to cardiac arrhythmias. The research objective is an contribution toward reducing the usage of transgenic knock-out mice. The public funding amounts to 58,000 euros.
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Monday, 07 February 2011 16:08
Rhineland-Palatinate promotes cooperation project for development of alternatives to animal experiments
The Rhineland-Palatinate's Ministry of the Environment is funding a two-year cooperation project between the Institute of Human Genetics at the Heidelberg University Hospital and the Institute for Biological interfaces at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the objective of which is to develop alternatve methods to animal experiments.
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Menschen für Tierrechte - Tierversuchsgegner Rheinland-Pfalz e.V.