The campus community is invited to the Biomedical Research Awareness Day (BRAD) 2024 webinar viewing event to watch Charles France, PhD, department of pharmacology, professor and Robert A. Welch Distinguished University Chair in Chemistry, discuss “The Importance of Animals in Addressing the Drug Abuse Crisis.”
The UT Health San Antonio-hosted event will take place on Thursday, April 18, from 11 a.m. to noon in Room 409L in the Long School of Medicine building located on the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Campus at 7703 Floyd Curl Drive. An informational table will be available throughout the day in the Lecture Commons area across from Starbucks. Those who cannot attend in person can view the webinar virtually by registering at bradglobal.org.
BRAD is an international outreach program through Americans for Medical Progress that seeks to increase public awareness about animal roles in biomedical research and the resulting medical advancements that benefit both humans and animals. The program highlights the importance of animal studies and demonstrates research organizations’ commitment to providing excellent animal care. It also builds a research advocate community and showcases biomedical research and laboratory animal care and medicine careers.