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LUMC winner of Dutch 3Rs prize 2017

The Leiden University medical Centre (LUMC) has won the Dutch 3Rs prize 2017 by developing in collaboration with Fix for Life a new training method with F4L-embalmed surplus animals. The 3Rs prize is rewarded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Environment to bio-technicians who contribute to the Replacement, Refinement, and Reduction of Animals in Research. Please, have a look at the poster of the 2017 3Rs prize winner.

Andries J. van Dam, started his career as collection manager / conservator at the Anatomy Museum of the Leiden University Medical Centre.

His research interest has primarily been focused on fluid preservation. He has published several papers in journals such as Collection Forum and Cell Preservation Technology. During this period he also represented national and international professional societies such as ICOM-CC.

His pragmatic approach to classic problems encountered in fluid preservation has lead to several discoveries and innovative ideas such as an alternative for formalin, a decision-making model for the conservation and restoration of fluid preserved specimens, the Alcomon Indicator System, the Universal Stopper Jar Opener, and Fix for Life, a safe embalming method preserving life-like morphology.

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Three research papers about ultrasound-guided injection using F4L embalmed bodies

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/377630919_Ultrasound-guided_injection_of_the_ankle_joint_cadaveric_investigation_of_the_anterolateral_approach https://www.researchgate.net/publication/377558780_Ultrasound-Guided_Injection_of_the_Achilles_Paratenon_a_Cadaveric_Investigation https://www.researchgate.net/publication/368981263_Ultrasound-Guided_Injection_of_the_Elbow_Cadaveric_Description_for_the_Proximal_to_Distal_Approach

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