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GIA 2003 Excellence Winner
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Lillian Kim, Chief of Public Affairs, Yerkes Research
Center
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The Robert G. Fenley Writing Award - Medical Science Writing
Emory Univesity, Woodruff Health Sciences Center
Yerkes Regional Primate Reserch Center
Of Mice and Pigs, Rabbits,Frogs, Dogs, Cats, Sheep, Chickens, Monkeys,
Zebra Fish,
Armadillos, and Men
The use of animals in research remains a controversial-but still essential-element
in medical discovery. Writer Lillian Kim examines whether in this age
of new technologies and medical advances, animals really do need to continue
to die for the sake of science.
Goal
- To examine, in depth, the current reasons for and uses of animals
in research conducted at
Emory University, the organized entities opposed to it, scientists'
often conflicted emotions about
the use of these animals, the available alternatives and most importantly,
the telling scientific
outcomes that continue to underscore the important role animals play
in advancing medicine.
Results
- A comprehensive article that elegantly depicts both the vital importance
of animals to research
and scientists' respectful acknowledgement that animal research is a
privilege that without public
support and trust could be lost.
Contact: Marlene Goldman, Editor, Momentum, Woodruff Health Sciences
Center,
(404) 727-8793; mgoldma@emory.edu
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