Kirk Leech (@kirk_eara) 's Twitter Profile
Kirk Leech

@kirk_eara

Executive Director, European Animal Research Association (EARA) Long time long suffering, now cautiously optimistic #NUFC supporter. My Twitter, my opinions.

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EARA (@the_eara) 's Twitter Profile Photo

💊 Researchers at EARA member Hebrew University found that paracetamol doesn’t just act on the brain and spinal cord - it also blocks pain at its source. The study found a molecule produced in the nerves that first detect pain, where it blocks pain transmission in rats before the pain

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Watch online this webinar by Marcello Raspa, organized by One Health Estonia (OH-BOOST.eu), to learn about the progress in Italy towards the establishment of a Transparency Agreement (TA) on animal research. Watch online: youtube.com/watch?v=R3g46n…

Watch online this webinar by Marcello Raspa, organized by <a href="/Ohboosteu/">One Health Estonia (OH-BOOST.eu)</a>, to learn about the progress in Italy towards the establishment of a Transparency Agreement (TA) on animal research.

Watch online: youtube.com/watch?v=R3g46n…
European Brain Council (@eu_brain) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This Thursday, 26 June, MEP Romana Jerković Kraljić MEP hosts ‘Advancing Brain Research in Europe’ at European Parliament — a key event uniting leaders to push for stronger EU action on #BrainHealth & research. 🧠🔬 Discover the programme & learn more 👉 braincouncil.eu/event/advancin…

This Thursday, 26 June, MEP <a href="/JerkovicRomana/">Romana Jerković Kraljić MEP</a> hosts ‘Advancing Brain Research in Europe’ at <a href="/Europarl_EN/">European Parliament</a> — a key event uniting leaders to push for stronger EU action on #BrainHealth &amp; research. 🧠🔬

Discover the programme &amp; learn more 👉 braincouncil.eu/event/advancin…
SAVIR (@savir_2019) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Do you believe science should better communicate about #AnimalExperimentation? We do too! 👉 Support the next National Information Day of the Experimental Animal on May 9, 2026 – join us and make a difference! #NIDEA2026 Forschung für Leben Swiss Laboratory Animal Science - SGV EARA ETH Zürich Universität Basel Universität Bern

Do you believe science should better communicate about #AnimalExperimentation? We do too! 👉 Support the next National Information Day of the Experimental Animal on May 9, 2026 – join us and make a difference!
#NIDEA2026 <a href="/ForschungLeben/">Forschung für Leben</a> <a href="/SwissSgv/">Swiss Laboratory Animal Science - SGV</a> <a href="/The_EARA/">EARA</a> <a href="/ETH/">ETH Zürich</a> <a href="/UniBasel/">Universität Basel</a> <a href="/unibern/">Universität Bern</a>
EARA_FR (@eara_fr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🗣️ Ce jeudi, le directeur exécutif de l'#EARA Kirk Leech participera à cet événement organisé par la députée européenne Romana Jerković Kraljić MEP et organisé par European Brain Council pour discuter de l'action de l'UE en matière de #santé et de recherche sur le #cerveau. Inscrivez-vous ici ⬇️

One Health Estonia (OH-BOOST.eu) (@ohboosteu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🎙️ Great insights from our webinar with Dr. Marcello Raspa on transparency in animal research! 🇮🇹 Key topics: Italy’s new agreement, standardization, and cryopreserving 3D organoids. 🙏 Thanks @unimi_it! 📺 Watch and read more: oh-boost.eu #ohboost #onehealthestonia

🎙️ Great insights from our webinar with Dr. Marcello Raspa on transparency in animal research! 🇮🇹
Key topics: Italy’s new agreement, standardization, and cryopreserving 3D organoids.
🙏 Thanks @unimi_it!
📺 Watch and read more: oh-boost.eu

#ohboost #onehealthestonia
SimianCollective (@macacophile) 's Twitter Profile Photo

REGISTRATION IS HAPPENING NOW !!! Come join us at SimCo 2025 in Durham !! Register now for early bird discount and re-share!!! simiancollective.com/2025-conference Anita Disney Dr. Jan Zimmermann Steve W. C. Chang

European Brain Council (@eu_brain) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Coordination and Support Action BrainHealth 🔬 Facing ethical & regulatory hurdles in  #BrainResearch?   Experts Sabine Hölter-Koch ECNP, Kirk Leech Kirk Leech, EARA, Hervé Chneiweiss CNRS 🌍 & Alice Accorroni European Academy of Neurology are sharing insights. How can we ensure research advances responsibly?

<a href="/CSABrainHealth/">Coordination and Support Action BrainHealth</a> 🔬 Facing ethical &amp; regulatory hurdles in  #BrainResearch?
 
Experts Sabine Hölter-Koch <a href="/ecnptweets/">ECNP</a>, Kirk Leech <a href="/kirk_EARA/">Kirk Leech</a>, <a href="/The_EARA/">EARA</a>, Hervé Chneiweiss <a href="/CNRS/">CNRS 🌍</a> &amp; Alice Accorroni <a href="/EANeurology/">European Academy of Neurology</a> are sharing insights. How can we ensure research advances responsibly?
EARA (@the_eara) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🧠 This morning, @Kirk_EARA joined the Advancing Brain Research in Europe event at the #EuropeanParliament, hosted by the European Brain Council. 💬 In a panel on Ethical & Regulatory Challenges, speakers discussed the future of brain research and its role in tackling neurological diseases.

🧠 This morning, @Kirk_EARA joined the Advancing Brain Research in Europe event at the #EuropeanParliament, hosted by the <a href="/EU_Brain/">European Brain Council</a>.

💬 In a panel on Ethical &amp; Regulatory Challenges, speakers discussed the future of brain research and its role in tackling neurological diseases.
IIMCB, Warsaw, Poland (@iimcb_poland) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢 New review article in Nature is out! 🧬 What happens when ESCRT complexes — the cell’s “escort” — malfunction? Prof. Marta Miączyńska co-authored the review with teams from UC Berkeley, Johns Hopkins & UiO. 🔗 tinyurl.com/ESCRT-Nature-r… #Nature #ESCRT #CellBiology

📢 New review article in Nature is out!

🧬 What happens when ESCRT complexes — the cell’s “escort” — malfunction? 

Prof. Marta Miączyńska co-authored the review with teams from UC Berkeley, Johns Hopkins &amp; UiO.

🔗 tinyurl.com/ESCRT-Nature-r…

#Nature #ESCRT #CellBiology
EARA.PL (@eara_pl) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢 EARA pozostaje na X by przeciwdziałać dezinformacji i wspierać otwartość w badaniach na zwierzętach. Nasza sieć ambasadorów w 19 krajach nadal dostarcza rzetelne informacje w językach narodowych. 📲 Zostań z nami i śledź #BOARD! #AnimalResearch #EARA

📢  EARA pozostaje na X by przeciwdziałać dezinformacji i wspierać otwartość w badaniach na zwierzętach. Nasza sieć ambasadorów w 19 krajach nadal dostarcza rzetelne informacje w językach narodowych.
📲 Zostań z nami i śledź #BOARD!
#AnimalResearch #EARA
SimianCollective (@macacophile) 's Twitter Profile Photo

SimCo and the European Animal Research Association (EARA) join forces. At SimianCollective 2025 Kirk Leech from EARA will present the EU perspective as well as EU-Simia Japan 2025 !!! eujapan2025.sciencesconf.org Dr. Jan Zimmermann Anita Disney Steve W. C. Chang

EARA (@the_eara) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On 27–28 October in Paris, EU-Japan NHP Meeting: Strengthening Research Collaboration will bring together experts from Europe and Japan to exchange insights on non-human primate research and explore collaborations in biomedical science.

Maral Salmassi (@maralsalmassi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Amy Taylor’s Glastonbury rant is a prime example of how pathologically borderline self-flagellation has become the dominant aesthetic of white Western performers. Among all the budget Goebbels and Hitlers currently infesting the festival scene—Bob Vylan, Kneecap, and the

Kirk Leech (@kirk_eara) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This film about Madrid's #Vivotecnia research facility deliberately blurs the lines between fact and fiction. The result? Viewers cannot distinguish between actual evidence and manufactured drama. This isn't transparency or whistleblowing - it's manipulation #animalresearch

EARA (@the_eara) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📍 Today in Rome, Kirk Leech, EARA executive director, took part in the national meeting of Italian Animal Welfare Bodies to support the launch of the Italian Transparency Agreement on Animal Research. 📢 In a session co-chaired by Cristina Limatola and journalist Gerardo

📍 Today in Rome, Kirk Leech, EARA executive director, took part in the national meeting of Italian Animal Welfare Bodies to support the launch of the Italian Transparency Agreement on Animal Research.

📢 In a session co-chaired by Cristina Limatola and journalist Gerardo
EARA.PL (@eara_pl) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🐒Holenderskie głosowanie zagrażające badaniom na rzecz naczelnych jest opóźnione. Więcej informacji: eara.eu/post/dutch-vot… #AnimalResearch #naczelne #zdrowie #nauka

🐒Holenderskie głosowanie zagrażające badaniom na rzecz naczelnych jest opóźnione.
Więcej informacji: eara.eu/post/dutch-vot…
#AnimalResearch #naczelne #zdrowie #nauka
EARA_FR (@eara_fr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🐒🇳🇱 Le vote néerlandais menaçant la recherche sur les #primates est reporté. Suite à la pression exercée par la communauté des chercheurs - incluant une lettre conjointe coordonnée par l'#EARA - les sénateurs néerlandais ont reporté une décision sur le budget 2025 du ministère

🐒🇳🇱 Le vote néerlandais menaçant la recherche sur les #primates est reporté. Suite à la pression exercée par la communauté des chercheurs - incluant une lettre conjointe coordonnée par l'#EARA - les sénateurs néerlandais ont reporté une décision sur le budget 2025 du ministère