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Midwestern University Reveals Permanent Bans Of Researcher From Animal Use/Publications Following Watchdog Complaint
From Glendale DailyPlanet, May 4, 2023
GLENDALE/PHOENIX, AZ – A national research watchdog Thursday announced
Midwestern University (MU) - with facilities in Phoenix - has revealed it
has terminated all protocols and permanently banned from animal use a MU
researcher who broke federal laws following the filing of a complaint by the
watchdog.
SAEN, a national watchdog nonprofit that investigates animal abuse and
illegal activities at U.S. research facilities, initially contacted
Midwestern University March 6, calling for termination and a publishing ban.
See:
https://saenonline.org/news-media-news-2023/Midwestern-University-President-Letter-3-6-23.html
SAEN made a followup complaint to Midwestern University, filed yesterday,
which again called for terminations and a publishing ban. The second
complaint, and the Midwestern University response are both available here:
https://saenonline.org/news-media-news-2023/Midwestern-University-Admin-Letter-5-2-23.html
Midwestern University has now responded with a copy of a report filed with
federal regulators, which admits the researcher’s remaining protocols were
terminated, and they were permanently banned from participating in animal
research at Midwestern, or publishing the results of the botched project,
effective March 8 — two days after SAEN’s initial contact with the
University.
The illegal abuse of these animals was first reported to MWU research
administration by an anonymous whistleblower. The Principal Investigator
later confirmed the abuse.
The highly invasive procedure involved incisions over the skull, and laser
irradiation, and many animals used in the procedure suffered so severely
that they were diagnosed with “self-inflicted injuries,” charged SAEN.
‘This Principal Investigator has been permanently banned both from animal
research, and publishing any data involving the botched surgical procedures,
as should have been done when the abuses were first reported,” said Michael
A Budkie, A.H.T., SAEN co-founder. “After this severe example of abuse
Midwestern University will stay on our radar.”
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