For Life On Earth
Betsy Beagle
Betsy Beagle
Wonders of the Universe: World Map
Operation Beagle | Campaigning to End Animal Experiments
Americans For Medical Advancement (AFMA) is focused on improving healthcare by improving research. By using scientifically viable research methods we hope to see safe and effective drugs brought to market faster and cheaper. Studying diseases in animals in hopes of predicting human response, developing drugs based on the misconception that animal studies are predictive for humans, and testing drugs for efficacy and safety in animals are not viable ways to develop drugs.
AFMA is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that promotes biomedical research and the practice of medicine based on critical thinking and our current understanding of science. AFMA focuses on biomedical research that is funded with the view of advancing medical care for patients. In this context, the areas of science we find most neglected include evolutionary biology, evolutionary and developmental biology (evo devo), complexity science, personalized medicine, and genetics. We also emphasize the impor
While our primary focus is the advancement of investigative methodologies that lead to cures and treatments for human diseases, we are also concerned with research areas that overlap and influence these methodologies. As such, AFMA is opposed to research practices that have been shown to be scientifically invalid—specifically, the use of animals as predictive models (also known as causal analogical models) for human response to drug and disease.
For Life On Earth
Betsy Beagle
Betsy Beagle
Wonders of the Universe: World Map
Operation Beagle | Campaigning to End Animal Experiments