Congrats to Trista Lara '26 who has won the 2024 UCI New Approach (non-animal) Methodologies in Research Summer grant.
Trista will complete an “Evidence-based Toxicology” self-paced course through Johns Hopkins University's Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT), complete a series of research readings, and attend 1-2 NAMs or 3Rs Workshops.
Trista is a double major in Philosophy and Criminology, Law and Society.
The UCI New Approach (Non-Animal) Methodologies in Research Grant Program is offered through the Shri Parshvanath Presidential Chair in Jain Studies in recognition of the tradition’s ancient commitment to nonviolence toward plants, animals, and elemental life, as well as the global Jain community’s long-standing leadership in medicine.