CAMARADES team win British Neuroscience Association Credibility Prize 2021

CAMARADES (Collaborative Approach to Meta Analysis and Review of Animal Experimental Studies) have been awarded the inaugural British Neuroscience Association Team Credibility Prize for 2021 for their work to improve translation of research from bench to bedside.

CAMARADES was founded in 2004 by Malcolm Macleod  (Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences) and David Howells, with the aim of understanding why stroke clinical trials were not confirming the success seen in animal models. Their work revealed that a lack of reported randomisation in animal-based studies led to a higher estimate of efficacy.

They have pioneered the use of systematic review and meta-analysis as a method to interrogate the reproducibility of preclinical research studies. Since then, CAMARADES have broadened their scope to other disease models such as neuropathic pain and Alzheimer's disease.

As part of their goal to improve the validity and value of the preclinical models of human diseases, CAMARADES have also campaigned and advocated for changes in the reporting of preclinical research, working with Nature Publishing Group and PLOS One to revise editorial policy. 

CAMARADES is currently led by Professor Malcolm Macleod and Dr Emily Sena.