national society for medical research national society for medical research the national society for medical research (nsmr) was formed in 1945 by three physicians, andrew c. ivy, ralph g. carlson and george e. wakerlin of the university of illinois medical school. the organization was formed in response to increasing resistance of the use of animals in medical experimentation, including for vivisection. they were " founded to improve public understanding of the principals methods and needs of the biological services". nsmr merged in 1985 with the association for biomedical research to become the national association for biomedical research. animal testing main articles animal testing alternatives to animal testing animal testing regulations history of animal testing history of model organisms iacuc laboratory animal sources pain and suffering in laboratory animals testing cosmetics on animals toxicology testing vivisection testing on invertebrates frogs primates rabbits rodents issues medical research animal rights · animal welfare animals (scientific procedures) great ape research ban international primate trade cases brown dog affair cambridge university primates pit of despair silver spring monkeys ucr 1985 laboratory raid unnecessary fuss companies jackson laboratory charles river laboratories covance · harlan huntingdon life sciences uk lab animal suppliers nafovanny · shamrock farm groups/campaigns aalas · aaas · alf americans for medical progress boyd group · cruelty free international dr. hadwen trust foundation for biomedical research frame national anti-vivisection society new england anti-vivisection society peta · physicians committee for responsible medicine primate freedom project pro-test speak campaign · shac speaking of research understanding animal research writers/activists tipu aziz michael balls neal d. barnard colin blakemore simon festing gill langley ingrid newkirk bernard rollin jerry vlasak syed ziaur rahman categories animal testing animal rights animal welfare a collection of the society's papers is held at the national library of medicine in bethesda, maryland.