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Council on Accreditation

AAALAC's Council on Accreditation is comprised of some of the best animal care and use professionals and researchers from around the globe. They conduct the site visits and program evaluations that determine which institutions are awarded AAALAC accreditation. The Council includes North American, European and Pacific Rim sections which evaluate programs in their respective regions.

The Council's Mission Statement is as follows:

The AAALAC International Council on Accreditation promotes quality and continuing improvement of the well-being of animals used in research, testing, and teaching, the health and safety of personnel, and the animal-based research itself. These are accomplished through the conduct of peer reviews of animal care and use programs, conferring an accreditation status, educational efforts, and on-going communications with stakeholders. The Council's activities are principled in the application of performance-based standards and professional judgment within the framework of Three Primary Standards, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (NRC 2011), the Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching (FASS 2010), and the European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate Animals Used for Experimental and Other Scientific Purposes (ETS 123), as well as applicable reference resources, and relevant governmental regulations.

Current Council members include:

Takashi Agui, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor
Laboratory Animal Sci & Med, Dept. of Disease Control
Hokkaido University
www.hokudai.ac.jp/en/

Cecile L. Baccanale, D.V.M.
Director, Office of Animal Care
University of Connecticut
www.uconn.edu

Philippe J.R. Baneux, D.V.M.
Director, Center for Animal Resources
and Education
Cornell University
www.prelabs.com

Gary L. Borkowski, D.V.M., M.S.
Senior Director
Worldwide Comparative Medicine
Pfizer Andover
www.pfizer.com

Elizabeth J. Browder, D.V.M., M.S.
Associate Executive Director
Comparative Medicine Program
Texas A&M University
www.tamu.edu

Bart Carter, D.V.M., M.S.
Director, Animal Resource Center
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
www.k-state.edu

Peter Clausing, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Toxicologist and Lab Animal Science Expert

Patrizia Costa, Ph.D.
Private Consultant and Lecturing Professor
University of Rome La Sapienza

William E. Dale, Ph.D.
Research Integrity Officer
Animal Care and Use
Oregon Health and Science University
www.ohsu.edu

Egeenee Q. Daniels, D.V.M.
Director, Laboratory Animal Medicine
University of North Texas Health Science Center
www.hsc.unt.edu

Thierry Decelle, D.V.M., M.Sc.
Director, Animal Science and Welfare
Sanofi Pasteur
www.sanofipasteur.com

Jean-Paul Descôteaux, D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D.
President
Canilab Inc.

Helen E. Diggs, M.Ed., D.V.M.
Director, Laboratory Animal Resource Center and
Campus Attending Veterinarian, Professor,College of Veterinarian Medicine
Oregon State University
www.oregonstate.edu

Robert S. Dixon, D.V.M., M.S.
Director, Comparative Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
www.unmc.edu

Gaylen L. Edwards, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Chair, IACUC and Professor and
Head, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
The University of Georgia
www.uga.edu

Carol L. Eisenhauer, D.V.M.
IACUC Chair
Headquarters
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
www.usamriid.army.mil

James J. Elliott, D.V.M.
Executive Director, Comparative Medicine Program
Division of Research
Texas A&M University
www.tamu.edu

Brian L. Ermeling, D.V.M., M.S.
Director
Animal Resource Center
The Scripps Research Institute and Max Planck Florida Institute
www.scripps.edu

Stephen P. Ford, Ph.D.
Professor and Rochelle Endowed Chair
Department of Animal Science
University of Wyoming
www.uwyo.edu

Linda K. Fulton, D.V.M., M.S.
Assistant Director
Laboratory Animal Facilities
University of Mississippi Medical Center
www.umc.edu

Patrick R. Hardy, D.V.M.
Director, Animal Science and Welfare
MERIAL - EMEA Clinical R&D
www.merial.com

Jann Hau, M.Sc., Dr.Med.
Chair of Comparative Medicine
and Head of Department of Experimental Medicine
University of Copenhagen and State Hospital
www.ku.dk

Lorraine R. Hill, D.V.M.
Director and Attending Veterinarian
Comparative Medicine
Scott and White Healthcare
www.sw.org

Chou-Chu Hong, D.V.M., M.S., Ph.D.
President
Level Biotechnology, Inc.
www.level.com.tw

Marc S. Hulin, D.V.M.
Director
Comparative Animal Research
Amgen, Inc.
www.amgen.com

Richard B. Huneke, D.V.M., M.P.H.
Executive Director
University Laboratory Animal Resources
Drexel University College of Medicine
www.drexelmed.edu

Todd A. Jackson, D.V.M.
Animal Resources Director
Oklahoma State University, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences
www.okstate.edu

Christopher S. King, D.V.M.
Assistant Vice President for Research
Office of the Vice President for Research
The University of Georgia
www.uga.edu

William W. King, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President
Office of Research Services
University of Louisville
www.louisville.edu

Tsutomu Miki Kurosawa, D.V.M., M.Phil, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine
The Institute of Experimental Animal Sciences
www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp

Lloyd H. Michael, M.S., Ph.D., FAHA
Senior Associate Dean, Office of Med Sch Admin
and Prof., Depts of Med, Surg, Molecular Phys & Biophy
Baylor College of Medicine
www.bcm.edu

Scott A. Mischler, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Senior Director
Worldwide Comparative Medicine
Pfizer Global Research and Development
www.pfizer.com

John N. Norton, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Director
Division of Laboratory Animal Resources
Duke University Medical Center
www.duke.edu

Peter Nowlan, D.V.M., M.Sc.
Director
BioResources Unit
Trinity College Dublin
www.tcd.ie

Bryan E. Ogden, D.V.M.
Director and Chief Veterinary Officer
SingHealth Experimental Medicine Centre
www.singhealth.com.sg

Yasmina A. Paramastri, D.V.M.
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Pathology/Comp. Med.
and Asst. Director of Education and Training
Vanderbilt University
www.vanderbilt.edu

Suresh Poosala, D.V.M., M.S., Ph.D.
Head of Veterinary Services
Research and Development
Bristol Myers Squibb-India Ltd.
www.bmsi.co.in

Aleksandar Popovic, D.V.M., CertLAS, MRCVS
Director, Animal Care Services
Office of Research
University of Guelph
www.uoguelph.ca

Robert H. Quinn, D.V.M.
Director
Department of Laboratory Animal Resources
SUNY Upstate Medical University
www.upstate.edu

Leslie Retnam, B.Vet.Sc., MLAS, MRCVS
Director, Veterinary Services
Biomedical Sciences Institutes
www.brc.a-star.edu.sg

Janet B. Rodgers, D.V.M., M.S., MRCVS
Private Consultant

James T. Sheets, D.V.M., M.P.H.
Director
USAMRMC Animal Care & Use Review Office

Barbara L. Smith, D.V.M., M.S., Ph.D.
Senior Director, Animal Resources Facility
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
www.dana-farber.org

Mark A. Suckow, D.V.M.
Assistant Vice President for Research
University of Notre Dame
www.nd.edu

James R. Swearengen, D.V.M.
Director of Comparative Medicine
NBACC
Battelle National Biodefense Institute
www.bnbi.org

Peggy T. Tinkey, D.V.M.
Chair and Associate Professor
Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
www.mdanderson.org

Creighton J. Trahan, D.V.M.
Associate Director
Division of Comparative Medicine
University of South Florida
www.usf.edu

Harry H. van Herck, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Head
Animal Research Unit, Academic Medical Center
University of Amsterdam
www.english.uva.nl

Samuel Vidal, D.V.M., M.B.M.
Head, Off. for Animal Care and Use & Training Res.
Institut Claude Bourgelat

Joana Visa, Ph.D., D.V.M.., CMAR
Director, Animal Facility
Institut d’Investigació Biomedica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL) (IDIBELL)
www.idibell.cat

DeWayne H. Walker, D.V.M., M.S.
Private Consultant

Jianfei Wang, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Director of Animal Science
GlaxoSmithKline R&D China
www.gsk-china.com

Rebecca A. Wiltshire, D.V.M.
Director of Laboratory Animal Services
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
www.chop.edu

Jeffrey D. Wyatt, D.V.M.
Executive Director
Animal Resources
University of Rochester
www.rochester.edu

J. Michael Wyss, Ph.D.
Professor, Cell Biology and Medicine and
Director, Center for Community OutReach Development
University of Alabama at Birmingham
www.uab.edu

Y. Alex Zhang, Ph.D.
Asia-Pacific Head, Early-to-Candidate Unit
sanofi Research and Development, Beijing
www.sanofi-aventis.com

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