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Speakers: Laboratory Animal Sciences February 15-16, 2012

Johnny Roughan, PhD, BSc

Senior Research Associate
Comparative Biology Centre, The Medical School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Joseph Garner, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Comparative Medicine, Stanford University

Timo Nevalainen D.V.M., M.S., Ph.D., DipECLAM

Emeritus Professor
Laboratory Animal Center, University of Eastern Finland

Klas Abelson, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Experimental Medicine, Faculty Of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Luis Antunes, D.V.M., MSc, Ph.D.

Associated Professor at UTAD and researcher at IBMC
University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology

Melissa Bateson, MA, DPhil

Reader in Ethology
Centre for Behaviour and Evolution Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University

Mollie Bloomsmith, PhD

Director of Behavioral Management
Yerkes National Primate Research Center

Hannah Buchanan-Smith, BSc, PhD

Professor of Psychology
University of Stirling

Lei Cao, Ph.D.

Director
The Ohio State University

John Capitanio, Ph.D.

Research Psychologist/Staff Scientist
University of California, Davis, Department of Psychology/California National Primate Research Center

Kathryn Chapman, PhD

Head of Innovation and Translation
The National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs)

Sylvie Cloutier, Ph.D., MSc

Research Assistant Professor
Washington State University

Robyn Crook, Ph.D., B.Sc


Dept. of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology University of Texas Health Science Center

Robert Elwood, BSc, PhD, MRIA

Professor of Animal Behavior
School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University

Laura Graves, MA

Doctoral Student
Southern Illinois University, Department of Anthropology

Hansjoachim Hackbarth, Dr. med. vet.

Director of the Institute for Animal Welfare and Behaviour
University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

Patrick Hardy, D.V.M., DipECLAM

Diplomate of the European College of Lab Animal Medicine (ECLAM)
AFSTAL (Association Française des Sciences et Techniques de l'Animal de Laboratoire)

Stephen Harvey, DVM, MS, DACLAM

Assistant Director
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia

Jann Hau, M.D.

Professor in Comparative Medicine
University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences and University Hospital, Department of Experimental Medicine

Lara A. Helwig, D.V.M., DACLAM

Division of Teaching and Research Resources
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Population Health, Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

Debra L. Hickman, D.V.M., M.S., DACLAM

Director
Laboratory Animal Resource Center, Associate Research Professor, Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine

Paul E. Honess, PhD, BSc


Primate Behaviour & Welfare Consultant, Bioculture Group. Special Lecturer in Laboratory Animal Welfare, School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham

Robert Hubrecht, Ph.D., Cbiol, FSB

Deputy Scientific Director
Universities Federation for Animal Welfare

Kathy Laber, D.V.M., M.S., DACLAM

Professor Department of Comparative Medicine MUSC
Medical University of South Carolina

Christian Lawrence, MS

Manager of Children's fish facilities
Children’s Hospital Boston

Jennifer Mather, PhD, M.Sc.

Professor
Psychology Department, University of Lethbridge

David J. Mellor, BSc(Hons), PhD, HonAssocRCVS, ONZM

Professor of Animal Welfare Science
Professor of Applied Physiology and Bioethics, Co-Director Animal Welfare Science and Bioethics Centre, Massey University

Vince Mendenhall, DVM, PhD

Director
Preclinical Surgical Services

LaVonne Meunier

Director
Veterinary Medicine, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals

Dorcas P. O’Rourke, DVM, MS, DACLAM

Dept of Comparative Medicine The Brody School of Medicine Attending Veterinaria
East Carolina University

Anna Olsson, Ph.D.

Group Leader
Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Laboratory Animal Science

Emily Patterson-Kane, Ph.D.

Animal welfare scientist
American Veterinary Medical Association, Animal Welfare Division

Steven J. Schapiro, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Comparative Medicine
, Chief, Section of Primate Behavior and Environmental Enrichment, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Michale E. Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine and Research

Marc Schmidt, PhD

Director of Biological Basis of Behavior Program & Associate Professor
Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania

Jennifer C. Smith, DVM, DACLAM

Associate Director
Taconic Farms Inc.

Suzette Tardif, PhD

Associate Professor
Cellular & Structural Biology, Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, University of Texas Health Science Center

Anita Trichel, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Laboratory Animal Resources
Veterinary Clinical Director, Research Biocontainment Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh

Annie Valuska, Ph.D.

Post-Doctoral Behavior Research Fellow at Disney's Animal Kingdom
Animal Science Department, University of California, Davis

Christina Winnicker, D.V.M., M.P.H., DACLAM

Enrichment & Behavioral Medicine
Charles River Laboratories

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