Irving (Coy) Allen , Ph.D., M.B.A., M.S.
Associate Professor of Inflammatory Disease
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Representing
American Association of Immunologists
www.aai.org

Matthew Allen , M.A., Vet.M.B., Ph.D., MRCVS
Professor, Small Animal Surgery
Department of Veterinary Medicine
University of Cambridge
Representing
AO Foundation
www.aofoundation.org

Praveen Arany , D.D.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Oral Biology
School of Dental Medicine
University at Buffalo
Representing
American Dental Education Association [American Association of Dental Schools]
www.adea.org

Atsushi Asano , D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor
Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University
Representing
Japanese College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
jclam.org

Matthew Bailey
President
Foundation for Biomedical Research and
National Association for Biomedical Research
Representing
Foundation for Biomedical Research
www.iaclam.org/

Michele Bailey , D.V.M.
Past President
International Association of Colleges of Laboratory Animal Medicine
Representing
International Association of Colleges of Laboratory Animal Medicine
www.nabr.org

Matthew Bailey
President
Foundation for Biomedical Research and
National Association for Biomedical Research
Representing
National Association for Biomedical Research
fbresearch.org/

Philippe Baneux , D.V.M., Dipl. ECLAM
Private Consultant
Representing
American Veterinary Medical Association
www.avma.org

Jan Bernal , D.V.M.
Senior Director
Preclinical, External Animal Care and Use Comparative Medicine
Amgen
Representing
Academy of Surgical Research
www.surgicalresearch.org

Cory Brayton , D.V.M.
Director, Phenotyping Core
Associate Professor, Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology
Johns Hopkins University
Representing
American College of Veterinary Pathologists
www.acvp.org

John Bryan, II , D.V.M., M.S.
Wildlife Veterinary Consultant
Zachery Consulting, LLC/American Society of Mammalogists
Representing
American Society of Mammalogists
www.mammalsociety.org

Charlette Cain , D.V.M., M.S.
Senior Director and Attending Veterinarian
Department of Veterinary Resources
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Representing
Association of Primate Veterinarians
www.primatevets.org

Yu-Bin Chou , BVM, MVM
Chief/ Veterinarian
College of Medicine, National Taiwan University
Representing
Taiwan College of Laboratory Animal Medicine

Aimee Christian , Ph.D.
Massachusetts Society for Medical Research
Representing
Massachusetts Society for Medical Research
msmr.org/

Paula Clifford , MLA, CVT RLATG
Executive Director
Americans for Medical Progress
Representing
Americans for Medical Progress
www.amprogress.org

Jonathon Crystal , Ph.D., B.Sc.
Provost Professor
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Indiana University
Representing
Association for Psychological Science
www.psychologicalscience.org

Judith Daviau , D.V.M.
Private Consultant
Representing
Pennsylvania Society for Biomedical Research
www.psbr.org

R.K. Shakthi Devan , B.V.Sc., M.V.Sc., Ph.D.
Attending Veterinarian
Senior Principal Scientist
Syngene International Ltd.
Representing
Laboratory Animal Scientists' Association (LASA) India
www.lasaindia.in/

Trevor DeVries , B.Sc., Agr., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Animal Biosciences
University of Guelph
Representing
American Dairy Science Association
www.adsa.org

Denise DiFrancesco , B.A., CMAR, RLATG
Animal Facility Director
The Wistar Institute
Representing
Association of Independent Research Institutes
www.airi.org

Jeetendra Eswaraka , D.V.M., Ph.D.
Vice-President University-wide Core Services, University Attending Veterinarian
Rutgers University
Representing
New Jersey Association for Biomedical Research
njabr.org

Sohair Fahmy , Ph.D.
Director
Faculty of Science
Cairo University
Representing
Egyptian Association for Animal Research Advancement
eaara.org.eg

Judy Franco , B.S., LATG
Director
Comparative Medicine
Pfizer
Representing
Animal Transportation Association
www.animaltransportationassociation.org/

Lindsey Galbo-Thomma , Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Pharmacology
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
Representing
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
www.aspet.org

Brianna Gaskill , Ph.D.
Representing
International Society for Applied Ethology
www.applied-ethology.org

Ernesto Gulin , D.V.M., Ph.D.
Animal Facility - IBYME / CONICET
Federation of South American Societies of Laboratory Animal Science
Representing
Federation of South American Societies of Laboratory Animal Science
www.fessacal.org/

F. Claire Hankenson , D.V.M., M.S.
Associate Vice Provost for Research and
Executive Director, University Laboratory Animal Resources
University of Pennsylvania
Representing
Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) [Applied Research Ethic Association (ARENA)]
www.primr.org/

Jennifer Haupt , D.V.M.
Director of Preclinical Research
Surgical Innovations
Medtronic
Representing
American Association of Industry Veterinarians
www.aaivet.org

Rafael Hernández González , D.V.M., M.Sc., LAM
Animal Facility Director
Research Division
Bioterio Central
Representing
Federation of North American, Central American and Caribbean Hispanic Laboratory Animal Science Societies and Associations
fesahancccal.com/

William Hill , D.V.M.
Director and Attending Veterinarian
Laboratory Animal Resources
Florida State University
Representing
American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners
www.aslap.org

David Jentsch , Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor and Chair
Psychology
Binghamton University
Representing
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Inc.
www.acnp.org

Joe Kornegay , D.V.M., Ph.D.
Representing
Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges [American Association of Colleges of Veterinary Medicine]
www.aavmc.org

Nikolaos Kostomitsopoulos , D.V.M., Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist and
Head, Laboratory Animal Facility
Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens
Representing
European Society of Laboratory Animal Veterinarians
www.eslav.org

Megan LaFollette , Ph.D., M.S.
Executive Director
The 3Rs Collaborative
Representing
The 3Rs Collaborative [North American 3Rs Collaborative]
www.3rc.org

Carlisle Landel , Ph.D.
Independent Consultant
Representing
International Society for Transgenic Technologies
www.transtechsociety.org

Jennifer (Jen) Lee , Ph.D.
Scientist II
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Representing
American Society for Nutrition [American Institute of Nutrition]
www.nutrition.org

Kirk Leech
Executive Director
European Animal Research Association
Representing
European Animal Research Association
www.eara.eu/

Clay Lents , Ph.D.
Research Physiologist
United States Department of Agriculture
Representing
American Society of Animal Science
www.asas.org

Elliot Lilley , B.Sc.(Hons), Ph.D.
Programme Manager
NC3Rs
Representing
National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research
www.nc3rs.org.uk/

Jennie Lofgren , D.V.M., M.S.
IOC Chair
Institutional Officials Consortium (IOC)
Representing
Institutional Officials Consortium (IOC)
www.ioconsortium.org/

Wendy Lynch , Ph.D.
Professor
Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Representing
College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Inc.
www.cpdd.org

Debabrata Mahapatra , D.V.M., M.S., Ph.D.
Toxicologic Pathologist
Pathology
Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc.
Representing
Society of Toxicology
www.toxicology.org

Ramon Malheiros , D.V.M, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Asst. Prof., Poultry Metabolism & Reproduction
Prestage Department of Poultry Science
North Carolina State University
Representing
Poultry Science Association
www.poultryscience.org

Reginald Miller , D.V.M.
Dean for Research Operations and Infrastructure
Senior Research Integrity Officer - Office of the Dean
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Representing
Association of American Medical Colleges
www.aamc.org

María Miranda , Ph.D.
Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences
CEU Universidad
Representing
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
www.arvo.org

Richard Nakamura , Ph.D.
Representing
Society for Neuroscience
www.sfn.org

Vasileios Ntafis , D.V.M., MSc, Ph.D.
Head and Designated Veterinarian
Animal Facilities
Alexander Fleming, Biomedical Sciences Research Center
Representing
Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations
www.felasa.eu

Susan Pavonetti , B.S., RLATG
Animal Facility Operations Manager
Department of Comparative Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Representing
American Society of Primatologists
www.asp.org

Cynthia Pekow , M.S., D.V.M.
Chief, Veterinary Medical Unit
Research and Development
Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System
Representing
International Council for Laboratory Animal Science
www.iclas.org

Edgar Pena , D.V.M.
Immediate Past President
Singapore Association for Laboratory Animal Science
Representing
Singapore Association for Laboratory Animal Science
salas.org.sg

Michael Perone , Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Psychology
West Virginia University
Representing
Association for Behavior Analysis International [The Association for Behavior Analysis]
www.abainternational.org

Nancy Poy , D.V.M.
President, Vivo Innovations, LLC
Vivo Innovations, LLC
Representing
Safety Pharmacology Society Organization Withdraws (4/21/2026)
www.safetypharmacology.org

Li Qin , Ph.D.
Chief Scientist
Motac Beijing Services Limitied
Representing
China Laboratory Primate Breeding and Development Association

Mark Reilly , Ph.D.
Associate Chair and Professor of Psychology
Department of Psychology
Central Michigan University
Representing
American Psychological Association
www.apa.org

Gregory Reinhard , M.B.A., D.V.M.
Managing Director
Reinhard & Associates, LLC
Representing
Scientists Center for Animal Welfare
www.scaw.com

Janet Rodgers , D.V.M., M.S., MRCVS
Representing
European College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
eclam.eu

Jenny Sandström , Ph.D.
Director
Swiss 3R Competence Centre
Representing
Swiss 3R Competence Centre
swiss3rcc.org/

Tobias Schnitzer , Ph.D.
Chapter Lead In Vivo Sciences and Attending Vet.
Pharmaceutical Sciences
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.
Representing
Interpharma
www.interpharma.ch

Je Kyung Seong , D.V.M., M.S., Ph.D.
Professor and Director
Korea Mouse Phenotyping Center
Seoul National University
Representing
Korean College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
www.kclam.org

Christy Simecka , D.V.M.
Director and Attending Veterinarian
Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Representing
American Hospital Association
www.aha.org

Jennifer Smith , D.V.M.
Director, Education & Scientific Affairs
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
Representing
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [Animal Care Panel]
www.aalas.org

Adrian Smith , VetMB, Ph.D.
Secretary
Norecopa
Representing
Norecopa
norecopa.no

Sonya Sobrian , Ph.D.
College of Medicine/Pharmacology
Howard University
Representing
Developmental Neurotoxicology Society [Neurobehavioral Teratology Society (NBTS)]
www.dntshome.org/

Kristin Stover , Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Anatomy
Department of Biomedical Sciences
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Representing
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
www.faseb.org

Yu-Chia Su , D.V.M., Ph.D.
Representing
Chinese-Taipei Society of Laboratory Animal Science
www.cslas.org

Alton Swennes , D.V.M., M.S.
Executive Director and Attending Veterinarian
Office of Comparative Medicine
University of Utah
Representing
Association for Gnotobiotics
www.gnotobiotics.org

Yi Quan (Shawn) Tay , B.Sc., RLATG
Past President
Asian Federation of Laboratory Animal Science Associations (AFLAS)
Representing
Asian Federation of Laboratory Animal Science Associations
aflas-info.org

Betty Theriault , D.V.M.
Director, Gnotobiotic Research Animal Facility
Clinical Veterinarian, Animal Resources Center
The University of Chicago
Representing
International Association for Gnotobiology
www.gnotobiotics.org

Gail Thompson , RLATG
President
Peak Animal Resources
Representing
Institute of Animal Technology
www.iat.org.uk

Joseph Thulin , D.V.M., M.S.
Professor Emeritus of Physiology
Biomedical Resource Center
Medical College of Wisconsin
Representing
American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
www.aclam.org

Gordon Tomaselli , Ph.D.
American Heart Association
Representing
American Heart Association
www.heart.org

Nicola Watts , B.Sc., MRCVS
Representing
European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
www.efpia.eu

Jim Webster , B.Agr.Sci., M.Agr.Sci., Ph.D.
Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals
Representing
Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching
www.anzccart.org.nz/

Robert Weichbrod , M.B.A., Ph.D.
Representing
Laboratory Animal Management Association
www.lama-online.org

Scott Williams , Ph.D.
Associate Drug Development Leader
Covance, Inc.
Representing
American College of Toxicology
www.actox.org

Thunyatorn Yimsoo , D.V.M.
Director and Attending Veterinarian
Laboratory Animal Center, Office of Advanced Science and Technology
Thammasat University
Representing
Thai Association for Laboratory Animal Science

Eias Zahalka , Ph.D., M.B.A.
*serving in his personal capacity
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Representing
Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention [Teratology Society - TS]
birthdefectsresearch.org/