| Curriculum Vitae-Andrew N. Rowan, D.Phil.PERSONAL DATA:The Humane Society of the United States
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E-mail: arowan@erols.com CURRENT APPOINTMENTS:- Senior Vice President, Research, Education and International Issues, Humane Society of the United States
- Adjunct Professor, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine
- Senior Fellow, Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy
- Faculty Member, Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:| 1975 | Oxford University, U.K. (D.Phil.) - Biochemistry | | 1971 | Oxford University, U.K. (B.A. (oxon)) - Biochemistry Honors | | 1968 | Cape Town University, South Africa (B.Sc.) - Chemistry and General Physiology (Distinction) |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:| Senior Vice President, Research, Education and International Issues, Humane Society of the United States | 9/1997 to present | | Adjunct Professor, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine | 9/1997 to present | | Senior Fellow, Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy | 9/1997 to present | | Faculty Member, Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health | 8/2000 to present |
| Chairman, Department of Environmental Studies, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine | 10/1995-6/1997 | | Director, Center for Animals and Public Policy, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine | 7/1983-8/1997 | | Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine | 5/1993-8/1997 | | Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine | 8/1987-5/1993 | | Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine | 7/1983-9/1987 | | Assistant Dean for New Programs, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine | 1/1983-8/1988 | | Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine | 9/1985-7/1986 | | Associate Director, Institute for the Study of Animal Problems | 7/1978-12/1982 | | Scientific Administrator, FRAME | 2/1976-6/1978 | | Editor, International Abstracts of Biological Sciences, Pergamon Press | 7/1975-1/1976 |
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:| Plenary Speaker, National SPCA of South Africa, Annual General Meetring, Johannesburg, South Africa | 2000 | | Invited Speaker, American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine Annual Forum, Fort Myers, Florida | 2000 | | Invited Speaker, Conference on Pain and Distress organized by the Institute for Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council, Washington, DC | 2000 | | Plenary Speaker, Second Latin American Conference on Wildlife Rehabiliation and Protection, Costa Rica, June | 1999 | | Plenary Speaker, Religion and Animals Conference, Harvard University, Cambridge, May | 1999 | | Invited Speaker, Solvay International, Netherlands, Alternatives Development Around the World, March | 1999 | | Invited Speaker, Conference on the Use of Humane Endpoints, Zeist, Netherlands, November | 1998 | | Plenary Speaker, 8th International Conference on Human-Animal Interactions, Prague, September | 1998 | | Co-organizer and member of Workshop on the Great Apes, Disney Institute, Orlando, Florida, June | 1998 | | Member, OECD Working Group on Guidelines for the Acceptance of Alternative Methods, Paris, May | 1998 | | Invited Speaker, Attitudes to Animals, American Fisheries Society Annual Conference, Monterey, CA | 1997 | | Plenary Speaker, Center for a Livable Future Conference, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore | 1997 | | Plenary Speaker, Animals, Science and Society Lecture Series, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore | 1997 | | Plenary Speaker, Delta Society Conference, Atlanta | 1997 | | Invited Speaker, Primate Research, Health Protection Branch, Ottawa, Canada | 1997 | | Invited Speaker, Dean's lecture Series, New York College of Veterinary medicine, Cornell, NY | 1997 | | Invited Speaker, Microbiological Associates Conference on Alternatives, Bethesda, MD | 1996 | | Invited Speaker, IACUC Conference, Dayton, OH | 1996 | | Invited Participant - Validation Meeting, Interagency Co-ordinating Committee for the Validation of Alternative Methods, Washington, DC | 1995 | | Lou Hyndman Lecture, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, October. (Public attitudes to animal reseach) | 1995 | | Invited Participant, European Center for Validation of Alternative Methods, Sheringham, UK | 1995 | | Invited Speaker & Chair of Concluding Panel - Animals in Society Conference, New School for Social Research, New York. (Attitudes to animal research and scientists) | 1995 | | Invited speaker - USDA/Purdue University Farm Animal Welfare Conference, Indianapolis. (The development of the animal protection movement and farm animal welfare) | 1994 | | Plenary Speaker - First World Congress on Alternatives, Baltimore, MD. (Replacement of animals in research) | 1993 | | Plenary speaker - Delta Society Conference, St Louis, MO. (Human-animal interaction: the dark side of the force) | 1993 | | Plenary Speaker - Sixth International Meeting on Human-Animal Interactions, Montreal, Canada. (Companion animal demographics) | 1992 | | Invited Chairperson - Animals in Research Session, History of Science and Technology Annual Meeting, Toronto | 1992 | | Plenary Speaker - AAZPA Annual Conference (2 presentations), Toronto. (Public attitudes to zoos) | 1992 | | Invited Speaker - Alberta Feedstuffs Council Meeting, Lethbridge, Canada. (Public attitudes and public policy in farm animal welfare) | 1992 | | Invited participant - Workshop on Pet Overpopulation, St Paul, Minnesota, 1992 | 1992 | | Sweatt Annual Lecture, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN. (The development and characteristics of the animal protection movement) | 1991 | | Invited Chairperson - Farm Animal Welfare Meeting, University of Maryland, Aspen Institute, MD | 1991 | | Invited Lecturer - REAC (USDA) Training Session, Kerrville, TX. (Veterinary ethics) | 1991 | | Invited Seminar - Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, IL. (Animal research ethics) | 1991 | | Invited Panelist, Schering Workshop on Science and Society, Berlin | 1990 | | Plenary Speaker - Fifth International Meeting on Human-Animal Interactions Monaco, Monte Carlo. (Methodology in research on human-animal interactions) | 1989 | | Invited Participant - NIH/Canadian MRC Workshop on Animal Research, Ottawa, Canada | 1988 | | Plenary Speaker, Animals in Society, Nottingham, UK. (Animal research) | 1988 | | Plenary Speaker - International Conference on Alternatives, Versailles, France. (Alternatives to the Draize test) | 1987 | | Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, Atlanta. (Refinement in animal testing) | 1987 | | Plenary Speaker - Canadian Federation of Biology Societies, Guelph. (Animal research) | 1986 | | Plenary Speaker - Conference on Animal Research, Sydney, Australia. (Alternatives to animal research) | 1985 | | Plenary Speaker - NIH Conference on Research Animal Welfare, Washington, DC. (Ethics of animal research) | 1984 | | Plenary Session Speaker - Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, Las Vegas. (Alternatives in testing) | 1983 | | Plenary Speaker - Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing - First Symposium, Baltimore. (History of alternatives) | 1982 | | Invited Speaker - Cosmetics, Toiletries and Fragrances Association Annual Technical Meeting, New Orleans. (Draize test campaign) | 1981 | | Plenary Speaker - First CFN Conference on Acute Toxicity Testing, Stockholm, Sweden. (The limits of acute testing on animals; the limits of alternatives in acute toxicity) | 1981 | | International Association Biological Standardization, San Antonio. (Alternatives in vaccine development) | 1980 | | ConMed Symposium on Animal Research and Alternatives, Cincinnati | 1979 |
| Member, National Research Council Committee on the use of animals and alternatives in the generation of monoclonal antibodies. Washington, DC | 1998-1999 | | Consultant to General Accounting Office on project on Alternatives in Animal Research in DoD programs | 1998 | | Member, Advisory Committee on Alternative Methods in Toxicology, National Toxicology Program, NIEHS | 1997-present | | Chair, NASA Working Group on the Bioethics of Animal Research | 1996 | | Member, Working Group on Ethics and Animal Biotechnology, Hastings Center, Briarcliff, New York | 1991-1992 | | Office of Technology Assessment Workshop on Animal Technology, May 9-11 | 1990 | | Member, Scientific Advisory Panel, American Humane Association, Denver, CO | 1988-present | | Member, Editorial Board for the Animal Care Committee Handbook, ARENA, Boston, MA | 1988-present | | Member, Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources Committee on "Pain and Distress in Laboratory Animals", Washington, D.C. | 1988-1991 | | Member, Working Group on Ethics of Animal Research, Hastings Center, Briarcliff, NY | 1988-1990 | | Board of Directors, Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research, Boston | 1987-present | | Board of Directors, Delta Society, Renton, WA | 1987-1997 | | Board of Directors, Scientists Center for Animal Welfare, Bethesda, MD | 1987-1992 | | Member, Coordinating Committee of the Ad Hoc Consortium on the Development of the Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals for Agricultural Research | 1986-1987 | | Chairman, Plenary and Scientific Session Committee, Third International Conference on People, Animals and the Environment, Boston August | 1986 | | Chairman, Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association Centennial Committee on Historical Research | 1985-1987 | | Executive Secretary, Animal Research Committee, Tufts Health Sciences | 1985-1987 | | Advisory Panel, Office of Technology Assessment, Study on Alternatives to Animal Research and Testing | 1984-1985 | | Board of Advisors, Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University (Executive Committee, 1997 - present) | 1981-present | | Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine | 1979-1982 |
| Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research, Boston | 1985-present | | Animal Rights International, New York City | 1996-present | | Humane Society International | 1989-present | | Humane Society International, Canada | 1998-present | | Humane Society International, Australia | 1998-present | | Earthvoice | 1998-present | | Center for Earth Concerns, Costa Rica | 1998-present | | SPCA, Costa Rica | 1998-present |
| Tissue Culture Association | 1976-1986 | | Laboratory Animal Science Association | 1977-1987 | | Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine | 1977-1984 | | Humane Society of the United States | 1978-present | | International Association for Biological Standardization | 1979-1983 | | American Association for the Advancement of Science - Fellow, 1995 (Section X - Societal impacts of science and engineering, Nominating Committee, 1995-1997) | 1980-present | | Council of Biology Editors | 1980-1983 | | Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (Board member; 1987-92) | 1981-present | | Delta Society (Board member; 1985 - 1997) | 1984-present | | Veterinary History Society | 1985-present | | Applied Research Ethics National Association | 1987-present | | International Society of Anthrozoology (President, 1995-98) | 1988-present |
AWARDS & HONORS:- Russell and Burch Award for contributions on alternatives, Humane Society of the U.S., 1996
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1995
- Fellow, Scientists Center for Animal Welfare, 1995
- Johns Hopkins University, Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing - Recognition Award, 1992
- Felix Wankel Prize (Munich), 1980
- Jorio Rusticelli Prize (Milan), 1978
- Scarbrow Trust Scholarship, 1973
- South African Medical Research Council Scholarship, 1971
- Rhodes Scholarship, 1968
- AFS International Scholarship, 1965
INSTRUCTIONAL:| Course Director: Biochemistry of Animal Disease | 1983-1985 | | Course Director: Basic Veterinary Biochemistry | 1985-1994 | | Course Director (Joint): Veterinary Jurisprudence & Ethics | 1984-1985 | | Started new degree program at Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine: Master of Science (Animals and Public Policy) | 1997 | | Various lectures and programs in Public Health, Biotechnology and Animal Issues | 1985-1997 | | Lecturer in Tufts MS Program (animals and public policy) | 1997-Present |
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