The Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing is an academic center affiliated with the Division of Toxicological Sciences in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences of the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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Curriculum Vitae-Andrew N. Rowan, D.Phil.
PERSONAL DATA:
The Humane Society of the United States
2100 L Street NW
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: 301-548-7770
Fax: 301-548-7726
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:
Current:
| 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 |
Previous:
| 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:
Named Lectureships/Invited Plenary Talks:
| 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 |
Appointments/Committees
| 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 |
Current Board Memberships:
| 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 |
Memberships:
| 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 |