ANIMAL RESEARCH AND ETHICS COMMITTEE (AREC)

Mission

 

The mission of the Animal Research and Ethics Committee is to advocate for sound ethical practices in the conduct of research and to aim to increase awareness among the RSA membership of the number of ethical and regulatory challenges faced by investigators who study alcoholism and other addictive disorders. The committee maintains a special emphasis on issues related to the ethical use of animals in biomedical and behavioral research. 

Meet the Committee

Jen Rinker, PhD

Chair

Medical University of South Carolina

Cherish Ardinger, PhD

Co-Chair

Rutgers University

Max Joffe, PhD

Past Chair

University of Pittsburgh

Jeff Weiner, PhD

Board Liason

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Wojciech Kosmowski, MD, STD, PhD

Member

UMK Torun, CM Bydgoszcz

Terril Verplaetse, PhD

Member

Yale School of Medicine

Paul Meyer

Member

University at Buffalo

Ana Waltrick, PhD

Member

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

Laurel Seemiller, PhD

Member

The Pennsylvania State University

Igor Spigelman, PhD

Member

University of California, Los Angeles

Lori Knackstedt, PhD

Member

University of Florida

Marcus Weera, PhD

Member

Tufts University

Marsida Kallupi, PharmD, PhD

Member

UCSD

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