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

