Updated November 19, 2024 — Any Foundation-funded study that involves animals, whether owned by clients or cared for by a study team, is evaluated thoroughly by our Animal Welfare Advisory Board to ensure the study meets the Foundation’s strict standards for health and well-being. The majority of our studies that include animals are pets in clinical trials in which new treatments, new diagnostic tools or surgical advances are being evaluated. Pets are enrolled in clinical trials by their owners with counsel and advice from their veterinarian and the clinical trials research team.
Active Board Members:
Chair: Victoria K. Baxter, DVM, PhD, DACLAM, Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Randall Lockwood, PhD, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
Courtney Hunter, DVM, PhD, Vanderbilt University
Oliver Knesl, BSc, BSc (Hons), MSc, BVSc, MRCVS, Zoetis, Inc.
Lynn Miller, CWR, PhD, New Zealand Bird Rescue
Daniel S. Mills, BVSc, PhD CBiol, FRSB, FHEA, CCAB, Dip ECAWBM (BM), FRCVS, University of Lincoln
Julia (Julie) Albright, MA, DVM, DACVB, University of Tennessee
David S. Miller, DVM, PhD, DACZM, DACAW, MVS Consulting
Kat Littlewood, BVSc (Dist), PGDipVCSc (Dist), AFHEA, MANZCVS (Animal Welfare), Massey University
Benjamin Brainard, VMD, Dipl ACVAA, ACVECC, University of Georgia
Jonathan Balcombe, PhD, MSc, BSc, The Editorial Department
Lana Kaiser, MD, Diplomate ABIM, DVM, Michigan State University
Linda Greening MSc, PGCHE, SFHEA, Hartpury University
Alexandra Whittaker, MBA, PhD, University of Adelaide
Elena Contreras, DVM, MS, PhD, Rowan University
Ernest E. Ward, Jr., DVM, CVFT, E3 Management, Affordable Pet Labs, VerticalVet
Melissa Upjohn, BVetMed MSc PhD MRCVS, Dogs Trust
Lance Miller, PhD, Brookfield Zoo
Julia Wrathall, BSc, MSc, PhD, ChMIACE, JW Premier Animal Welare Consulting
Candace Croney, PhD, Purdue University
Jennifer Mitchell, VMD, MS, DACLAM, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Noel Dybdal, DVM, PhD, DACVP, Genentech, Inc.
Barbara Padalino, DVM, PhD, Celta, University of Bologna and Southern Cross University
