New Director, Office of the JHU Animal Care and Use Committee

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Nelson Garnett now has joined the IACUC office as Director, Office of the JHU Animal Care and Use Committee. He also will become a member of the JHU Animal Care and Use Committee.

Last summer, after 20 years of combined federal service, Dr. Garnett retired from the US Public Health Service and from his position as Director of the NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW). In that position, he implemented federal animal welfare policy, and has been extremely active in promoting educational efforts through workshops and at scientific meetings that increase the dialogue between researchers and government. In recent years, he worked collaboratively with other federal agencies to reduce some burdensome requirements such as dual review of protocols by collaborating PHS-assured institutions under most circumstances, making it possible to handle personnel amendments administratively, and contributing to the implementation of Just-in-Time review, largely removing the requirement that the IACUC review federal grants before they can be peer-reviewed at NIH.

Nelson is no stranger to Hopkins, however. He was a fellow in the Comparative Medicine laboratory animal medicine training program here from 1981 to 1983. He has been a friend to many of us here over the years.

Please welcome Nelson Garnett back to Hopkins. He can be reached at 443-287-3742 or by email at ngarnet3@jhmi.edu.

Seminar Series

A seminar entitled "Future of Central Facilities at JHU " will be presented on Thursday, August 25, 2005 at 12.00 PM in Ross 403.

A Rodent Surgery class will be held in Ross 403 on August 11, 2005. The class is free. Class size is limited to 10 and registration is required. To register send an email to acuc@jhmi.edu or call 443-287-3744 or 443-287-3738. For a complete listing of IACUC seminars please visit http://www.jhu.edu/animalcare/training4.html

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