The Summer School on Innovative Approaches in Science is hosted by:
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
The Physicians Committee is a nonprofit organization that promotes alternatives to animal use in research, testing, and education. The Physicians Committee is leading the way in urging scientists to replace the use of animals with human cells, tissues, and other human-relevant models in medical research and works extensively with government and industry to replace the use of animal tests with modern methods to test the safety of cosmetics, chemicals, pesticides, drugs, and other products. Through lobbying, publishing research, training scientists, and attending and conducting scientific meetings, the Physicians Committee is dedicated to the goal of eliminating the use of animal testing and research across the globe.
Learn more about the Physicians Committee’s mission and history promoting human-relevant alternatives to animal use in research. In the video below, Kristie Sullivan, MPH, highlights the impact of Physicians Committee efforts in testing, education, and medical research.
The Summer School on Innovative Approaches in Science is brought to you by a diverse group of experts.
Steering Committee
- Anne Marie Vastano, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
- Anthony Reardon, Health Canada
- Charu Chandrasekera, Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods
- Elisabet Berggren, European Commission Joint Research Centre
- Elizabeth Baker, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
- Erin Hill, Institute for In Vitro Sciences
- Janine McCarthy, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
- Jessica Ponder, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
- Kambez Benam, University of Pittsburgh
- Kathrin Herrmann, Johns Hopkins University Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
- Kristie Sullivan, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
- Martin Stephens, Johns Hopkins University Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
- Monica Linnenbrink, Environmental Protection Agency
- Nisha Snipes, Environmental Protection Agency
- Phoebe Woodruff, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
- Tara Barton-Maclaren, Health Canada
- Thomas Hartung, Johns Hopkins University Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
- Warren Casey, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- Zoe Johnson, University of Maryland Eastern Shore