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Animal Care and Experimentation Committee
(Established 1952)
This Committee is composed of eight or more members of the Society and
one trainee member. The Chairperson of the Public Affairs and Liaison with
Industry Committees and the Society's Director of Government Relations and
Science Policy are ex officio members, without vote.
The Animal Care and Experimentation Committee meets once annually in
Bethesda and once in conjunction with the Experimental Biology meeting.
Additional committee business may be conducted on conference calls and by
email
Duties of the Animal Care and Experimentation Committee are to:
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Monitor
and report to the Council and the Society membership on relevant issues
concerning the care and use of animals in research and teaching.
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Develop
and execute plans of action to address issues that may impact animal
research and teaching, including organizing symposia on relevant issues
at the Experimental Biology meeting.
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Advise the
Publications Committee concerning animal care and use procedures in
manuscripts submitted to APS journals.
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Update the
APS “Guiding Principles for the Care and Use of Animals” and other
policy statements as needed. Changes to APS policy statements shall be
referred to Council for approval.
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Carry out
other projects concerning animal care and use delegated by the Council.
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Develop
priorities and coordinate activities with the APS Public Affairs
Committee and with FASEB’s Science Policy Committee. The ACE Chair shall
serve as an ex officio, non-voting member of the Public Affairs
Committee and shall serve upon invitation as an ad hoc member of the
Science Policy Subcommittee on Animals in Research.
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Exchange
information and coordinate activities with the APS Education Committee.
Represent the Society on the AAALAC Board of Trustees.
- Current Members
- 2009 Committee Report
2008 Committee Report
- 2007 Committee Report
- 2006 Committee Report
- 2005
Committee Report
- 2004 Committee Report
- 2003 Committee Report
- 2002 Committee Report
- Click here for APS Public Affairs
page with information on animal research
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