Neal D. Barnard, M.D. PCRM president and founder. Nutrition researcher. Author of 14 books and many scientific articles on nutrition and health. Directs numerous innovative campaigns to promote healthy eating. Rigorous opponent of unethical research practices. Spearheaded PCRM's lawsuit against the U.S. government's unethical experiments giving healthy short children a genetically engineered growth hormone. Advocate for higher standards in human research and for alternatives to animal research.
Chad B. Sandusky, Ph.D. Promotes alternatives to the use of animals in research and coordinates the review of and preparation of comments on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s High Production Volume Challenge Program (HPV). Dr. Sandusky is currently a core expert panel member for the EPA’s Voluntary Children’s Chemical Exposure Program. He was previously employed by the EPA, where he served on the Pesticide Research Committee, worked as toxicology team leader, and served as senior author of numerous EPA documents.
Jonathan Balcombe, Ph.D. Full-length bio> Research scientist with background in ethology. Promotes alternatives to the use of animals in research and education. Author of
The Use of Animals in Higher Education, as well as many articles on humane life science education and scientific papers on animal behavior. Formerly associate director with The Humane Society of the United States and research coordinator with Immersion Medical, a medical simulation company. His new book,
Pleasurable Kingdom: Animals and the Nature of Feeling Good, was released in May 2006.
Kristie Sullivan, M.P.H. Full-length bio> Scientific and policy adviser with background in toxicology. Promotes alternatives to the use of animals in research and assists in the review of and preparation of comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s High Production Volume Chemical Challenge Program (HPV). Also coordinates PCRM’s efforts as Secretariat of the International Council on Animal Protection in OECD Programmes (ICAPO).
John J. Pippin, M.D., F.A.C.C. Full-length bio> Director of academic affairs. A board-certified cardiologist, Dr. Pippin has been on faculty at Harvard Medical School, received the Clinician-Scientist Award from the American Heart Association, and served as an invited speaker and panelist for the NIH National Human Subjects Protection Workshop. Dr. Pippin is the author of dozens of articles and abstracts that have been published in such leading medical journals as
Circulation and
The American Journal of Cardiology.
Hope Ferdowsian, M.D., M.P.H. Board certified in general internal medicine and general preventive medicine and public health. Staff physician for Unity Health Care. Assistant clinical professor in the Department of Medicine at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Served as director of research policy for PCRM. Clinical and research interests focus on vulnerable individuals and populations. Worked with homeless, immigrant, and other marginalized populations.
Nancy Beck, Ph.D. Scientific and policy adviser with background as an experimental researcher. Promotes alternatives to the use of animals in toxicity testing, especially for pharmaceutical testing. Also acts on behalf of International Council on Animal Protection in OECD Programmes (ICAPO) in support of the project’s efforts to develop and promote the application of molecular approaches, rather than animal testing, to the screening of environmental chemicals.
Ulka Agarwal, M.D. Full-length bio > Chief medical officer. Works on clinical research studies and nutrition initiatives.
Susan Levin, M.S., R.D. Full-length bio > Director of nutrition education. Researches and writes about plant-based diets and reduced risk of chronic diseases. Also addresses the need for nutrition guidelines that reflect PCRM’s New Four Food Groups. Assists in teaching nutrition and health classes to participants in a clinical study exploring links between diet and diabetes.
Joseph Gonzales, R.D.
Full-length bio > Staff nutritionist. Assists with nutrition outreach and promoting plant-based diets for the Cancer Project.
Jill Eckart, C.H.H.C.
Full-length bio > Nutrition program manager. Manages PCRM’s online 21-Day Kickstart program that runs three times a year. Teaches PCRM’s research participants how to prepare and cook healthy, low-fat plant-based meals.
Caroline Trapp, M.S.N., A.P.R.N., B.C.-ADM, C.D.E. Full-length bio > Director of diabetes education and care. Manages a variety of diabetes prevention and reversal initiatives, including the development and distribution of resources for consumers and health care providers. Creates continuing medical education programs and patient education materials for health care professionals. A nurse practitioner specializing in the care of people with diabetes at Premier Internists in Southfield, Mich.
Amy J. Lanou, Ph.D. Full-length bio > Senior nutrition scientist and assistant professor at University of North Carolina Asheville. Oversees projects and campaigns to help health care professionals and laypeople transition to a low-fat vegetarian diet. Researches and writes about reducing the risk of chronic diseases through plant-based diets. Authored
Building Bone Vitality and
Healthy Eating for Life for Children. Lead author of a landmark review in
Pediatrics showing that dairy products do not promote bone health. Formerly served as PCRM’s nutrition director for five years.
Dan Kinburn, Esq. Full-length bio > General counsel. PCRM’s lead trial counsel. Directs PCRM’s advocacy litigation. Leading lawsuits against the largest hot dog and processed meat manufacturers, McDonald’s and other large restaurant chains, and the drug company Merck. Was involved in several lawsuits against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which directs the killing of tens of thousands of animals each year in cruel experiments. A member of the New York and New Jersey Bars.
Mark Kennedy, Esq. Full-length bio > Associate general counsel. Helps shape all of the legal efforts pursued by PCRM. Supports PCRM’s advocacy litigation, and helps originate litigation to promote plant-based diets, as well as alternatives to the use of animals in experiments and education. Involved in several groundbreaking cases, including lawsuits against national restaurant chains and the drug company Merck.
Elizabeth Kucinich
Full-length bio > Director of government affairs. Passionate peace, animal, and health advocate who connects the impact of empowered individual choice to the global picture. Organized the American Monetary Institute’s first international conference on monetary reform. Served as an advisor to the president of the 63rd U.N. General Assembly.
Noah Gittell
Full-length bio > Government Affairs Manager. Oversees PCRM’s federal legislative portfolio. Works with PCRM nutritionists and dietitians to effect change in agricultural policy as it relates to nutrition. Coordinates with PCRM physician members and staff to promote alternatives to animal use in federally funded research and medical education.
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