Harry Rozmiarek

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Harry Rozmiarek
BornMarch 27, 1939
Laboratory animal science
InstitutionsFox Chase Cancer Center

Harry Rozmiarek (March 27, 1939 – June 15, 2013) was a noted veterinarian, academic, and laboratory animal care specialist.

Rozmiarek was born in

USAMRIID) in Frederick, Maryland
. He retired from the Army in 1983 with the rank of Colonel.

After the Army, Rozmiarek spent the next two decades in academia as a professor of laboratory animal medicine. In 1983 he went to

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
from 2004 until his death in 2013.

During his career, Rozmiarek was active in the development of guidelines for the proper care and use of laboratory animals in research. He served in leadership positions of national and international organizations that promote the humane treatment of animals in science including

IACUC Handbook.[8]

Rozmiarek represented the United States as the National Member to the International Council for Laboratory Animal Science (ICLAS) from 2003 to 2013; was elected to the ICLAS Governing Board in 2007; and served as Secretary-General from 2011 to 2013 until his death.[9] ICLAS is an international scientific organization advancing human and animal health by promoting the ethical care and use of laboratory animals in research worldwide.[10]

Rozmiarek was the recipient of numerous awards for his lifetime of accomplishments in the area of laboratory animal care: the AALAS Research Award (1983); the AALAS Griffin Award (1995), the AVMA Charles River Prize (1996); the AAALAC Bennett J. Cohen Award (2012); the AALAS Nathan R. Brewer Lifetime Achievement Award (2013).[11]

Harry Rozmiarek died in

Boston, Massachusetts on June 15, 2013.[12]

References

  1. ^ "College of Veterinary Medicine - University of Minnesota" (PDF).
  2. ISBN 9781894263658
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  4. ^ "Home || Penn Center for AIDS Research || CFAR". Uphs.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  5. ^ [1] Archived November 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ [2] Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "PRIM&R; | Board of Directors - Biographies". Archived from the original on December 29, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2009.
  8. ISBN 9780849340109
    . Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  9. ^ [3] Archived October 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Alumnus Harry Rozmiarek Elected ICLAS Secretary-General | Arts and Sciences". Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  11. ^ "News". AAALAC. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  12. ^ Harry Rozmairek-obituary
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