Landi Animal Research and Bioethics
Wayne, Pennsylvania
Margaret Landi, VMD, MS, Bioethics, was the Chief Veterinarian for GlaxoSmithKline and lead the Office of Animal Welfare, Ethics and Strategy. Margaret retired from GSK in 2023, though is still active as a specialist in laboratory animal research, welfare and bioethics.
Margaret is a Diplomate in the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine and its Past- President. She has served as the Chair of the Council of the Institute of Laboratory Animal Research (now known as the Board on Animal Health Sciences, Conservation, and Research), part
of the National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine. Margaret is veterinarian with a Master’s in Comparative Medicine from Pennsylvania State University and a Master’s in Bioethics from the University of Pennsylvania. Margaret currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Scientists Center for Animal Welfare and the Board of Directors for Chimp Haven, the only federally funded sanctuary for chimpanzees.
Margaret has received several awards, including University of Pennsylvania’s Veterinary School Alumni Award, and the Harry Rowsell Award from the Scientists Center for Animal Welfare. In addition, she served on on the Institute of Medicine (now National Academy of Medicine) Committee on the Future of Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research. The Committee published its report in Dec 2011; Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Assessing the Necessity. She is a commentary author in the publication Principles of Animal Research Ethics by Tom Beauchamp and David DeGrazia. Most recently she coauthored a paper with Lida Anestidou; (2024) Animal Sentience Should Be the Key for Future Legislation. Animal L., 30, 257.
Monday, November 18, 2024
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM PT
G13 - PLENARY: Ethical Review of Human and Animal Subjects Research Proposals
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
8:45 AM – 10:00 AM PT