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Dr Catharine E. Krebs, PhD

26th June 2023

is a medical research specialist at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a US-based organization that promotes nonanimal research and medical training. She received doctoral biomedical research training in human genetics with a focus on psychiatric disease genetics and genomics from the University of California Los Angeles. Her work in animal research policy involves advocating for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to shift away from its reliance on animals toward more ethical, equitable, and effective human-specific research approaches. She also advocates for policy changes to promote a more diverse and inclusive research workforce. Dr. Krebs has authored numerous US Congressional statements and public comments to the NIH and other federal agencies. She leads a collaborative international effort to characterize and address the bias toward animal-based methods within biomedical research. Dr. Krebs has been an invited speaker at national and international meetings to provide expertise on research policy and advancing nonanimal research approaches.