Our advisors are a diverse group of experts in science, law, ethics, and advocacy, each bringing unique expertise to support PNARS’ mission of advancing New Approach Methodologies (NAMs). Their collective knowledge guides our work in promoting human-relevant, non-animal research methods.
European Veterinary Specialist in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law, Andre is a Member of European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine. He holds degrees in zoology and veterinary medicine BSc(Hons) BVSc MRCVS EBVS®. His main areas of interest include animal experimentation and regulatory toxicology. He is also France’s InterNICHE contact.
Born in France, Myriam Brulot has been a practicing lawyer in the area of Aboriginal Law since 1995, specializing in Specific Claims brought against Canada for its breach of historical lawful obligations to First Nations in British Columbia. Since moving to Vancouver in 1994, she has campaigned for animal rights including as a Director of the Vancouver Humane Society, and with a particular focus on the enforcement of the Province’s anti-cruelty legislation.
With over four decades of animal welfare, 33 years of animal conservation and 30 of environmental experience, Ericka has founded and co-founded animal NGOs in Canada, Mexico and Poland, as well as been Director of other animal welfare NGOs. She is currently the Founder and CEO of CATCA Environmental and Wildlife Society and of International Aid For Animals Foundation. Ericka has wide experience at CITES, IWC, CMS and other high-end intergovernmental meetings as well as scientific meetings. She is the only International Wildlife Trade Expert doing a formal monitoring of the e-commerce of protected wildlife in the American continent, Africa and Asia. Her results of her investigations are distributed at UNEP level and all her reports are at the Interpol Database.
A long-time animal advocate, holding degrees in law and psychology, Anna with Dr. Ray Greek, has co-authored a paper published in BMC Medical Ethics The Nuremberg Code subverts human health and safety by requiring animal modeling arguing that legal requirements for animal testing have long been scientifically outdated, thus compromising human health and safety.
An Adjunct Professor in the English Department, University of Victoria, Maidie holds a Doctor of Philosophy. She continues to be active politically and legally in the struggle to free animals from being used in the hit-and-miss methods that cost trillions of dollars and only delay ethical, technologically advanced research that can actually benefit human health. One of her favourite sayings is from George Bernard Shaw: “There are hundreds of paths to scientific knowledge. The cruel ones can teach us only what we ought not to know.”
Holding a BSc in Biology, an MSc in Social Work, and a PhD in Social Science, Ranjana has been active in both human and animal rights for over 40 years. She has written a book on Elder Abuse as well as one on Supporting Caregiving Families which formed the basis for the Cowichan Family Caregivers Support Society which she co-founded and ran from 2000-2014. Her doctoral thesis Linking Animals, Social Justice and Social Work suggests a new path for social work practice. In 2023, she co-organized with UVic’s Animals & Society Research Initiative (ASRI), Victoria’s first Multispecies Families on the Streets Symposium culminating with final report Multispecies Families on the Streets.
