Ernest Prentice, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been elected president of the Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW) Board of Trustees.
Dr. Prentice, who served one other term as SCAW president in 1994-1995, began his current term on Jan. 1.
SCAW is composed of research professionals who aim to balance animal welfare and excellence in basic and applied scientific inquiry.
Dr. Prentice is a national leader in research ethics and research subject protection. He has held numerous leadership positions in this area including a four-year stint as chairman of a federal committee that regulated human medical research.
In 2005, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the Applied Research Ethics National Association (ARENA), the national organization for the protection of human and animal research subjects.
As the state’s only academic health science center, UNMC is on the leading edge of health care. Breakthroughs are possible because hard-working researchers, educators and clinicians are resolved to work together to fuel discovery. In 2009, UNMC’s extramural research support topped $100 million for the first time, resulting in the creation of 3,600 jobs in Nebraska. UNMC’s academic excellence is shown through its award-winning programs, and its educational programs are responsible for training more health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution. Through its commitment to education, research, patient care and outreach, UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, have established themselves as one of the country’s leading health care centers. UNMC’s physician practice group, UNMC Physicians, includes 550 physicians in 50 specialties and subspecialties who practice primarily in The Nebraska Medical Center. For more information, go to UNMC’s Web site at www.unmc.edu.