| Harry Rozmiarek | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pulaski, Wisconsin |
| Residence | United States |
| Nationality | USA |
| Fields | Laboratory animal science |
| Institutions | Fox Chase Cancer Center |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota (DVM) - 1962 The Ohio State University (PhD) - 1976 |
| Known for | laboratory animal care, Chair of the AAALAC International Board of Trustees (2008) |
Harry Rozmiarek (born March 27, 1939 in Pulaski, Wisconsin) is a noted veterinarian, academic, and laboratory animal care specialist.
Dr. Rozmiarek graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1962 with a veterinary degree.[1] He joined the United States Army and was assigned as an attending army veterinarian at Fort Meyer, Virginia. Among his duties, Dr. Rozmiarek attended to Black Jack, the famous riderless horse in the funeral of President John F. Kennedy. He also consulted on the health of the Kennedy family dog and cared for some Irish deer that had been a gift to Kennedy from the people of Ireland.[2] The remainder of his 20-year military career took him to Thailand where he conducted infectious disease research with the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO).[3] And he spent several years as director of The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) in Frederick, Maryland. He retired from the Army in 1983 with the rank of Colonel.
After the Army, Dr. Rozmiarek spent the next two decades in academia as a professor of laboratory animal medicine. In 1983 he went to The Ohio State University where he served as Professor of Laboratory Animal Medicine and Director of University Laboratory Animal Resources through 1986. In 1987 he joined the University of Pennsylvania as University Veterinarian and Professor and Director of University Laboratory Animal Resources. He retired from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004.[4] He is currently the Director of Laboratory Animal Medicine and Facilities at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
During his career, Dr. Rozmiarek has been active in the development of guidelines for the proper care and use of laboratory animals in research. He has served in leadership positions of national and international organizations that promote the humane treatment of animals in science including AAALAC, AALAS, ACLAM, and ICLAS.[5][6][7] From 2007-2011, Dr. Rozmiarek serves as the US National Representative to the International Council for Animal Science (ICLAS).[8] He is a contributing author to the IACUC Handbook.[9]