USGS Leadership 201 Call for Action Learning Scenarios and sharing your Leadership story (July/August class) June 10-21, 2013 Key Contact: Sandy Bruner[removed]; [removed]  ELT participation requested Exe

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USGS Leadership 201 Course July 29-August 2, 2013 National Conservation Training Center Shepherdstown, West Virginia Key Contact: Sandy Bruner[removed]; [removed]  ELT participation requested

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Excellence in Leadership Award Call for Nominations July 17-August 7, 2013 Key Contact: Sandy Bruner[removed]; [removed] 

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2014 Call for Nominations – Leadership 101 and Leadership Intensives Leadership 101 (GS12-15) and Leadership Intensives (all grades) October 1, 2013 Nominations close October 29, 2013 Key Contacts: Sandy Bruner[removed]

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Session 4: Roundtable Discussion Facilitated Discussion Leader: Leon Bruner (Gillette) Animal Welfare: Andrew Rowan (HSUS) • The history of alternative testing methods began in the 1950s with Medawar’s initiative to

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• Scientific method
• Animal testing
• Humane Society of the United States
• Human Genome Project
• Alternatives to animal testing
• Animal rights
• Biology
• Science

Session 4: Roundtable Discussion Facilitated Discussion Leader: Leon Bruner (Gillette) Government: William Stokes (NIEHS/NICEATM) • Dr. Stokes identified 5 barriers impeding progress in moving alternative methods from

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• Pharmacology
• Pharmaceutical industry
• Validity
• Biomarkers
• Validation
• Test method
• Food and Drug Administration
• Imaging biomarker
• Science
• Medicine
• Biology

Session 4: Roundtable Discussion Facilitated Discussion Leader: Leon Bruner (Gillette) Private Sector / Contract Research: Rodger Curren (IIVS) • Challenges to industry’s adoption of alternatives includes: o The desi

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• Adoption
• Family law

Session 4: Roundtable Discussion Facilitated Discussion Leader: Leon Bruner (Gillette) Academic: Alan Goldberg (JHU) • Dr. Goldberg detailed the three barriers from an academic aspect that impacted the development and

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• Scientific method
• Toxicology
• Animal testing
• Experiments
• Medical research
• Alternatives to animal testing
• Toxicity
• Animal rights
• Biology
• Science

Session 4: Roundtable Discussion Facilitated Discussion Leader: Leon Bruner (Gillette) Industry: William Stott (Dow Chemicals) • Industry is NOT homogenous. Dr. Stott attempted to cover thoughts from various industry s

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• Methodology
• Formal methods
• Quality
• Validation
• Software development process
• Pharmaceutical industry
• Validity
• Science

Session 4: Roundtable Discussion Facilitated Discussion Leader: Leon Bruner (Gillette) General Conclusions / Answers to Questions Posed: • The main barriers identified fit into the following categories: o Funding / Res

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• Biology
• Animal testing
• Pharmacology
• Alternatives to animal testing
• Regulatory requirement
• Food and Drug Administration
• Animal rights
• Science
• Scientific method