ICCVAM Advisory Committee
The ICCVAM Authorization Act established the Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods (SACATM). SACATM advises the Director of NIEHS, NICEATM, and ICCVAM about NICEATM and ICCVAM activities.
SACATM, which is directed by its charter to meet at least once each fiscal year, met in September 2022 and September 2023.
Roster of SACATM Members 2022-2023
| Name | Title | Company | Appointment End Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Baines, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences | North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC | 2025 |
| Szczepan W. Baran, V.M.D., M.S. | Chief Scientific Officer | VeriSIM Life, San Francisco, CA | 2024 |
| Ellen Berg, Ph.D. | Principal | Alto Predict LLC, Palo Alto, CA | 2025 |
| Joseph L. Charest, Ph.D. | Director, Strategic Innovation | Biogen, Cambridge, MA | 2022 |
| Amy Clippinger, Ph.D. | Director | PETA Science Consortium International e.V., Washington, DC | 2022 |
| K. Nadira De Abrew, Ph.D. (Chair 2022) | Senior Scientist (Toxicologist) | The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH | 2022 |
| Denis Fourches, Ph.D. | Computational Chemist | Oerth Bio, Raleigh, NC | 2023 |
| Sean C. Gehen, Ph.D., D.A.B.T. | Human Safety Leader | Corteva Agriscience, Indianapolis, IN | 2022 |
| Sue Leary, M.S. | President | Alternatives Research and Development Foundation, Jenkintown, PA | 2024 |
| Adrian Nañez, Ph.D. | Senior Medical Science Liaison | Servier, Inc., San Antonio, TX | 2025 |
| Kathryn Page, Ph.D., D.A.B.T. (Chair 2023) | Product Safety Toxicologist (Senior Scientist), Global Stewardship | The Clorox Company, Pleasanton, CA | 2024 |
| Priyanka Sura, D.V.M., M.S., D.A.B.T. | Senior Occupational Toxicologist, Nonclinical Safety and Pathobiology | Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA | 2024 |
| Tamara Tal, Ph.D. | Senior Scientist, Group Leader | Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany | 2023 |
| Misti Ushio, Ph.D. | Managing Partner | Digitalis Ventures, New York, NY | 2024 |