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MEET OUR CEO
DR BERT MOHR
Registered Veterinary Specialist
Bert is passionate about animal wellbeing, scientific quality, and building public trust. He has contributed substantively to promoting standards for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes in South Africa and Africa.
He believes that education is the key to empowering the leaders of the future to be the conscious change they want to see in the world.
Specialist Qualifications
Registered Veterinary Specialist (25 years, 55,000 hours, 3 continents)
BVSc (Hons), MMedVet (Med), DPhil (PhD) Oxford, Diplomate ECVIM-CA
Lab Animal Science & Ethics Courses: Oxford, Utrecht & Zürich Universities
Experience – South Africa
SA Veterinary Council (SAVC) & National Health Research Ethics Council (NHREC)
President & VP: South African Association for Laboratory Animal Science (SAALAS)
SANS 10386 (2021) Committee: South African National Standard for Animal Care & Use
Experience – Africa
Co-Founder: Pan-African Network for Laboratory Animal Science & Ethics (PAN-LASE)
Co-Chair (Africa Region): International Council for Laboratory Animal Science (ICLAS)
Chair: Technical Experts Comm, Guidelines for Animal Ethics Committees in Africa
Academic Standing
Distinguished Lecturer (Professor of Medicine), Founder: FELASA-Accredited Course
Audits: Chair (Vet Specialist Panel), Expert Panel (Vet Clinical), SAVC Monitor (LAS)
Member: 7 Animal Ethics Committees, 18 Peer-reviewed papers & book chapters