Michigan State University professor of pharmacology and toxicology and Assistant Vice President for Regulatory Affairs Joseph Haywood was named president of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.
Haywood is an active member of two FASEB societies. He is a member of the American Physiological Society and has served on its council, and he is a member of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.
“FASEB is a respected voice of advocacy for biomedical research and sound positions on science policy. I am honored to have the opportunity to further these aims while bringing focus to the important challenges facing the scientific community such as the continued need for federal support for science and the impact of regulatory burden. I look forward to working with my colleagues in all the FASEB societies to join me in addressing these and other issues affecting us this year,” Haywood said.
In 2002, Haywood joined the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at MSU as professor and chair, and in 2011 he became assistant vice president for regulatory affairs.
Haywood has been an advocate for the humane care of animals in research and teaching by serving on the Council of the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International and the Board of Governors of the International Council for Laboratory Animal Science.