Ellen P. Carlin

1 month ago | statnews.com | Ellen P. Carlin |Jason Paragas

The Food and Drug Administration’s recent decision to phase out animal use in preclinical testing of monoclonal antibodies — and eventually other drugs —with more advanced, human-relevant methods marks a transformative shift with profound implications for drug development. The FDA has now officially recognized that advancing science and technology have pushed us across a threshold: Animal models have become obsolete.

Mar 4, 2025 | statnews.com | Meghan Davis |Ellen P. Carlin |Erin Sorrell |David Stiefel

As veterinarians, flu scientists, and biosecurity experts, we have watched with growing concern the rise in H5N1 avian influenza in cats. Since 2022, more than 100 domesticated cats in the United States have had confirmed infections — some house pets, some barn cats, some feral — with high mortality, although mortality data remain undocumented on federal sites.

Mar 4, 2025 | foodsafety.einnews.com | Meghan Davis |Ellen P. Carlin |Erin Sorrell |David Stiefel

As veterinarians, flu scientists, and biosecurity experts, we have watched with growing concern the rise in H5N1 avian influenza in cats. Since 2022, more than 100 domesticated cats in the United States have had confirmed infections — some house pets, some barn cats, some feral — with high mortality, although mortality data remain undocumented on federal sites.

Nov 18, 2024 | nap.nationalacademies.org | Ellen P. Carlin |Shalini Singaravelu

Avian Influenza A (H5) viruses have circulated globally for decades among migratory bird populations. The recent emergence of Avian Influenza A (H5N1) in U.S. dairy cattle has led to challenges in managing and controlling the spread of H5 viruses between livestock, wildlife, and companion animals, as well as to humans from infected animals.

Nov 7, 2024 | rand.org | Jason Michel |Jeff Schlegelmilch |Ellen P. Carlin |Jason Michel Etchegaray

Guest speakers Jeff Schlegelmilch and Ellen Carlin joined RAND's Disaster Management & Resilience Program for a discussion about their book, Catastrophic Incentives: Why Our Approaches to Disasters Keep Falling Short. The authors examined 20 years of disasters from the 9/11 terrorist attacks to the COVID-19 pandemic to show how flawed incentive structures make the world more vulnerable when catastrophe strikes.