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LIDA ANESTIDOU, DVM, Ph.D. was born in Athens, Greece, and graduated from PIERCE in 1983. She holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the College of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University; a Master's in Veterinary Sciences from the University of Florida; and a doctorate in Integrative Biology from the University of Texas – Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in Houston. At the U.S. National Academy of Sciences she is the director of a diverse portfolio of studies on (1) standards of scientific integrity and responsible science; (2) international education on responsible science and issues pertaining to research with dual use potential; (3) the scientific assessment of animal models; and (4) the care, use, and welfare of laboratory animals. She travels the world because of her projects but when at home she volunteers at a shelter for the homeless and chairs the Superintendent's Advisory Committee on Accountability and Evaluation for the public schools of Arlington County in Virginia.
