Speaker

Emeritus Professor Paul Flecknell, MA, VetMB, PhD, DLAS, DECLAM, FRSB, (Hon), DACLAM, (Hon), FRCVS, Dr (h.c.), is an internationally recognised expert in laboratory animal medicine and anaesthesia with over 40 years of experience. Trained at Cambridge and the University of London, he is a Diplomate of European Colleges in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia and Laboratory Animal Medicine, and an honorary Diplomate of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine. He directed a multi-species research facility for over 30 years and leads the Pain and Animal Welfare Science (PAWS) group at Newcastle. Author of 100+ publications, his research focuses on analgesia, anaesthesia, and cage-side pain assessment methods, including facial grimace scales in rodents.