Anna Ratuski

Hello! 

My name is Anna Ratuski and I am an animal welfare scientist. In 2023, I completed my PhD in the Animal Welfare Program at the University of British Columbia. 

I study laboratory animal behaviour and welfare. I am particularly interested in strategies to improve the lives of animals in captivity and the utility of research relying upon animal data. My doctoral research focused on environmental enrichment approaches for rodents housed in laboratories.

I am currently a Laboratory Animal Welfare Research Fellow at Stanford University in the department of Comparative Medicine, working in Professor Joseph Garner's lab.  I promote 3Rs initiatives through the Beyond3Rs program, and I conduct research on laboratory mouse welfare, working with students in the Master of Laboratory Animal Science program. 

I am also passionate about teaching and research mentorship. I am always happy to chat with students interested in studying animal welfare, or potential collaborators working in other areas of animal welfare or translational research.