Presenter
Jori Leszczynski, DVM, DACLAM
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Animal Resources
Director of the Office of Laboratory Animal Resources and University Veterinarian
Professor in the Department of Pathology in the School of Medicine
University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus
Bio
Jori Leszczynski, DVM, DACLAM is currently the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Animal Resources, Director of the Office of Laboratory Animal Resources and University Veterinarian at the University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus, as well as a Professor in the Department of Pathology in the School of Medicine. Dr. Leszczynski attended The Ohio State University for her Bachelors and Veterinary degrees and performed her residency in Laboratory Animal Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She became a Diplomate of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine in 2004.
Throughout her career, she has held multiple leadership roles in animal facilities including Associate Director at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Director and AV at National Jewish Health, and Interim Director and AV at the University of Colorado Boulder. In all of her positions, Dr. Leszczynski has focused on program compliance, personnel management, budget, husbandry, and clinical management of the species she oversees. Dr. Leszczynski has a history of service to many professional organizations including leadership roles for the American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners (ASLAP, Board of Directors and Membership Committee Chair), American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AAALAS, Institute for Laboratory Animal Management Committee, Local Arrangements Chair for 2019 Denver AALAS National Meeting, President of the Mile High Branch AALAS, 2025-2026 AALAS President), as well as the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM, Board of Directors).
She has also served as an ad hoc site visitor for AAALAC International since 2018. Her roles with PRIM&R have included service on the IACUC Conference Planning Committee 2013 – 2020, including serving as Co-Chair from 2015 to 2018. She served as a member of the Animal Care and Use Advisory Group.
Dr. Leszczynski joined the Board of Directors in 2019 and currently serves as PRIM&R’s Board Chair.
Committees
PRIM&R Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Chair