Frankie Trull

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Frankie Trull is an American science advocate, lobbyist and educator.

Trull attended Boston University in the 1970s then worked at Tufts University while studying for a Master's Degree in sociology. At Tufts she was among the founding members of the Research Animal Alliance, which later became the National Association for Biomedical Research, a group advocating the use of animals in biomedical research and aiming "to represent member institutions in national policy making that affects the use of animals in research, education, and product-safety testing." ^[1]

In 1981, to advance public understanding and "challenge the untruths put forth by animal rights activists", ^[1] Trull founded the Foundation for Biomedical Research, the largest group advocating the use of animals in biomedical research in the USA. ^[2] Currently serving as president of the foundation, she is an outspoken critic of direct action against those using animals for research. In 2005 Trull compared the tactics of the Animal Liberation Front to those of a "classic terrorist organisation" and described ALF activists as "unbelievably mean-spirited people who operate under this delusion that they are on a higher moral ground than the rest of us." ^[3]

Trull has been honored by the Society for Neuroscience, and received the 2005 Award for Education in Neuroscience from the Association of Neuroscience Departments and Programs. In her citation, she was praised for her work in promoting "policies that do not hamper the important work using animals in a humane and sensitive manner to advance biomedical research." ^[4]

According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, Trull owns 16 horses, 4 cats, and a dog, which she consider '"members of [her] family." ^[5]

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