Frankie Trull

Frankie Trull is founder and president of the Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR), an organization that promotes public understanding and support for the humane and responsible use of animals in medical and scientific research. She is also president of the National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR), an advocate for sound public policy on the role of animal models in biomedical research and testing, and founder and president of Policy Directions, a Washington-based government relations and strategic government communications firm, which assists corporations and nonprofits in addressing legislative and regulatory initiatives and influencing policy development. A frequent guest speaker, Trull has written numerous articles on the importance of biomedical research and the threat posed to the U.S. research community by animal rights extremism. Trull played an instrumental role in coordinating congressional consensus for the passage of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA), landmark legislation signed by the President in 2006, which provides greater protections for researchers from animal rights extremists. Trull received her undergraduate degree from Boston University and her master's from Tufts University.