Jennifer A. Klahn, MA, CPIA (she/her/hers)

UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

Jennifer A. Klahn, MA, CPIA, is the Director, Research Safety & Animal Welfare and Institutional Contact for Dual Use Research at UCLA. Jennifer earned her BA (Psychology) from UCLA and her MA (Psychology) from California State University, Long Beach. She worked in HIV risk reduction with “hard-to-reach” populations until beginning her career in Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee administration in 2000. Under her direction, the UCLA IACUC office has expanded to include administrative support for the Institutional Biosafety Committee, Radiation Safety Committees, dual use research of concern Institutional Review Entity, and other safety committees. In addition to her role at UCLA, Ms. Klahn is a member of the PRIM&R Board of Directors and annual conference planning committee, serves on the Board of Directors for the California Biomedical Research Association, teaches with IACUC 101, and contributes to OLAW and PRIM&R educational offerings.

Presentation(s):

• WS2 - IACUC Administrator Core Training

  Thursday, November 6, 2025
  8:30 AM - 11:45 AM ET

• F07 - IACUC SOS! Evaluating Difficult Protocols by Optimizing Your Review Toolkit

  Saturday, November 8, 2025
  3:30 PM - 4:45 PM ET