['< sod > from october 2015 to february 2016, glimcher was the target of eight protests by animal rights activists angered by her alleged role in abandoning 66 chimpanzees with no food or water on islands along the farmington river in liberia. < ref name = " nytimes. com " > http : / / www. nytimes. com / 2015 / 05 / 29 / science / chimpanzees - liberia - new - york - blood - center. html < / ref > < ref > http : / / www. cnn. com / 2015 / 09 / 11 / living / chimpanzee - liberia - new - york - blood - center - feat / < / ref > glimcher denies any role, stating, she " can ’ t provide any insight about these decisions ” as it was made before her term on the board. " as a scientist, i strongly support the ethical and humane treatment of animals used in research, ” glimcher said. “ i have a great respect for these animals and recognize the value they bring in our pursuit of new cures for devastating human diseases. " < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / cornellsun. com / 2015 / 10 / 29 / weill - cornell - medicine - dean - accused - of - chimp - abandonment / | title = weill cornell medicine dean accused of chimp abandonment | date = 2015 - 10 - 30 | website = the cornell daily sun | access - date = 2016 - 10 - 11 } } < / ref > after the first three protests at weill cornell medicine ( where glimcher served as the dean ) and glimcher ’ s home, glimcher ’ s name was removed from the list of nybc board members on the organization ’ s website. < ref > http : / / cornellsun. com / 2015 / 10 / 29 / weill - cornell - medicine - dean - accused - of - chimp - abandonment / < / ref > in public statements, weill cornell medicine and nybc challenged that assertion, stating that glimcher ’ s three - year term had simply ended. < ref > http : / / nybloodcenter. org / about - us / press - room / nybc - announces - the new - trustee - board - changes / < / ref > < eod > < sod > from october 2015 to february 2016, glimcher was the target of eight protests by animal rights activists angered by [ [ new york blook center ] ]\'s abandonment of 66 chimpanzees that had been used in medical research ; glimcher was a member of the board of directors, which had voted to stop paying for care of the chimpanzees. < ref name = " nytimes. com " > http : / / www. nytimes. com / 2015 / 05 / 29 / science / chimpanzees - liberia - new - york - blood - center. html < / ref > < ref > http : / / www. cnn. com / 2015 / 09 / 11 / living / chimpanzee - liberia - new - york - blood - center - feat / < / ref > glimcher denies any role, stating, she " can ’ t provide any insight about these decisions ” as it was made before her term on the board. " as a scientist, i strongly support the ethical and humane treatment of animals used in research, ” glimcher said. “ i have a great respect for these animals and recognize the value they bring in our pursuit of new cures for devastating human diseases. " < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / cornellsun. com / 2015 / 10 / 29 / weill - cornell - medicine - dean - accused - of - chimp - abandonment / | title = weill cornell medicine dean accused of chimp abandonment | date = 2015 - 10 - 30 | website = the cornell daily sun | access - date = 2016 - 10 - 11 } } < / ref > after the first three protests at weill cornell medicine ( where glimcher served as the dean ) and glimcher ’ s home, glimcher ’ s name was removed from the list of nybc board members on the organization ’ s website. < ref > http : / / cornellsun. com / 2015 / 10 / 29 / weill - cornell - medicine - dean - accused - of - chimp - abandonment / < / ref > in public statements, weill cornell medicine and nybc challenged that assertion, stating that glimcher ’ s three - year term had simply ended. < ref > http : / / nybloodcenter. org / about - us / press - room / nybc - announces - new - trustee - board - changes / < / ref > < eod >']