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Cuban Section of Primatology

Primate Laboratory

Havana City, Havana, Cuba

Cuban Section of Primatology (Established 1992)
Ave 25 No. 15805 el 158 y 160. Cubanacan Playa , Havana City , Havana 12100 Cuba
Director: Caridad I. Fernandez Phone: 53 (7) 215353 Fax: 53 (7) 332420
Affiliations: International Center of Neurologic Restoration; Academy Sciences ofCuba.

Mission: To group all the interested scientific researchers and co-workers (support staff and others) to develop and improve the scientific knowledge about primates, behavior, colony management and conservation.

Principal Research Programs: Cognition; Neurobiology of aging; Age-related behavioral changes (Social cognition); Reproductive biology and conservation; Neuropsychology

Number of Staff: Total (100); Scientists (30)

Key Personnel: Caridad I. Frenandez, Director; Elsy Perez, Chief Veterinarian, Phone: 817928
Raul Compos, Chief Pathologist, Phone: 817028
Moria Luisa Rodrigues, Chief Librarian, Phone: 215044
Jorge Luis Ferrer, Clinical Medicine, Phone: 817928
Heriberto Moreno, Colony Management, Phone: 817928


Associated Field Sites: International Center for Neurological Restoration, Havana - Behavior, Cognition, NHP as animal model of neurodegenerative disorders; Scientific Research Center - Social behavior, neuropsychology; Zoo Garden 26, Havana - Colony management and reproduction, longevity; CENPALAB, Havana - Colony magagement and reproduction; National Zoo - Colony management and reproduction

Publications: "Torreia" (Irregular frequency)

Entry created: 1998-03-30
Review requested: 2007-02-27
Entry last reviewed: never

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