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Tulane National Primate Research Center, Tulane UniversityPrimate CenterCovington, Louisiana, USA Tulane National Primate Research Center, Tulane University (Established 1962) 18703 Three Rivers Road , Covington , Louisiana 70433 USA Director: Andrew A. Lackner Phone: (985) 892-2040 Fax: (985) 893-1352 E-mail: alackner@tulane.edu Affiliations: Tulane University, New Orleans, LA Mission: The use of nonhuman primates in biomedical research. Research disciplines include bacteriology, behavioral sciences, biochemistry, entomology, immunology, molecular biology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, veterinary medicine and virology. Principal Research Programs: Microbiology and Immunology; Parasitology; Gene Therapy; Pathology; Veterinary Medicine Training Opportunities: Educational opportunities available for: Pre-College, Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional; Field work opportunities not available; Program emphasis: Infectious disease; Primate medicine; Financial support occasionally available Number of Staff: 257 (total), 34 (scientists), 222 (support staff), 2 (graduate student) Key Personnel: Andrew A. Lackner, Director, Phone: (985) 871-6201 or (504) 862-8040 x 6201, E-mail: alackner@tulane.edu Mike Aertker, Associate Director/Administration and Operations, Phone: (985) 871-6200 or (504) 862-8040 x 6200, E-mail: aertker@tulane.edu Rudolf P. "Skip" Bohm, Associate Director for Veterinary Resources/Division of Veterinary Medicine, Phone: (985) 871-6266 or (504) 862-8040 x 6266, E-mail: bohm@tulane.edu Ronald Veazey, Division of Comparative Pathology, Phone: (504) 862-8040 x 6228, E-mail: rveazey@tulane.edu Robert Johnson, Manager of Communications, Phone: (985) 871-6512, E-mail: rjohns5@tulane.edu Sharon Nastasi, Librarian/Information Services Jeffrey Falkenstein, Computing/Information Technology, Phone: (504) 862-8040 x 6202, E-mail: jafalk@tulane.edu Robin Rodriguez, Graphics/Photography; Mark Murchison, Colony Management, Phone: (504) 862-8040 x 6316, E-mail: mmurchis@tulane.edu Mario Philipp, Division of Bacteriology and Parasitology, Phone: (985) 871-6221 or (504) 862-8040 x 6221, E-mail: philipp@tpc.tulane.edu Preston A. Marx, Division of Microbiology, Phone: (985) 871-6255 or (504) 862-8040 x 6255, E-mail: pmarx@tulane.edu Marcelo Kuroda, Division of Immunology, Phone: (985) 871-6291 or (504) 862-8040 x 6291, E-mail: mkuroda@tulane.edu Bruce Bunnell, Division of Gene Therapy, Phone: (504) 862-8040 x 6594, E-mail: bbunnell@tulane.edu James Blanchard, Division of Collaborative Research, Phone: (504) 862-8040 x 6285, E-mail: jblanch1@tulane.edu Rita Duck, General Information, E-mail: rita@tulane.edu Species Supported: "Macaca mulatta" (3523); "Macaca fascicularis" (36); "Cercopithecus aethiops" (2); "Cercocebus atys" (47); "Cercocebus lunulatus" (7); "Cercocebus aterrimus" (1); "Erythrocebus patas" (8); "Aotus trivirgatus" (2); "Saimiri sciureus" (18); "Papio anubis" (6); "Macaca nemestrina" (670); "Aotus nancymai" (6); "Papio" (217) Associated Field Sites: Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Program Focus: Behavior of howlers, Alouatta palliata Web Site: http://www.tnprc.tulane.edu Entry created: 1998-03-30 [Update Entry] [Delete Entry] |