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New Iberia Research Center

Primate Center

New Iberia, Louisiana, USA

New Iberia Research Center (Established 1966)
4401 West Adm. Doyll Drive , New Iberia , Louisiana 70560 USA
Phone: 1 (318) 365-2411 Fax: 1 (318) 373-0057
Affiliations: University of Southwestern Louisiana

Mission: Not-for-profit contract research support facility utilizing non-human primates for industry and governmental agencies in both basic and applied biomedical research.

Principal Research Programs: Breeding and supply of various species; Physiological and pharmacological evaluation; Chronic and degenerative disease studies; Vaccine development efficacy and safety testing; Comparative cognitive development.

Training Opportunities: Clinical primatology: Preceptorship cooperative agreement with regional colleges of veterinary medicine; Comparative behavioral biology: Cooperative training programs in both graduate and undergraduate fields.

Number of Staff: Total (138)

Key Personnel: Thomas J. Rowell, Director
Jennifer L. Moran, Head, Division of Veterinary Science
Dana Hasselschwert, Clinical Medicine
Chris Jannsen, Clinical Medicine
Gerald J. Robicheaux, Brain Songy Computing
Johnny M. Hardcastle, Head, Animal Resources
Robert E. Druihet, Head, Laboratory Services
Daniel Povinelli, Head, Division of Behavioral Biology
Heather Gonsoulin, Occupational Health
Todd Preuss, Associate Professor


Species Supported: "Macaca mulatta" (1500); "Cercopithecus aethiops" (1200); "Pan troglodytes" (350); "Macaca fascicularis" (1200); "Macaca nemestrina" (450); Miscellaneous New World (300)

Web Site: http://nirc.louisiana.edu/index.html

Entry created: 1998-03-30
Review requested: 2007-02-27
Entry last reviewed: 1999-06-28


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