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New England Primate Research Center
Primate Center, Lab or Research Program
Web Site: http://www.hms.harvard.edu/nerprc

Director: Ronald C. Desrosiers
Phone: 1 (508) 624-8002   Fax: 1 (508) 460-0612   E-Mail: neprc@hms.harvard.edu
One Pine Hill Drive, PO Box 9102, Southborough, Massachusetts 01772-9102 UNITED STATES
Affiliations: Harvard University

Mission: To pursue a program in medical research composed of three interdependent programs: human health-related research using characteristics of nonhuman primates similar to humans; clinical and basic research to expand knowledge and understanding of nonhuman primates; and providing the biomedical community with resources including facilities, professional and technical expertise; to promote conservation of nonhuman primates.

Principal Research Programs: Microbiology; AIDS; Immunology; Primate Resources; Behavioral Biology; Comparative Pathology; Neurochemistry

Training Opportunities: Educational opportunities available for: Undergraduate, Graduate, Post-doctoral; Field work opportunities not available; Program emphasis: Veterinary and comparative pathology; Behavioral biology; Microbiology; Immunology; Primatology; Note: A pre-baccalaureate program offers summer opportunities within various labs at the Center.

Number of Staff: 177

Supported Species: 8 Aotus trivirgatus (owl monkey), 329 Callithrix jacchus (common marmoset), 63 Macaca fascicularis (long-tailed macaque), 1049 Macaca mulatta (rhesus macaque), 60 Saimiri sciureus (common squirrel monkey)

Last Updated: 2008-05-05

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