Caribbean Primate Research Center (Established 1938)
Primate Center, Lab or Research Program
Web Site: http://ucm.rcm.upr.edu
Director: Dr. Edmundo Kraiselburd
Phone: 1 (787) 784-0322 or 787 852-0690
Fax: 1 (787) 795-6700 or 787 852-0690
E-Mail: ekraiselburd@rcm.upr.edu
Medical Sciences Campus, GPO Box 365067, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-5067 UNITED STATES
Department: Unit of Comparative Medicine
Institution: University of Puerto Rico
Mission: Research, education, and training; Breeding of rhesus macaques monkeys.
Principal Research Programs: Social behavior; Demography; DNA fingerprinting; Population genetics; Spontaneous diseases; Husbandry; Breeding; Skeletal biology and pathology
Training Opportunities: Educational opportunities available for: Undergraduate, Graduate, Veterinary externships; Field work opportunities available; Program emphasis: Social, locomotive and communicative behavior; Veterinary medicine and husbandry; Financial support rarely available
Number of Staff: 30
Associated Field Sites: **Cayo Santiago
Program Focus: Social behavior, demography, genetics, spontaneous diseases
Dr. Adaris Mas Rivera, Ph.D. Resident Scientist, Cayo Santiago P.O. Box 906, Punta Santiago, PR 00741 USA
**Sabana Seca Field Station
Program focus: Social behavior, Assisted reproductive technology, socioendocrinology, spontaneous diseases, husbandry, breeding
Dr. Janis Gonzalez, Ph.D. Associate Director, Caribbean Primate Research Center Sabana Seca, Caribbean Primate Research Center, PO Box 1053 Sabana Seca, PR 00952
**Sierra Bermeja, Puerto Rico
Program focus: Free-ranging Patas monkeys and rhesus macaques.
Dr. Janis Gonzalez, Ph.D. Associate Director, Caribbean Primate Research Center Sabana Seca, Caribbean Primate Research Center, PO Box 1053 Sabana Seca, PR 00952
** Laboratory for Primate Morphology and Genetics (LPMG).
Program focus: Skeletal biology and pathology.
Dr. Donald Dunbar, Ph.D. LPMG Director University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus Principal Building, Room A-505 PO Box 365067 San Juan, PR 00936-5067
** Virology Laboratory
Program focus: Serological tests for the detection of Herpes B virus (HBV), simian T-lymphotropic virus (STLV) and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) as part of Specific-Pathogen Free breeding colony (SPF) program and supports protocol implementation of HIV/SIV vaccine development.
Dr. Carlos Sariol, MD Virologist and Director CPRC Virology Laboratory Caribbean Primate Research Center Unit of Comparative Medicine Department of Microbiology and Medical Zoology UPR-School of Medicine PO Box 3655067 Office B-315 San Juan, PR 00936-5067
Supported Species: 1900 Macaca mulatta (rhesus macaque)
Publications: "CPRC Informa" (Occasional, in Spanish)
Last Updated: 2008-02-29
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