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Southwest National Primate Research Center, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical ResearchPrimate CenterSan Antonio, Texas, USA Southwest National Primate Research Center, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (Established 1941 - SFBR; 1999 - SNPRC) PO Box 760549 (W. Loop 410 & Military Dr.) , San Antonio , Texas 78245-0549 USA Director: John L. VandeBerg, Ph.D. Phone: 1 210-258-9882 Fax: 1 210-258-9883 E-mail: lgiavedo@sfbr.org, jrogers@darwin.sfbr.org Mission: To conduct basic and applied biomedical research in the areas of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, virology and immunology with emphasis on hepatitis and AIDS, genetics and its relationship to disease, cancer, and neonatalogy. To serve as a national resource for investigators in these research areas. Principal Research Programs: Genetics; Virology (HIV, hepatitis, herpes B, SIV); Immunology; Cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases; Neonatal diseases; Endocrinology Training Opportunities: We have a summer student internship program that is open to both pre-doctoral and doctoral-level students. Financial Aid: The internship program provides a stipend. Number of Staff: 400 Key Personnel: John L. VandeBerg, Director, Phone: 210-258-9430, E-mail: jlv@icarus.sfbr.org Barbara Gault, Pilot Study Funding/Student Internship Program, Phone: 210-258-9780, E-mail: bgault@sfbr.org Gene B. Hubbard, Pathologist, Phone: 210-258-9454 Daniel Jones, Preston G. Northrup Memorial Library, Phone: 210-258-9528, Fax: 210-670-3313, E-mail: djones@sfbr.org Sarah Williams-Blangero, Genetics, Phone: N/A , E-mail: sarah@sfbr.org Pemmaraju N. Rao, Organic Chemistry , Phone: N/A , E-mail: pnrao@sfbr.org Robert E. Shade, Associate Scientific Director/Physiology and Medicine, Phone: N/A , E-mail: bshade@sfbr.org Jean L. Patterson, Virology and Immunology , Phone: N/A , E-mail: jpatters@sfbr.org Jera Pecotte , Biological Material Distribution , Phone: N/A , E-mail: jpecotte@sfbr.org John C. Kerr, President , Phone: N/A , E-mail: jkerr@sfbr.org John L. VandeBerg, Chief Scientific Officer, Phone: 210-258-9430, E-mail: jlv@icarus.sfbr.org Species Supported: "Papio cynocephalus" (3000); "Pan troglodytes" (250); "Macaca mulatta" (115); Ateles paniscus (8); "Callithrix jacchus" (90); "Saguinus sp" (12) Web Site: http://www.snprc.org/ Publications: "Progress in Biomedical Research" (quarterly); "The Round-Up" (semi-annual newsletter) Entry created: 1998-03-30 [Update Entry] [Delete Entry] |