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European Marmoset Research Group

Conservation Agency

Great Britain, United Kingdom

European Marmoset Research Group (Established 1992)
Great Britain United Kingdom

Affiliations: The Zoological Society of London; The Primate Society of Great Britain; Fisions UK Ltd.; Special Diet Services Ltd.

Mission: The objectives of the EMRG include: 1) to identify the needs, capabilities, and susceptibilities of marmosets and tamarins; 2) to optimise the laboratory maintenance and experimental procedures performed on marmosets and tamarins telative to their needs, capabilities, and susceptibilities; 3) to act as a forum for multidisciplinary information exchange via the organization of workshops and publications as well as affiliation to and interaction with other organizations; and 4) to identify the suitability of marmosets and tamarins for fundamental and applied research compared with other primate and non-primate species.

Key Personnel: Leah Scott, Biology Division, CBDE Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 OJQ, UK, Fax: 44 (1980) 613741; Christopher Pryce, Novartis Pharma AG, WSJ 386 3.28, Lichtstrasse 35, CH-4057 Basel, Switzerland; Christian Schnell, Novartis Pharma AG, K 125 1.20, Klybeckstrasse 141, CH-4057 Basel, Switzerland

Species Supported: "Callithricidae"

Web Site: http://www.emrg.org/

Publications: "Callinews"

Entry created: 1998-03-30
Review requested: 2006-12-05
Entry last reviewed: 2006-12-06

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