Tulane University National Primate Research Center (TNPRC) Investigators Paul K. Whelton, M.D., M.Sc., Principal Investigator Andrew A. Lackner, D.V.M., Ph.D., Program Director Funding Agent National Center for Research Resources, NIH Participating Institutions Tulane University Description This base grant for the national primate research center provides support for conduct of health related primate research at a 500-acre campus with approximately 7,000 monkeys. Areas of major focus include tropical infectious diseases, emerging diseases (including immunodeficiency viral diseases and tuberculosis), and gene therapy. |