Contact:
Nancy L. Nadon, Ph.D.
Head, Office of Biological Resources and Resource Development
National Institute on Aging
7201 Wisconsin Ave., GW 2C231
Bethesda MD 20892
301-496-6402 Phone
301-402-0010 FAX
nadonn@exmur.nia.nih.gov

Regional Primate Research Centers

Wisconsin RPRC
Contact: Joe Kemnitz, Ph.D.
608-263-3500 Phone
608-263-4031 FAX
kemnitz@primate.wisc.edu
Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center
University of Wisconsin
1223 Capitol Court
Madison, Wisconsin 53715-1299

• Rhesus macaques (~250 at 15+ years), includes NIA Set-Aside (~45 at 15+ years)
• Cohort of 16 nineteen-year-old Rhesus that have been extensively studied as part of an early-life lead exposure study
• Other species including Marmosets - limited availability at older ages

California RPRC
Contact: Jeff Roberts, D.V.M.
530-752-3670 Phone
530-752-2880 FAX
jaroberts@primate.ucdavis.edu
University of California
Department of Primate Medicine
California Regional Primate Research Center
Davis, California 95616-8542

• Rhesus macaques (~250 at 15+ years), includes NIA Set-Aside (~30 at 15+ years)
• Other species – limited availability at older ages

Oregon RPRC
Contact: Steve Kohama, Ph.D.
503-533-2448 Phone
503-690-5384 FAX
kohamas@ohsu.edu
Oregon Regional Primate Center
505 NW 185th Avenue
Beaverton, Oregon 97006

• Rhesus macaques (~175 at 15+ years), includes NIA Set-Aside (~45 at 15+ years)
• Other species – limited availability at older ages

Tulane RPRC
Contact: James Blanchard, D.V.M., Ph.D.
504-871-6285 Phone
504-871-6389 FAX
bubba@tpc.tulane.edu
Tulane Regional Primate Research Center
18703 Three Rivers Road
Covington, Louisiana 70433

• NIA Set-Aside (Breeding colony only)
• Rhesus macaques (~150 at 15+ years)
• Other species – limited availability at older ages

Yerkes RPRC
Contact: James G. Herndon, Ph.D., M.P.H.
404-727-7752 Phone
404-727-1266 FAX
jim@rmy.emory.edu
Yerkes Primate Research Center
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia 30322

• Rhesus macaques (>100 15+ years)
• Chimpanzees

Southwestern Foundation RPRC
Contact: Kenneth D. (Dee) Carey, D.V.M., Ph.D.
210-258-9460 Phone
210-670-3323 FAX
carey@sfbr.or
Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research Regional Primate Research Center
7620 N.W. Loop 410
San Antonio, Texas 78227-5301

• Baboons – Aged colony (~300 at 15+ years, ~70% pedigreed)
• Rhesus, Chimps

New England Regional Primate Research Center
Director: R. Paul Johnson, MD
508-624-8160 Phone
508-460-0612 FAX
Harvard University
One Pine Hill Drive, PO Box 9102
Southborough, Massachusetts 01772-9102

Washington Regional Primate Research Center
Director: William Morton, D.V.M.
206-543-1430 Phone
206-685-0305 FAX
University of Washington
I-421 Health Sciences/Box 357330
Seattle WA 98195-7330

Other Academic Facilities

NIA Intramural Research Program
Contact: Mark Lane, Ph.D.
301-594-1210 Phone
301-480-0504 FAX
mlane@vms.grc.nia.nih.gov
Gerontology Research Center
National Institute on Aging
5600 Nathan Shock Drive, Box 11
Baltimore, Maryland 21224

• Squirrel monkeys - caloric restricted and ad lib controls, 3 age groups
• Rhesus macaques - caloric restricted and ad lib controls, 3 age groups

New Iberia Primate Center
318-365-2411 Phone
318-373-0057 FAX
University of Southwestern Louisiana
4401 West Adm. Doyll Drive
New Iberia, Louisiana 70560

Caribbean Primate Center
Contact: Director or Scientific Coordinator
787-784-0322 Phone
787-784-6619 Phone
787-795-4045 Phone
787-795-6700 FAX
cprc_ssfs@rcmaca.upr.clu.edu

Caribbean Primate Research Center
Sabana Seca Field Station
University of Puerto Rico, Med Sci Campus
PO Box 1053
Sabana Seca PR 00952
http://cprc.rcm.upr.edu

• Rhesus macaques, 0-25+ years (research on older animals must be performed at CPRC)
• Collection of skeletons from identified animals within colony

Obesity, Diabetes and Aging Animal Resource
Contact: Barbara Hansen, Ph.D.
410-706-3168 Phone
703-356-4143 FAX
bchansen@aol.com

Director, Obesity & Diabetes Research Center
University of Maryland School of Medicine
10 South Pine Street, Room 600
Baltimore, Maryland 21201

• Rhesus macaques, obese, diabetic and controls, for collaborative studies
• Tissue and plasma samples from well-characterized monkeys of above types

Animal Behavioral Center at Medical College of Georgia
Contact: Jerry J. Buccafusco, Ph.D.
Dept. of Pharmacology & Toxicology
Medical College of Georgia
Phone: 706-721-6355
Fax : 706-721-9861
JBUCCAFU@mail.mcg.edu
http://www.mcg.edu/centers/Alz/abrc.htm

• House exclusively macaques, mainly rhesus and pigtail macaques, both young (5 - 16 years) and aged (>20 years old)
• Conduct contractual/collaborative research studies on in-house population or animals procured for specific protocols

Commercial Sources

Charles River Laboratories
Contact: Paul Schilling, DVM, Director of Primate Operations
305-745-3070 Phone
305-745-2130 FAX
24244 Overseas Highway
Summerland Key FL 33042

• Rhesus, limited numbers at older ages (retired breeder culls)

Labs of Virginia
Contact: Greg Westergaard, Ph.D.
843-589-5190 ext. 23Phone
843-589-5290FAX
gwprimate@aol.com
LABS of Virginia
95 Castle Hall Road
P.O. Box 557
Yemassee, South Carolina 29945

• Long-tailed macaques – up to 20 years and beyond
• Pig-tailed macaques – 12-20 year range
• Capuchins – 12-20 year range
• Rhesus macaques – up to 20 years and beyond