title: Battelle Primate Facility.
abstract: The Battelle Primate Facility houses one of the largest collections of neotropical primates in the United States. The facility is a research resource for undergraduate and graduate students. Battelle staff, as well as staff and faculty from U.S. and international institutions. Researchers have access to the animals for a variety of studies encompassing several disciplines, a large collection of preserved tissues, and an extensive biomedical database. The facility is a World Health Organization Collaborative Center for Clinical Pathology of Neotropical Primates and is involved with the Peruvian Primatological Project in Iquitos, Peru, which provides opportunities for research in primatology and conservation.
authors.affiliation: Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Life Sciences Center, Richland, WA 99352.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Weller
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Wierman
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Málaga
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Baer
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: LeMieux
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D006799:Housing, Animal; D011323:Primates; D011790:Quarantine; D012106:Research; D012108:Research Personnel; D014861:Washington