Primates in Biomedical Research

National Primate Research Centers—Public Information Contacts

(National Institutes of Health-National Center for Research Resources)

California NPRC

Deniene Erickson
Public Information Officer / Senior Writer
California National Primate Research Center
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8542
ph: (530) 752-7910
fax: (530) 754-6228

dlerickson@primate.ucdavis.edu

 

 

Southwest NPRC

Julie Collins

Media Relations

7620 NW Loop 410
PO Box 760549          
San Antonio, TX  78245-0549
ph:  (210) 258-9437

fax: (210) 670-3309
jcollins@sfbr.org

 

Suzette Tardif, Ph.D.

Associate Director
7620 NW Loop 410
PO Box 760549
San Antonio, TX  78245

ph:  (210) 258-9885
fax:  (210) 258-9883

stardif@sfbr.org

 

Tulane NPRC

Rita Duck

Executive Assistant to the Director

Tulane Regional Primate Research Center

18703 Three Rivers Road

Covington, LA 70433

(ph) 504-892-2040 (Director's Office)

gerone@tpc.tulane.edu

Mike Aertker

Associate Director, Admin. & Operations
18703 Three Rivers Road
 Covington, LA 70433

ph:  (985) 871-6200

fax:  (985) 871-6381

aertker@tpc.tulane.edu

 

 

Yerkes NPRC

Lisa Newbern

Public Information Officer
Emory University  & Yerkes National Primate Research Center
954 Gatewood Rd., NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
ph:  (404) 727-7709

(pager) (404) 742-5429
fax: (404)-727-3108

lmnewbe@emory.edu

 

Kelly Duncan

Asst. Public Information Officer           

Yerkes National Primate Research Center
954 Gatewood Rd., NE
Atlanta, GA  30329
ph:  (404) 727-9254
fax:  (404) 727-3108

kadunca@emory.edu

 

New England  NPRC

Alison Harris

Director of Media Relations & Public Information

Harvard Medical School–Public Affairs

Gordon Hall, 001, 25 Shattuck St.

Boston, MA  02115

ph: (617) 432-3991

fax:  (617) 432-0446

alison_harris@hms.harvard.edu

 

Judith Montminy

Office of Public Affairs

Harvard Medical School

25 Shattuck Street

Boston, MA  02115

ph: (617) 432-0442

fax:  (617) 432-0446

judith_montminy@hms.harvard.edu

 

 

Wisconsin NPRC

Jordana Lenon

Public Information Officer

National Primate Research Center,

University of Wisconsin-Madison

1220 Capitol Court

Madison, WI 53715

(ph) 608-263-7024

(fx) 608-262-8946

jlenon@primate.wisc.edu

 

Ray Hamel

Senior Special Librarian

National Primate Research Center,

University of Wisconsin-Madison

1220 Capitol Court

Madison, WI 53715

(ph) 608-263-3512

(fx) 608-262-8946

hamel@primate.wisc.edu

 

    

Oregon NPRC

Jim Newman

OHSU News and Publications

3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd., L217

Portland, OR  97201

Ph: 503-494-4158

newmank@ohsu.edu

 

Jim Parker

Public Information Officer

Oregon National Primate Research Center

505 NW 185th Avenue

Beaverton, OR 97006-3448

(ph) 503-690-5301

(fx) 503-690-5532

parkerja@ohsu.edu

 

 

Washington NPRC

Patti Rosendahl

Assistant to the Director

Washington National Primate Research Center

1705 NE Pacific St., I-421 HSC

PO Box 357330

Seattle, WA 98195-7330

(ph) 206-543-1430

(fx) 206-685-0305

pattir@bart.rprc.washington.edu

Walter Neary/Pam Sowers

Medical Affairs News/Community Relations

University of Washington Health Sciences

1705 NE Pacific St., C-301 HSC

Box 356345                            
Seattle, WA  98195
ph:  206-543-3620

fax:  206-616-9080

 

National Media Contacts on the use of Primates in Biomedical Research

 

Jacquie Calnan

President

Americans for Medical Progress

908 King Street Suite 201

Alexandria VA 22314

(ph) 703-836-9595 ext.100

(fx) 703-836-9594

amp@amprogress.org

http://www.amprogress.org

 

Tracy Fortson

Vice President

National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR)

818 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 303

Washington, DC 20006

(ph) 202-857-0540 ext.32

(fx) 202-659-1902

tfortson@nabr.org

http://www.nabr.org

 

Joyce McDonald
Public Affairs Specialist
Office of Science Policy and Public Liaison (OSPPL)
NCRR-NIH
DEM1/978
Bethesda, MD 20892

ph: (301) 435-0888
fax: (301) 480-3558
McDonalJ@mail.nih.gov

 

Jill Worley

Information Specialist

American Association for Laboratory Animal Science 

9190 Crestwyn Hills Drive

Memphis, TN  38125     

(ph) 901-754-8620

(fx) 901-753-0046      

http://www.aalas.org

 

Greg Maas

Executive Director

incurably ill For Animal Research

PO Box 27454

Lansing, MI  48909

(ph) 517-887-1141

(fx) 517-887-1550

 

Helpful websites for general information

Primate Info Net, http://www.primate.wisc.edu/pin/, is directly supported by NCRR to serve the international primate community (research, conservation, and general primate information.)

 

Also visit:

 

http://netvet.wustl.edu/primates.htm

 

http://www.statesforbiomed.org

 

http://www.nwabr.org/

 

http://www.kids4research.org/