Nonhuman Primates in Biomedical Research

Keith Mansfield is Associate Director for Resource and Collaborative Affairs and Chair, Division of Primate Resources, New England National Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Southborough, US. His research focuses on primarily on the recognition of spontaneously occurring infectious diseases of nonhuman primates and their development into novel animal models to investigate disease pathogenesis. Suzette D. Tardif, Ph.D., is the Associate Director of Research at the Southwest National Primate Research Center. She is an adjunct faculty of The Barshop Institute. The Tardif laboratory's activities center on the development of the marmoset monkey as a disease model. Dr. Tardiff is a past-President of the American Society of Primatologists.

"This second edition provides major advances to the previous edition, particularly by introducing a more international perspective, especially with regard to regulatory oversight of nonhuman primate care… for any investigator interested in the applications and practice of nonhuman primate research in the biomedical sciences, these second edition books will be essential."--The Quarterly Review of Biology, September 2013"As with the first edition of this book, I consider it a gold standard reference and an essential addition for those in the laboratory animal medicine field…The major strengths of this book include text that is rich with pertinent quality information, updates with color photos, addition of internet links, the overall easy-to-read layout and organizational scheme, and choice of highly knowledgeable authors."--Laboratory Animal Practitioner, 46(3): 2013"This book is a must-read for policy-makers especially within the Ministries of Trade, Food and Agriculture, and related agencies. It is a good technical material for the Food and Drugs, and the Ghana Standards Authorities, Universities, Research Institutions and Students of food science, international relations, development economics, agribusiness, and associated disciplines."--Laboratory Animal Practitioner, 46(3): 2013

• Volume 1: Biology and Management HistoryLaws, Regulations and PoliciesTaxonomy of Nonhuman Primates Used in Biomedical Research in the U.S.Functional MorphologyStudy of Primate Social BehaviorBehavioral Management, Enrichment and Psychological Well-being of Laboratory Nonhuman PrimatesBehavioral DisordersReproduction and Breeding in Nonhuman PrimatesLaboratory Primate HousingNutritionAnimal Identification and Record Keeping: Current Practice and UsePreventative MedicineClinical techniquesSurgeryEmergency Medicine and Critical CarePrimates In Transplantation Biology and Xenotransplantation Anesthesia and AnalgesiaBiosafetyNonhuman Primates in Safety and Efficacy Evaluation