Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

bill_lite t1_iw44918 wrote

Reply to comment by Chiperoni in How do medical researchers obtain lab animals with diseases like specific forms of cancer which arise spontaneously? Do they raise thousands of apes and hope some eventually develop the disease? by userbrn1

I work with spontaneous cancers in primates. We just put out an APB to everyone around the US who works with monkeys and tell them that if they think one of their monkeys has cancer we will adopt it. Otherwise the animals are typically euthanized.

12

stage_directions t1_iw7u9ia wrote

Ahoy, fellow primate researcher. Neurophysiologist here. Had not received that APB. Does it go out to vets, or PIs as well?

2

bill_lite t1_iw88v2d wrote

We typically work with vets. So far ONPRC is the only institution that has consistently sent us animals. If you have some leads (or are just interested in our program) DM me and I can arrange more formal communication.

1