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Committed to discovering causes, preventions, treatments, and cures

Tulane National Primate Research Center is part of a network of seven National Primate Research Centers (NPRCs) dedicated to improving human health and lives worldwide. In partnership with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and others, the NPRCs conduct and enable studies that make breakthrough discoveries of causes, preventions, treatments and cures possible.  

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Established in 1964, Tulane National Primate Research Center is one of seven federally funded national primate research centers. 

Tulane National Primate Research Center is situated on 500 acres of land in Covington, Louisiana, about 40 miles north of New Orleans. 

The Tulane National Primate Research Center is the only National Primate Research Center with a Regional Biosafety Laboratory on site.