Division of Comparative Pathology

The Division of Comparative Pathology has a dual role in providing diagnostic and clinical support services for TNPRC veterinarians and researchers, while also performing cutting-edge translational research on nonhuman primates for a variety of diseases of major importance to human and animal health. The division also provides clinical and research training in pathology for junior faculty, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and residents.

Mission

The three missions of the division are to:

Perform quality biomedical research in nonhuman primates to promote the health of humans and animals.
Provide diagnostic pathology services and research support for the TNPRC veterinarians as well as local and national researchers.
Continue to foster education, training, and mentoring of students and postdoctoral scientists in all aspects of cell and tissue based pathology and biomedical research using nonhuman primates.

Research

The major focus of research in the division is infectious diseases including AIDS, tuberculosis, Zika virus, and other emerging infectious diseases.

Faculty

Cariappa Annaiah, MBBS, MD
Robert Blair, DVM, PhD
Prasun K. Datta, PhD
Peter Didier, DVM, PhD
Tracy Fischer, PhD
Andrew MacLean, PhD
Xuebin Qin, MD, PhD
Jay Rappaport, PhD
James Rowlett, PhD (external core scientist)
Ahmad Saied, DVM, PhD
Krystal Vail, DVM, PhD
Ronald Veazey, DVM, PhD
Xiaolei Wang, PhD
Huanbin Xu, PhD

The Chair of the Division of Clinical Pathology is Ronald Veazey, DVM, PhD, who has over 25 years of experience in veterinary pathology and research, and has led the division since 2003.

For general information about the Division of Comparative Pathology, please email TNPRC-ComPath@tulane.edu