The Facility
At BPRC non-human primate (NHP) models of infectious diseases are available in high quality, using purpose-bred and MHC-typed animals. Animals are housed in up-to-date facilities, complying with international and legal standards at biocontainment level BSL2 and BSL3. Expert scientific, veterinary, surgical and biotechnical support is provided to the users of the facility. Animal health is monitored in house, with services for microbiology, pathology and haematology/serum chemistry available at biocontainment level ML2 and ML3. Facilities for PET-CT, in situ data-logger expertise and equipment for non-invasive quantification of disease progression and therapeutic intervention is available. Expert scientific support is available for immunology and immunopathology research in NHP, for monitoring of cellular and humoral immune-reactivity, ELISA, ELISPOT and Luminex technology for ex vivo cytokine production, flow-cytometry and FACS sorting, and immunohistochemistry.