Why was Tulane University’s Tulane National Primate Research Center chosen as one of the sites for a RBL?
The Tulane National Primate Research Center has a long history of infectious disease research using nonhuman primates. In addition, the Tulane National Primate Research Center has an existing BSL-3 facility that has been in operation, without incident, for over 15 years. Our scientific expertise along with our experience with infectious disease research using nonhuman primates was a major reason we were selected.