Yerkes Core Values

• The Yerkes National Primate Research Center conducts essential basic science and translational research to advance scientific understanding and to improve the health and well-being of humans and nonhuman primates.

• Our core values: stewardship, excellence, integrity, collegiality and people.

Yerkes Headlines

Chimpanzees Are Spontaneously Generous After All
8/8/11

Yerkes Statements Regarding the Missing Monkey
8/16/11, 7/28/11, 7/6/11, 6/29/11, 6/24/11, 6/22/11

SIV-Resistant Monkeys Close the Gates to Viral Infection
6/26/2011

About Us

The Molecular Pathology laboratory in the Division of Pathology at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center under the leadership of the Laboratory Director-Dr. Prachi Sharma continues to provide immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization services to Emory investigators. 
The lab currently prepares frozen sections and provides In Situ Hybridization (ISH) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining on paraffin-embedded and frozen nonhuman primate tissue sections. The facility also develops new protocols for ISH/FISH and IHC using probes and antibodies for requesting investigators. Turn-around time: 
Routine services (established protocols) currently average one week or less from the time of submission