PBB

UPDATED April 5, 2012 !!!! (see NEWSFLASH at the bottom of this page)

Primate Brain Bank

The Primate Brain Bank (PBB) is a non-profit organization with a collection containing high quality brain tissue ranging from proto-primates and old and new world monkeys to the great apes and provides this to researchers for the purpose of scientific research.

The tissue is obtained from zoo animals and animals from primate centers that died of natural causes, accidents or through euthanasia. No animals are killed for the sole purpose of collecting brain material for the PBB.

The PBB contributes to a reduction in the use of laboratory animals by collecting deceased primates and preserving their brains for biomedical research purposes. In addition, the knowledge gained by the study of primate brain material will benefit the health, well-being, and conservation of primates in captivity and in the wild.