PRIMATE MICROBIOME PROJECT
Want to contribute samples?
Please contact us if you are interested in contributing samples to the PMP. The PMP will sequence your samples using standardized methods, and will provide you with the sequencing data as soon as it is generated. We will also perform basic computational processing of the data to provide you with a starting point for your analysis.
The PMP is not currently accepting samples for free sequencing, although we hope to very soon. In the meantime, if you are planning to submit a grant proposal and would like to work with the PMP to generate your data and to provide basic data analysis, please contact us to discuss the potential for collaboration.
Impacts
Read more about specific goals in the areas of primate health, evolution, behavior, and conservation.
PMP Leadership Team
Jonathan Clayton
Katie Amato
University of Minnesota
Jonathan Clayton (Founder), Postdoctoral Associate, Computer Science/Biotechnology Institute
Dan Knights, Assistant Professor, Computer Science/Biotechnology Institute
Tim Johnson, Associate Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Dominic Travis, Associate Professor, Veterinary Population Medicine
Ran Blekhman, Assistant Professor, Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development; Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
Andres Gomez, Assistant Professor, Animal Science
Northwestern University
Katie Amato, Assistant Professor, Anthropology
University of Califorina, San Diego
Rob Knight, Professor, Biomedical Sciences
University of Colorado at Boulder
Steven Leigh, Professor, Anthropology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rebecca Stumpf, Associate Professor, Anthropology
Primate Microbiome Project collaborators and partnerships
Jack Gilbert, Jack Gilbert, Associate Professor, University of Chicago and Argonne National Labs
Janet Jansson, Professor and Senior Staff Scientist, Department of Ecology, Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
PMP Scientific Advisors
Kenneth Glander, Professor, Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University
Tiffany Wolf, Assistant Professor, Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota
Thomas Gillespie, Associate Professor, Departments of Environmental Sciences & Environmental Health, Emory University
Michael Cranfield, Gorilla Doctors, University of California, Davis
PMP Species Advisors
Lemurs:
Lydia Greene, Duke University, PhD Candidate
Orangutans:
Steve Unwin, Orangutan Veterinary Advisor Group, Wildlife Impact Consultant
Red colobus:
Stanislaus Kivai, Kenyan Institute of Primate Research, Conservation Biology Department
PMP Country Advisors
Rwanda:
Julius Nziza, Gorilla Doctors, Country Head Veterinarian
Kenya:
George Omondi Paul, University of Minnesota, Kenya Wildlife Service
Singapore:
Francis Cabana, Wildlife Reserves Singapore, Wildlife Nutritionist
Vietnam:
Ha Thang Long, GreenViet Biodiversity Conservation Center, Chairman