Nonhuman Primate Models in Preclinical Research. Volume 2

Dr. Huifang Chen, currently holds Professor of Surgery at Université de Montréal, Canada, graduated from Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, M.D. (19641970), obtained M.Sc. (19781981) and Ph.D. (19811985) degrees from same university. After working in clinical urology and organ transplantation for 18 years in China, Dr. Chen has undertaken organ transplantation research and teaching in North America since 1988, in collaboration with major pharmaceutical companies, e. g., Astellas Japan, Roche USA, Novartis Switzerland, Wyeth-Ayerst (Pfizer) USA to evaluate new drugs in preclinical studies. Dr. Chen is a visiting professor of three medical schools in China (Fudan University, Soochow University, and Sun Yat-Sen University). He has supervised 55 MSc, PhD, graduate students, post-doctoral trainees, residents, and visiting professors in his laboratory. He is Board Reviewer of 4 medical journals, member of 6 scientific associations, President of International Society for Experimental Microsurgery (20122014). Dr. Chen has published 140 articles and 235 abstracts in medical journals. He is the Chief Editor of the book entitled: Experimental Organ Transplantation published in 2013 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York.

Preface; Viral Diseases in NHPs; NHP Models for Influenza; Modelling Malaria in Non-Human Primates between 1900 and 2020; Aging Research in Nonhuman Primates; Nonhuman Primate Models of Human Autoimmune Diseases; NHP Models in Neurodegenerative Disorders Research; Nonhuman Primate Models of Parkinsons Disease: Improvement in the Understanding of PD Progress and Development of Novel Therapy; Nonhuman Primate Models for Beta Cell Replacement in Diabetes Research; The Nonhuman Primate as a Unique Model to Understand the Pathogenesis of Human Endometriosis; Nonhuman Primate Models in Organ Transplantation; Nonhuman Primate (NHP) Models in Lung Transplantation; NHP Models of Cardio-Cerebrovascular Diseases Research; NHP Models of Cancers; Index.