Facilities
OPERM is located on the campus of the Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC), in Beaverton, Oregon. ONPRC is a unit of Oregon Health and Science University and one of seven National Primate Research Centers (NPRCs) supported by the National Institutes of Health.
Baboon facility
- Female baboons for use in approved research protocols
- Social housing for female baboons
- All animal husbandry and specimen collection is completed by OPERM staff
Imaging core
- Fluoroscopy for evaluation of tubal patency by HSG
- Ultrasound
- Hysteroscopy
Histology Core
- Tissue sectioning
- Slide staining
- Slide scanning and preparation of digital images that can be viewed remotely
- Immunohistochemistry
Histology core
- Specimen preparation and tissue processing for paraffin blocks
- Sectioning of specimens, and slide staining H&E
- Slide scanning and preparation of digital images that can be viewed remotely
- Immunohistochemistry