UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

School of Veterinary Medicine


   
Portrait Lerche, Nicholas W, DVM, MPVM

Professor
1021A Primate Center
Phone: (530) 752-6490
Fax: (530) 752-4816
E-Mail: nwlerche@ucdavis.edu
   
Research
Infectious Diseases of Nonhuman Primates

Development of nonhuman primate models of human disease

Methods of diagnosis, control and eradication of infectious diseases in primate populations

Application of epidemiologic principles to the management and maintenance of laboratory animal health

Epidemiology of zoonotic diseases, emphasis on zoonoses of primates

Ecology of parasitic and infectious diseases, and their impact on populations of wild primates and other vertebrate species

Teaching
Medical Primatology (Course Leader)
Zoonoses of Nonhuman Primates

Service
Associate Director, CNPRC
Director, Pathogen Detection Core Laboratory, CNPRC
Member, Admissions Advisory Committee, SVM
Editorial Board Memberships: Journal of Medical Primatology; Comparative Medicine
Member, NIH, NHLBI, Gene Therapy Resource Program Scientific Review Board (2007-2012)

International Interest
Bangladesh, India, China, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines