My research is focused on the genetics and genomics of nonhuman primates. These species are widely used as animal models of disease because they are so similar genetically and physiologically to humans. For studies of neurobiology and behavior, infectious diseases, metabolic diseases and other common health problems, nonhuman primates provide unique and valuable experimental models. As the analysis of genetic mechanisms has become central to so much of both biomedical and basic biological research, detailed information about the genomics of nonhuman primates has become more important and more useful.