Price Institute of Parasite Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah

Description

The Price Institute for Parasite Research (PIPR) is largely focused on the study of ectoparasitic insects (but we also work on vertebrate endoparasites, including avian malaria). The centerpiece of PIPR is a collection of 1200+ species of slide-mounted lice, representing about two thirds of the 301 recognized genera, making it the fourth most diverse collection in North America (top 10 worldwide). The collection is invaluable because of the consistent quality of its specimens, most of which were prepared by Dr. Roger Price, a leading authority on the systematics of lice. PIPR also contains an extensive collection of 40,000+ slides of fleas and lice assembled by the late Robert Elbel. PIPR also houses a large frozen ectoparasite tissue collections, consisting of 7,000+ specimens from 250+ host species. Using these resources as foundation, PIPR will serve as a base for research and training of a new generation of parasitologists.

Contacts

ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT
Dale Clayton (contact if Sarah Bush is not available)
Telephone: 1-801-581-6482
email: Clayton@biology.utah.edu

POINT_OF_CONTACT
Sarah Bush
Telephone: 1-801-633-8629
email: Bush@biology.utah.edu

Price Institute of Parasite Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah
257 S. 1400 E.
Salt Lake City
84112-0840
UT
US
email: bush@biology.utah.edu