Tulane University
Peter Dider, DVM, PhD
Tulane National Primate Research Center
18703 Three Rivers Road
Covington, LA 70433
https://tnprc.tulane.edu/anatomic-pathology-core
RRID: RRID:SCR_024606
Indica Labs Halo Image Analysis
Image analysis platform for quantitative analysis of digital pathology
Brightfield Microscopy
Cryostat Histology
Histology
Image Processing And Analysis
Microscopy
Necropsy
Special Stains Histology
Tissue Embed
Veterinary Pathology
1.) Van Zandt AR, Horn MD, Peterson TA, Dickinson SY, Frost EM, MacLean AG (2025 Sep 30). THC reverses SIV-induced senescence in astrocytes: possible compensatory mechanism against HIV associated brain injury? Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 19(), 1642917. . PMCID: 12521829.
2.) Myers AK, Saied AA, Williams TJ, Sherar RL, Falkenstein KP, Didier PJ, Dufour JP, Vail KJ (2025 Sep 8). Aliarcobacter butzleri colitis in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Veterinary pathology, (), 3009858251367395. doi: 10.1177/03009858251367395. PMID: 40922040.
3.) Schulz ME, Akerstrom VL, Song K, Broyhill SE, Li M, Lambert MD, Goldberg TB, Kataru RP, Shin J, Braun SE, Norton CE, Czepielewski RS, Mehrara BJ, Domeier TL, Zawieja SD, Castorena-Gonzalez JA (2025 Sep). Regulation of Collecting Lymphatic Vessel Contractile Function by TRPV4 Channels. Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 45(9), e412-e436. . PMID: 40371469.
4.) Turnbull K, Vincent E, Xu H, Didier PJ, Blair RV, Doyle-Meyers LA, Roy CJ, Mehra S, Kaushal D, Veazey RS, Wang X (2025 Jul 18). Distinct clinical outcomes in pediatric tuberculosis: A study utilizing infant macaques exposed to aerosol Mycobacterium tuberculosis. iScience, 28(7), 112899. . PMID: 40678510.
5.) Ma L, Nishimura Y, Wu X, Donau O, Vincent E, Lu H, Blair RV, Doyle-Meyers LA, Martin M, Veazey RS, Xu H, Wang X (2025 Jun 14). Impact of Delayed Early Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation on Treatment Outcomes in Infant Macaques Exposed to SHIVAD8 Viruses, 17(6), 849. . PMCID: 12197331.
6.) Wu C, Johnson NM, Yu S, Lo AS, Sahu GK, Marx PA, von Laer D, Skowron G, Geleziunas R, Shaw GM, Kaur A, Junghans RP, Braun SE (2025 May 20). Persistence of CMV-specific anti-HIV CAR T cells after adoptive immunotherapy. Journal of virology, 99(5), e0193324. . PMID: 40207929.
7.) Wallis ZK, Midkiff CC, Zhao M, Kim SO, Amadeck A, Wang Y, Jakubowski M, Burdo T, Miller AD, Li Q, Alvarez X, Blair RV, Williams KC (2025 May 8). Resolving Inflammation: The Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy on Macrophage Traffic In and Out of the CNS. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, (), . . PMID: 40655017.
8.) Kaur A, Manuel T, Moström M, Crooks C, Davalos A, Barfield R, Scheef E, Kendall S, Midkiff C, Sprehe L, Trexler M, Boquet F, Shroyer M, Danner V, Doyle-Meyers L, Weinbaum C, Mirza A, Lammi S, Otero C, Lee M, Rogers L, Granek J, Owzar K, Malouli D, Fruh K, Kowalik T, Chan C, Permar S, Blair R (2025 Apr 23). Nonhuman primate model mirroring human congenital cytomegalovirus infection reveals a spectrum of vertical transmission outcomes Research Square, (), rs.3.rs-6378923. . PMCID: 12045369.
9.) Currey J, Ellsworth C, Khatun MS, Wang C, Chen Z, Liu S, Midkiff C, Xiao M, Ren M, Liu F, Elgazzaz M, Fox S, Maness NJ, Rappaport J, Lazartigues E, Blair R, Kolls JK, Mauvais-Jarvis F, Qin X (2024 Oct). Upregulation of inflammatory genes and pathways links obesity to severe COVID-19. Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular basis of disease, 1870(7), 167322. . PMID: 38942338.
10.) Wang C, Khatun MS, Ellsworth CR, Chen Z, Islamuddin M, Nisperuza Vidal AK, Afaque Alam M, Liu S, Mccombs JE, Maness NJ, Blair RV, Kolls JK, Qin X (2024 Sep 17). Deficiency of Tlr7 and Irf7 in mice increases the severity of COVID-19 through the reduced interferon production. Communications biology, 7(1), 1162. . PMID: 39289468.
11.) Ellsworth CR, Chen Z, Xiao MT, Qian C, Wang C, Khatun MS, Liu S, Islamuddin M, Maness NJ, Halperin JA, Blair RV, Kolls JK, Tomlinson S, Qin X (2024 Sep 16). Enhanced complement activation and MAC formation accelerates severe COVID-19. Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 81(1), 405. . PMID: 39284944.
12.) MacLean A, Horn M, Midkiff C, Van Zandt A, Saied A (2024 Aug 5). Combination antiretroviral therapy prevents SIV- induced aging in the hippocampus and neurodegeneration throughout the brain. Research square, (), . . PMID: 39149452.
13.) Melton A, Rowe LA, Penney T, Krzykwa C, Goff K, Scheuermann SE, Melton HJ, Williams K, Golden N, Green KM, Smith B, Russell-Lodrigue K, Dufour JP, Doyle-Meyers LA, Schiro F, Aye PP, Lifson JD, Beddingfield BJ, Blair RV, Bohm RP, Kolls JK, Rappaport J, Hoxie JA, Maness NJ (2024 Jul 21). The Impact of SIV-Induced Immunodeficiency on SARS-CoV-2 Disease, Viral Dynamics, and Antiviral Immune Response in a Nonhuman Primate Model of Coinfection. Viruses, 16(7), . . PMID: 39066335.
14.) Schulz ME, Akerstrom VL, Song K, Broyhill SE, Li M, Lambert MD, Goldberg TB, Kataru RP, Shin J, Braun SE, Norton CE, Czepielewski RS, Mehrara BJ, Domeier TL, Zawieja SD, Castorena-Gonzalez JA (2024 May 23). TRPV4-Expressing Tissue-Resident Macrophages Regulate the Function of Collecting Lymphatic Vessels via Thromboxane A2 Receptors in Lymphatic Muscle Cells. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, (), . . PMID: 38826322.
15.) Ellsworth CR, Wang C, Katz AR, Chen Z, Islamuddin M, Yang H, Scheuermann SE, Goff KA, Maness NJ, Blair RV, Kolls JK, Qin X (2024 Apr 15). Natural Killer Cells Do Not Attenuate a Mouse-Adapted SARS-CoV-2-Induced Disease in Rag2(-/-) Mice. Viruses, 16(4), . . PMID: 38675952.
16.) Parthasarathy G (2024). Fibroblast growth factor receptor inhibitors mitigate the neuropathogenicity of Borrelia burgdorferi or its remnants ex vivo. Frontiers in immunology, 15(), 1327416. . PMID: 38638441.
The Anatomic Pathology Core (APC) is responsible for post-mortem examinations, tissue collection and distribution, fixation, processing, slide preparation, routine and special staining, and diagnostic gross and histologic pathology services. The APC also processes and interprets biopsy specimens for both research and diagnostic purposes and provides tissue trimming, paraffin processing, sectioning, and routine and special staining for clinical and research staff and faculty. The APC works closely with clinical veterinarians, and through diagnostic pathology on biopsies and necropsies, plays a major role in monitoring and maintaining the health of the animals in the breeding colonies.
