Research and Discovery Services

Contact Contract Research

Grafton - Research & Discovery Services

Director:

David Lee-Parritz, DVM DACLAM

david.lee-parritz@tufts.edu or 508-887-4511

Dr. Lee-Parritz will be your initial point of contact at Tufts. He will introduce you to potential faculty collaborators and the Laboratory Animal Medicine Service (LAMS) staff to identify necessary resources at Tufts to support your work.

Contract Research Officer:

Gail Zamarchi MS, MBA

gail.zamarchi@tufts.edu or 508- 887-4736

Ms. Zamarchi will help you develop and manage nondisclosure agreements, budgets, and contracts.

LAMS support services include, but are not limited to:

- IACUC protocol development and submission
- Budgeting
- Model development and refinement
- Animal procurement
- Technical procedures
  - Dosing
  - Sample collection
  - Monitoring
  - Surgery, anesthesia, analgesia
  - Data analysis and reporting

Boston - Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine

Scott Perkins DVM, MS DACLAM

scott.perkins@tufts.edu or 617-636-5615

Dr. Perkins is senior director of the Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine (DLAM), which is responsible for research animal care and use in Boston and Medford for the Tufts University Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Studies, School of Arts and Sciences, and the School of Engineering.