ABOUT
LEEP is a lab facility in the School of Anthropology at the University of Arizona with a range of capabilities, including enzyme immunoassay, hormone extraction and separation, and assay development. We offer the resources to measure endocrine biomarkers efficiently and at a reduced cost as a result of developing several in-house assays. We can also run commercially available enzyme immunoassay kits.
We focus on method development and analysis using noninvasively collected samples such as saliva, urine, and feces from primates, including humans, and dogs.
We focus on method development and analysis using noninvasively collected samples such as saliva, urine, and feces from primates, including humans, and dogs.
Training/Research Partners
In addition to our own research, we provide training so that investigators can perform research in the lab with our guidance. We have worked with students and faculty from various institutions, including the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Harvard University, Tulane University, the University of Calgary, and Yale University.
Students interested in working/training in LEEP can contact us about internships, or find us on the University of Arizona UBRP program website.
Students interested in working/training in LEEP can contact us about internships, or find us on the University of Arizona UBRP program website.
Support
LEEP was built in 2010-2011 with generous funding from the University of Arizona School of Anthropology, Institute for the Environment, Bio5, the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and the Vice President for Research. Our research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, WALTHAM foundation, American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Rowe/Wright Primate Fund, the Leakey Foundation, the University of Arizona Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, and Thomas Bogard Bequest Scholarship.
