The Lab Rat Chat podcast recently posted an episode which included discussion about how and why animals are necessary for the development of COVID-19 vaccines. Jeff Marshall and his cohost Danielle Dady spoke about this topic with Dr. Rudolf Bohm, Associate Director and Chief Veterinary Medical Officer at the Tulane National Primate Research Center. 

The discussion took place in early March, before coronavirus became a serious U.S. health threat. 

The full episode and all other editions of the podcast can be found here. Lab Rat Chat was launched through AMP’s Michael D. Hayre Fellowship in Public Outreach.