Cayo Santiago

Bench Fee and Invoicing

The bench fee for use of the Cayo Santiago and Punta Santiago facilities is $800 a month or $26.67 per day prorated with an additional trapping fee of $35 per monkey and $45 for mother-infant pair. The cost of trapping an animal includes the first administration of ketamine and the initial services provided by the staff. Any animals that are re-trapped during the same trapping season will be charged the regular $35 fee. Investigators will be individually charged $20 per animal for animals that are shared amongst investigators or for collecting samples from animals that are trapped for the needs of the Primate Center, such as yearlings. If the animal needs to be anesthetized more than once and processed during the following day, an additional processing fee of $15 will be charged for ketamine and veterinary assistance.

Investigators must inform the amount of time they will be conducting research on Cayo Santiago or using the Punta Santiago office facilities to Janet Rivera, the Secretary of Cayo Santiago and the Resident Scientist, Dr. Adaris Mas. Mrs. Rivera will submit this information to our Sabana Seca headquarters and a monthly invoice will be prepared for the institution of the Investigator. Due to University regulations, bench fees and payments can not be reimbursed to the investigators, but could be credited to the PI's account. Requests for credit should be made in writing to the Resident Scientist within 6 months of departure from the island.

Any investigator wishing an exception to the above policy must submit a written petition to the CPRC Director, Dr. Edmundo Kraiselburd with copy to the Resident Scientist, Dr. Adaris Mas.

The $800/month Bench Fee includes the following:

• Boat trips during scheduled hours, for three people per protocol per month. An additional fee $50 per month will be charged for having more than three people working at Cayo Santiago at a given time.
  
  
• Access to conduct observations and non-invasive biosampling of IACUC approved number of subjects.
  
  
• Copy of monthly census.
  
  
• Access to computerized demographic Cayo Santiago database. This information should be petitioned through Edgar Dávila, Chief Census Taker, following a written format provided by the CPRC.
  
  
• Use of office space, computers, Ethernet, photocopy machines, bathrooms, refrigerators, temporary Revco storage, shop storage, masks, gloves, safety glasses, gauzes, paper towels, and disinfectant for the tables.
  
  
• Administrative support or assistance in coordinating housing or shipment and arrival of non-bio-hazardous materials.
  
  
• Bench space for those requiring laboratory analyses.
  
  
• Biohazard disposal.
  
  
• Postexposure sampling and transportation to clinic for sampling and treatment.

Bench fees do not cover:

• Postexposure prophylaxis (i.e. to Cercopithecine Herpesvirus 1-acyclovir: generics cost on the upwards of $500).
  
  
• Trapping and handling fees.
  
  
• Laboratory supplies (test tubes, test tube racks, centrifuges, scales, ethanol, alcohol, etc.).
  
  
• Calls and Faxes outside of Punta Santiago, Puerto Rico. (All calls outside of area should be charged to a calling card or credit card).
  
  
• Transportation (airport, dry ice collection, Medical School).
  
  
• Punta Santiago - University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus RT $75
  
  
• Punta Santiago - SJU Airport RT $75
  
  
• Punta Santiago -Sabana Seca RT $75
  
  
• Punta Santiago - PRAXAIR, Gurabo (dry ice) RT $35