UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

The Sea Turtle Hospital at Whitney Laboratory is helping to conserve threatened Northeast Florida sea turtles by providing rehabilitation, research and education. Scientists and researchers are furthering the understanding of Fibropapillomatosis (FP), a global disease epizootic (animal epidemic) that is hampering sea turtle conservation... Whitney Laboratory provides lifelong learning opportunities to serve as an integral part of the surrounding community. Science education efforts at the lab are focused on school age children to university levels to post doctoral research training... Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience is a full-time University of Florida research center for biomedical research and biotechnology.

Also known as: Whitney Laboratory

Primary location: St. Augustine United States