Common marmosets in the WNPRC lobby vivarium (J. Lenon photo)

Common Marmosets in the Lobby Vivarium

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Marmoset blastocysts in under a microscope in James Thomson's lab in the mid-1990s (Photo by V. Marshall).

Marmoset Blastocysts from James Thomson's Groundbreaking Stem Cell Research in the 1990s

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Researchers in David O'Connor's lab analyzing macaque genome data (photo courtesy of the O'Connor lab).

Researchers in David O'Connor's lab Analyzing Macaque Genome Data

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Students Visit the Marmoset Lobby

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The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center’s mission is to increase understanding of basic primate biology and to improve human and animal health and quality of life through research.

Upcoming Event

WNPRC Robert W. Goy Lecture Series

Scientist Robert Goy sitting next to a scope.

Dr. Liisa Galea will give the 10th Robert W. Goy lecture Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 4:00 p.m at the UW-Madison Discovery Building, Orchard View Room. Can’t make it in person?

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Meeting ID: 999 0903 7960
Passcode: 686865

Dr. Galea is a world-renowned expert in sex hormone influences on brain and behaviour in both health and disease states, with a focus on dementia and stress-related psychiatric disorders and dementia.