Featured Research News:
- Brain cell grafts in monkeys jump-start human trial for new Parkinson’s treatment
- WNPRC 2024 Pilot Project Awards applications extended to Aug. 27
- Linde Lee Jacobs brings patient advocacy, personal journey to UW–Madison
- WNPRC AIDS research news
- Collaborative efforts among the National Primate Research Centers advance Zika virus research
- Combining cell types may lead to improved cardiac cell therapy following a myocardial infarction
- Multi-university research team reports genetically engineered kidney transplant success from pig to monkey in Nature.
- Discovery reveals fragile X syndrome begins developing even before birth
- Mixing donor and recipient immune systems creates tolerance of transplanted kidneys
- Lower urinary tract dysfunction is linked to metabolic syndrome
- Discovery points toward new treatments for ovariectomized women
- Ceramides are early responders in metabolic syndrome development
- Researchers identify sustainable source of immunodeficiency virus-resistant immune cells
- A new monkey model for studying Alzheimer’s Disease
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WNPRC Robert W. Goy Lecture Series
The WNPRC hosts the annual Robert W. Goy Lecture each year in the spring. Dr. Robert W. Goy, Ph.D., 1924-1999, was a professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Director of the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center from 1971-1989. Dr. Goy exemplified the best the University of Wisconsin-Madison has to offer – in research, teaching, mentoring and creative inspiration. Contact Edi Chan for more information.
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