Wisconsin National Primate Research Center – Over 60 years of life-saving research and humane animal care – UW–Madison

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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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.

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Primate Play Date: Meet the Marmosets

Saturday, April 11, 2026

10am-2pm

Families visit the marmoset lobby at the WNPRC.

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