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By Jacqueline N. Rubin, WNPRC editorial intern The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC) and the Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC) have received a $4.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to double their yield of common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) for biomedical researchers needing these primates for neuroscience research. While addressing the …
By Jacqueline N. Rubin, WNPRC editorial intern The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center has launched the new Primate Info Net. The website provides resources for anyone interested in nonhuman primates. Some of PIN’s most prominent features include primates in the news, educational resources, such as the always popular primate species fact sheets, information services and …
The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC) is delighted to announce the re-launch of Primate Info Net (PIN). Since 1995, PIN has been a primary resource covering the broad field of primatology, providing original content and links to resources about non-human primates in research, education and conservation. This includes our collection of peer-reviewed Primate Factsheets, …
Nearly all modern medical advances have depended on research with animals along some step of the way. Research with nonhuman primates often serves as a critical link between basic science and human clinical application. Following are examples of how research with nonhuman primates has helped advance science and medicine. 1900s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s …
Nov. 20, 2017, marks the 10th anniversary of announcing the successful derivation of induced pluripotent stem cells from human somatic cells, published by James Thomson, V.M.D, Ph.D., and his team in Science. Thomson continues his many research collaborations on campus and beyond as Director of Regenerative Medicine at the Morgridge Institute for Research. He is …
Amidst a small gathering of friends and coworkers keeping their distance from one another on March 14, 2020 at the Fluno Center, UW–Madison Distinguished Scientist Toni Ziegler celebrated her retirement as head of Assay Services at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center. Many of us will remember this as our last event before hunkering down …
By Jessica Knackert, editorial intern with center photos by WNPRC Animal Services staff By Jessica Knackert, editorial intern with center photos by WNPRC Animal Services staff Feb. 28, 2020 In the front lobby of the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC), visitors can observe a family of marmosets living together. Their area is filled with …
By Jordana Lenon The Orang-utan Conservation Genetics Project, led by Graham L. Banes, associate scientist at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, is ramping up. After more than a decade of sample collection and study, Banes and his team have published their standardized method for analyzing orang-utan genomes. Their work is described in a recent publication …