Year: 2023

UnRavelled comes to UW-Madison

WNPRC senior scientist Marina Emborg brought playwright Jake Broder to UW–Madison to present “UnRavelled,” his play about an artist’s frontotemporal dementia, to neuroscience students and faculty — connecting the arts to research on neurodegenerative disease.

Announcing Primate-Grants

We are pleased to announce the launch of Primate-Grants, a new Google Group that is part of Primate Info Net hosted by the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center. Primate-Grants is for posting grant announcements from the primate research community. Learn more about PIN’s other forums here: https://primate.wisc.edu/primate-info-net/the-pin-career-groups-jobs-volunteer-opportunities-degree-and-other-programs/ If anyone has any questions about this service, or is …

Charles T. Snowdon (Chuck) 1941–2023

Let’s hear from our animal care staff

Let’s hear from some of our animal care staff at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center as they describe what it’s like working with the monkeys. Primate Caretaker: I really enjoy working with the animals and making them happy. It’s amazing to see how many different types of personalities the monkeys have. I really enjoy …

What to do with negative data

By Jordana Lenon Figuring out what to do with negative data is the topic of a new review by Marina Emborg, medical physics professor and director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Preclinical Parkinson’s Research Program. Emborg has conducted her research at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center since 2004. In her article, “Reframing the perception …