Annual Robert W. Goy Lecture Series

Each spring, the Primate Center hosts the Robert W. Goy Lecture Series.  Robert W. Goy, PhD, 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.

Many of his students have become leaders in neurobiology, neuroendocrinology, behavioral endocrinology and primatology. He mastered these fields and changed the way we look at hormonal influences on reproduction, development and behavior. Dr. Goy was key in building the foundations of the Primate Center we know today, a leading institution of biomedical research and humane animal care.

Past Lectures

• Liisa Galea, PhD, University of Toronto
• Kim Wallen, PhD, Emory University, Yerkes National Primate Research Ctr.
• Arthur Arnold, PhD, Brain Research Institute, University of California
• 2017: Margaret McCarthy, PhD, University of Maryland School of Medicine
• Tracy Bale, PhD, University of Maryland School of Medicine
• 2019: Bruce McEwen, PhD, The Rockefeller University
  • Bruce McEwen video recording of lecture
• 2021: Jacques Balthazart, PhD, University of Liège, Belgium
  • Jacques Balthazart video recording of lecture
• Emilie Rissman, PhD, North Carolina State University
• 2023: Larry Young, PhD, Emory NPRC, Emory University