Over 60 years of life-saving research and humane animal care
Ei Terasawa, professor of pediatrics in the UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), learned this August that she had earned emeritus status from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She may have 53 years at UW–Madison and the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center behind her, but she shows no signs of slowing down. Terasawa had …
The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center is proud to share that Dr. Toni Ziegler will be honored with the Midwest Primate Interest Group (MPIG) Distinguished Primatologist Award at the 23rd Annual MPIG Meeting, taking place October 2-3, 2026, at the University of Notre Dame. A Distinguished Scientist Emeritus at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, …
Science Translational Medicine chose this article about vaccine design for Shigella as their featured article in September.
After more than three decades of groundbreaking research, mentorship, and leadership at UW–Madison and the WNPRC, David Abbott, PhD has retired leaving behind a legacy in reproductive science. This interview reflects on Abbott’s contributions to Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovary Syndrome (PMOS, formerly known as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome or PCOS), his students and trainees, and a career …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has named Ricardo Carrion Jr. as the next director of the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center.
Beverly Hutcherson completed her master’s in Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology after a 21-year journey, with a PCOS thesis rooted in monkey-model research mentored by WNPRC’s David Abbott.
WNPRC neuroendocrinologist Ei Terasawa Grilley marks 50 years as a scientist and teacher at UW–Madison, where her research in nonhuman primates helped define how the brain triggers puberty.
Casey Ostheimer — a UW–Madison neurobiology and genetics graduate and the Primate Center’s outreach and editorial intern — balanced stem cell research, patient care, and science outreach on her way to medical school.