Over 60 years of life-saving research and humane animal care
By Jordana Lenon Five years after they reported a new macaque model for studying the pathology of tuberculosis (TB) in people living with HIV, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and University of Wisconsin–Madison report how an alternative route of vaccination with Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) can protect macaques with simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection from …
By Jordana Lenon Oct. 11, 2023 By Jordana Lenon Five years after they reported a new macaque model for studying the pathology of tuberculosis in AIDS patients, a team of researchers at the University of Pittsburg, with support from the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center’s Virology and Genetics Services Units, reports a new vaccine that …
An image from the lab of Marina Emborg — based at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center — was among the winners of UW–Madison’s 2023 Cool Science Image Contest. The Emborg Lab leads the university’s Preclinical Parkinson’s Research Program, using nonhuman primate models to advance treatments for neurodegenerative disease. See all the winning images at …
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 …
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 …
By Casey Ostheimer, WNPRC editorial intern Wisconsin National Primate Research Center scientists have long been working to improve our understanding of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pathology and advance therapies for the disease. Recently, Shelby O’Connor, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and her research team have been evaluating the drug …
By Jordana Lenon Doctors frequently administer synthetic estradiol that mimics ovarian estradiol to alleviate sexual and metabolic dysfunction in women who have had ovariectomies for cysts, cancer or other problems. But this hormone only works to varying degrees. Furthermore, it may increase the risk of harmful side-effects, including cardiovascular disease and cancer. Recently, scientists at …