Washington National Primate Research Center

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Researchers hope to use brain stimulation to create new neuronal cell networks to restore function lost due to stroke.
Scientists asked whether fine-scale synaptic wiring in the nervous system is preserved across the three primate families of marmosets, macaques and humans.
Valley Fever is a fungal disease that causes mortality and morbidity across a large range of the western United States. Our work will lead to a better understanding of the fungal infective process, which will help in the development of prevention, therapeutic, and diagnostic strategies. Our ultimate goal is the development of a highly efficacious nucleic acid vaccine to provide protection against Valley Fever.
Vaccines of the future will ideally not only be quick to develop, but offer long-term stability at warm temperatures to overcome the barriers of the cold chain for worldwide distribution and achieve a high-level efficacy.

Institutional Compliance

The University of Washington is committed to conducting quality animal research in an ethical and responsible manner to further science and to improve the health of society. The UW Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) ensures compliance with federal regulations, reviews all animal use protocols, inspects animal facilities and laboratories and oversees the training and educational programs. The UW’s Office of Animal Welfare provides support to the IACUC and to faculty and researchers utilizing live animals.

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National Primate Research Centers

The Center has been a part of the University of Washington research community since 1961 and is one of seven National Primate Research Centers established by Congress in 1959 in order to provide specialized resources for nonhuman primate research studies that are applicable to human health.

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Featured service

The Instrumentation Services Core has been providing high-precision mechanical and electronic instrumentation since the inception of the WaNPRC. Moreover, because of its rich technical expertise, the Instrumentation Services Core also supplies invaluable support to the Center at large in such diverse areas as animal capture restraint and monitoring and facility evaluation and design.

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