The Neuroscience Unit is dedicated to supporting innovative state-of-the-art neuroscience research with nonhuman primates for scientific programs both within and outside the Washington National Primate Research Center. Its Scientific Primate Resources component consists of 8 Core Staff and 11 Research Affiliate laboratories, all housed within the Center. These labs provide research services, training, consulting and collaborative expertise in the areas of primate sensory, motor and cognitive neuroscience. All Core Staff use the primate model exclusively, pose questions whose answers impact directly on the function and treatment of the human nervous system, and have strong extramural funding.
Individual Core Staff and Research Affiliates:
- Train graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and visiting scientists in specialized neuroscience techniques
- Collaborate with investigators outside the center on “service projects” not supported by other grants
- Serve on editorial boards and review research papers and grant applications concerning nonhuman primates
- Perform other administrative activities within the center such as committee service and report writing
The Unit includes the Instrumentation Services Core, which performs crucial functions that allow the Unit to fulfill its mission of providing a stimulating environment in which neuroscientists can gain research experience with nonhuman primates.
Core Staff Scientists
| Name | WaNPRC Unit | Position | UW Department(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michele A. Basso | Neuroscience | Core Scientist | Department of Neurobiology & Biophysics |
| Beth Buffalo | Neuroscience | Core Scientist | Department of Physiology & Biophysics |
| Dennis M. Dacey | Neuroscience | Core Scientist | Department of Biological Structure |
| Eberhard E. Fetz | Neuroscience | Emeritus | Department of Neurobiology & Biophysics |
| Gregory D. Horwitz | Neuroscience | Chief - Core Scientist | Department of Neurobiology & Biophysics |
| Michael Mustari | Neuroscience | Emeritus | Department of Ophthalmology |
| Amy Orsborn | Neuroscience | Core Scientist | Department of Electrical Engineering Department of Bioengineering |
| Anitha Pasupathy | Neuroscience | Core Scientist | Department of Neurobiology & Biophysics |
| Steve Perlmutter | Neuroscience; Instrumentation Services | Core Scientist | Department of Neurobiology & Biophysics |
| Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad | Neuroscience | Core Scientist | Department of Electrical Engineering Department of Bioengineering |
| Robijanto Soetedjo | Neuroscience | Neuroscience Affiliate Researcher | Department of Neurobiology & Biophysics |
| Yoshiko Kojima | Neuroscience | Neuroscience Affiliate Researcher | Department of Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery) |
| Mark Walton | Neuroscience | Neuroscience Affiliate Researcher | WaNPRC |
| Wyeth Bair | Neuroscience | Neuroscience Affiliate Researcher | Department of Neurobiology & Biophysics |
| Jay Neitz | Neuroscience | Neuroscience Affiliate Researcher | Department of Ophthalmology |
| Maureen Neitz | Neuroscience | Neuroscience Affiliate Researcher | Department of Ophthalmology |
| Jim Phillips | Neuroscience | Neuroscience Affiliate Researcher | Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery |
| Ric Robinson | Neuroscience | Emeritus | Department of Neurobiology & Biophysics |
| Jon Rueckemann | Neuroscience | Neuroscience Affiliate Researcher | Department of Neurobiology & Biophysics |
| Jonathan Ting | Neuroscience | Neuroscience Affiliate Researcher | Department of Neurobiology & Biophysics |
| Jack Waters | Neuroscience | Neuroscience Affiliate Researcher | |
| Fritzie Arce-McShane | Neuroscience | Neuroscience Affiliate Researcher | School of Dentistry |
| Nikolai Dembrow | Neuroscience | Neuroscience Affiliate Researcher | Department of Neurobiology & Biophysics |