WaNPRC Highlights at NHP AIDS Conference
October 24, 2024
The 41st Annual symposium on Nonhuman Primate Models for AIDS is under way in New Orleans this week, and the Washington National Primate Research center is well-represented by both speakers and attendees. The WaNPRC contingent consists of session speakers, poster presenters and attendees. “This meeting is the only one of its kind in the world,”…
New Light Helps Reset Your Internal Clock: "Thank a Monkey"
October 10, 2024
As we move deeper into fall and the hours of daylight dwindle, a trio of researchers from the same family has worked together to create new technology that helps humans improve our health and our moods by managing our circadian rhythms. And they say we can thank research monkeys for it. In new research from…
Increased Support for NHP Neuroscience Research "Critical" to Advance Human Health
September 24, 2024
Increasing investment and support for neuroscience research involving monkeys is critical to realize our hope for advancing human health and reducing suffering for millions of people confronting diseases like Alzheimer’s, bipolar dis- order, depression, anxiety, schizophrenia. So argues Dr. Michele A. Basso, core scientist in the Neuroscience unit of the Washington National Primate Center. Dr…
WaNPRC's Dr Kyes Receives ASPs Highest Honor
September 13, 2024
Dr. Randall Kyes Dr Randy Kyes, chief of WaNPRC’s Global Conservation, Education and Outreach core has been awarded the 2024 Distinguished Primatologist Award by the American Society of Primatologists (ASP). The award was announced at the 46th annual ASP conference in Mexico. The Distinguished Primatologist Award recognizes a primatologist who has had an outstanding career and…
Neuroscience Unit's New Discoveries: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Brain
September 4, 2024
WaNPRC’s Neuroscience unit has contributed four noteworthy advances in science in recent months, including a new discovery about color vision, advancements in how primate brains differentiate objects, and even how our brains help us chew and swallow food. New findings from the lab of Core Scientist Dennis Dacey, PhD, are unraveling the complex circuitry of…
Personal Legacy Meets Medical Breakthrough: WaNPRC Research Offers Hope for Heart Disease Patients
August 1, 2024
WaNPRC researchers have made a promising discovery in the fight against heart disease. Cardiologist and researcher Dr. Chuck Murry of WaNPRC’s Gene Therapy and Regenerative Medicine unit is leading an effort using special cells called heart muscle cardiomyocytes to address cardiac muscle damage. Photo/Gavin Sisk, University of Washington Dr Murry's team has made a significant…
WaNPRC's Orsborn Adds NSF CAREER Award to Study Neural Interfaces
July 24, 2024
Amy Orsborn, Neuro core scientist at WaNPRC and Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Bioengineering at the UW, was recently named a recipient of the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award. The award will support Orsborn’s research investigating how the brain and nervous system respond to using sensorimotor neural interfaces, which…
Exciting Collaborations
May 22, 2024
Ongoing studies with Umoja Biopharma, HDT Bio, and the Allen Institute Nonhuman primate studies are crucial in biomedical research, particularly developing new therapies. The pigtail macaque monkeys at the Washington National Primate Research Center share a closer genetic and physiological resemblance to humans than other animal models. This similarity allows researchers to predict better how…
Highlights from the Himalayas
May 22, 2024
Dr Randy Kyes, chief of the Global Conservation, Education & Outreach unit at the WaNPRC, and his Nepali colleagues wrapped up their 21st year of field training in Kathmandu, Nepal, before gaining some altitude in their annual climb up to their field sites in Langtang National Park. This was a return the site of a…
Updates from the Field: Southeast Asia
February 4, 2024
Friday, February 2, 2024: Midway through a thrilling three-week macaque distribution survey in Sumatra, spearheaded by Dr. Entang Iskandar from the Primate Research Center (PSSP) at IPB Bogor University, Randy's journey took an exciting turn. Navigating through the verdant landscapes of the Aceh province, they stumbled upon two substantial groups of macaques, featuring both pig-tailed…