Following a successful surgery on Oct. 21, a patient at the UW Medical Center became the world’s first recipient of a device that aims to quell the disabling vertigo associated with Meniere’s disease. The device being tested — a cochlear implant and processor with re-engineered software and electrode arrays — represents four-plus years of work by Jay T. Rubinstein and James O. Phillips, both of whom are WaNPRC affiliate scientists.
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Paul McKellips discusses public opinion on use of animals in research
Paul McKellips, executive vice president for the Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR), discussed public opinion on the use of animals in research in a presentation Oct. 6 in the University of Washington (UW) Health Sciences Building.
Eb Fetz receives Aspen Brain Forum Prize for innovation in neurotechnology
Eberhard Fetz, WaNPRC core staff scientist, received the first Aspen Brain Forum Prize in Neurotechnology. The prize was awarded to Fetz for “work that has broad application and impact in translating basic research into effective therapeutics within the area of neural prosthetics.”
Nancy Haigwood co-authors paper featured in Nature
Nancy Haigwood, director of the Oregon National Primate Research Center and WaNPRC affiliate scientist, co-authored a paper featured in the Oct. 3 issue of the journal Nature, one of the world’s leading scientific journals. Nancy’s paper is titled “Passive neutralizing antibody controls SHIV viremia and enhances B cell responses in infant macaques.”
Eliza Curnow authors paper featured on cover of Human Reproduction
Eliza Curnow, a research scientist at the Center, authored a paper featured on the cover of the October 2010 issue of the journal Human Reproduction. Curnow and colleagues are exploring an emerging clinical tool to assist sub-fertile couples conceive.
Randy Kyes addresses U.S. delegation on collaboration between WaNPRC and partner primate research center in Indonesia
Randy Kyes, head of the Center’s International Programs Division, discussed 20 years of successful scientific collaboration between the WaNPRC and the Primate Research Center at Bogor Agricultural University (PSSP-IPB) on May 16 in front of a U.S. delegation in Bogor, Indonesia.
Neitz lab research on color blindness featured in Northwestern University’s Medill Reports
Northwestern University’s Medill Reports featured research by the Neitz lab on using gene therapy to cure color blindness in squirrel monkeys on their Web site in late April. “We’re really anxious to make it happen,” said Jay Neitz, WaNPRC affiliate scientist.
Shiu-Lok Hu part of team that receives $15.5 million to study HIV antibodies
Shiu-Lok Hu, WaNPRC core staff scientist, is part of a research team that received a five-year, $15.5 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) under the HIV Vaccine Research and Design (HIVRAD) program.
Center’s new Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) facilities begin operation
The Center is poised to add new BSL-3 facilities to our to our laboratory inventory. The addition of this facility has doubled our previous BSL-3 laboratory capacity. The new laboratory was carefully designed to accommodate and safely support several investigators’ research interests simultaneously.
Center for Global Field Study will train environmental stewards worldwide
When Lauren Jorelle was a UW student, she went to Indonesia as part of a field study program sponsored by the Washington National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC) and the UW Department of Psychology. The experience was a good one — so good that she elected to go back on her own to do further research through the Indonesian university the UW collaborates with.