Primate Center News:
April 29, 2008: Stem cell pioneer Thomson elected to National Academy of Sciences
Feb. 27, 2008: Hamel to lead Primate Center Library
Nov. 30, 2007: Zeroing in on the workings of an anxious brain
Nov. 20, 2007: UW-Madison scientists guide human skin cells to embryonic state
Nov. 5, 2007: Horwich wins Jacobsen conservation award
October 8, 2007: Primate study shows excess vitamin A can be stored during fetal development
June 13, 2007: 2008-2009 WNPRC Venture Research Projects Invited
April 13, 2007: Walking Toward a Cure for Parkinson's Disease
April 10, 2007: Researchers seek early detection for hard-to-diagnose disease
The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center is one of eight federally supported (NIH-NCRR) National Primate Research Centers and the only one in the Midwest. More than 250 center scientists, through competitive grants, conduct research in primate biology with relevance to human and animal health.
The Primate Center is based in the Graduate School of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Center has strong research and teaching links to the UW Schools or Colleges of Medicine, Letters and Science, Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine. The Center is AAALAC accredited and its policies adhere to the U.S. Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research, and Training.
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Center Director and Contact:
Joseph W. Kemnitz, Ph.D., Director
1220 Capitol Court
Madison, WI 53715-1299
Phone: (608) 263-3500
Fax: (608) 265-2067
Programs of the National Primate Research Center are supported in part by Grant No. RR000167 from the National Institutes of Health