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Visits to the WNPRC
Public outreach activities at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center include hosting school visits, providing guest speakers and participating in state and national science outreach festivals.
The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center welcomes visitors to its Marmoset Learning Lobby 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and two Saturday afternoons per year for UW-Madison Science Expeditions in the spring and the Wisconsin Science Festival in the fall.
Please contact UW-Madison Campus and Visitor Relations to schedule your group’s visit to the Primate Center and other UW-Madison venues.
To learn more about our research and animal care and visiting the center, you may also email Jordana Lenon or call 608-263-7024.
Our lobby entrance is located on Capitol Court, three blocks south of the Discovery Building and Union South on Orchard St., and one block south of the Geology Museum on Charter St. The entrance is the double blue doors closest to the Capitol and Coyne Court intersections.
We also conduct outreach programs through the Biotechnology Center and Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center.
Thanks to an increasing group of dedicated scientists, staff members and students, our outreach activities have reached more than 40,000 individuals from Wisconsin and beyond since 2010. Thank you to our many diverse audiences –we appreciate your interest!
Videos
- In this Aug. 22, 2017, video, Jill Herrig, an animal research technician at the WNRPC, along with video journalist Tyler Ensrude from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville show us what it’s like to train for and work with laboratory nonhuman primates at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center.
- Are we smarter than monkeys? Primate research at a glance: UW-Madison journalism student’s Fall 2012 video project.
- Common Marmosets at the WNPRC: Learn about the members of a common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) family and watch how they rear their infants. (No sound, captioned.)
- In Depth at Ten – Monkeys and Medicine: Channel3000.com news series in 2010 about WNPRC research, ethics and animal care.
- WNPRC Animal Care, Housing and Enrichment: Background video for the public and the news media. (No sound, with some captions.)
- Growing stem cells in the lab: Stem cell culture techniques in a UW-Madison lab (general audience).
For Patients
For the latest advances in clinical trials and therapies, please talk to your doctor.
You can also contact a patient advocacy group or visit any of the following websites for more information on clinical research before talking to your doctor:
- UW Health Research: Information on ongoing clinical trials at UW-Madison.
- CenterWatch: Thousands of industry-sponsored clinical trials are actively recruiting patients. You can search for clinical trials by medical condition, therapeutic area and location.
- ClinicalTrials.gov: a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
How to search clinicaltrials.gov:
Step 1: Enter a term or phrase in the main search field, such as the name of a disease, disorder or injury (e.g., Parkinson’s, heart disease, diabetes, HIV, osteoarthritis, lymphoma, spinal cord injury, polycystic ovary syndrome, lupus).
Step 2: Click the blue “On a Map” tab to locate trials.
Step 3: Talk to your doctor about any clinical trials of interest.
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