Primate Center News: Press Releases

Feb. 16, 2011: New web portal assists researchers working with nonhuman primates

Feb. 8, 2011: Forums to focus on ethics of animal research

Feb. 4, 2011: Induced stem cells may unmask cancer

Jan. 18, 2011 (J Clin Inves): Genetic signaling may help combat postmenopausal obesity and diabetes (Research to continue at WNPRC)

January 2011: 10 Things About Humans We've Learned Studying Primates

December 2010: WNPRC Year in Review

Dec. 10, 2010: Fat Canaries in a Coalmine: Obese animals hold lessons for us

Dec. 3, 2010: Source of Mesoderm-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Identified

Dec. 1, 2010: AIDS Vaccine Research Lab 5-year Update

Sept. 29, 2010: For first time, monkeys recognize themselves in the mirror, indicating self-awarenesss

Sept. 10, 2010: Strier honored with the 2010 Distinguished Primatologist Award

Sept. 10, 2010: Planning moves forward on UW-Madison research animal forums

Sept. 9, 2010: Telltale Chemistry (PCOS update)

Sept. 9, 2010: Appeals court lifts ban on stem cell funding

Sept. 8, 2010: New director takes over at Primate Center

Sept. 7, 2010: Scientists, policymakers call for stem cell funding

Aug. 11, 2010: UW-Madison Scientists: Inherited Brain Activity Predicts Childhood Risk for Anxiety

July 12, 2010: Hormone study finds monkeys in long-term relationship look strangely human

May 17-18, 2010: WISC TV News on WNPRC Research and Animal Care

May 14, 2010: Beyond Access vs. Protection in Trials of Innovative Therapies

May 11, 2010: For comfort, mom's voice works as well as a hug

April 27, 2010: NIH reapproves WiCell's H9 and three other Wisconsin stem cell lines for federally funded research

April 22, 2010: Life history database aids wild primate studies

April 10, 2010: Science Expeditions Attracts a Crowd (1:10 Slideshow)

March 10, 2010: Scientists learning how monkeys fend off "monkey AIDS"

Jan. 25, 2010: Expectant mom's flu exposure stunts baby's brain development

December 2009: WNPRC Year in Review

Oct. 20, 2009, War of the viruses: Could ancient virus genes help fight modern AIDS?

Oct. 11, 2009: High-speed genetic analysis looks deep inside primate immune system

Aug. 11, 2009: Scientists make multiple types of white blood cells directly from embryonic and adult stem cells

July 9, 2009: Reduced diet thwarts aging, disease in monkeys

May 13, 2009: WNPRC AIDS researchers present new T-cell vaccine findings at Keystone (DNA/Ad5 against rigorous challenge)

April 22, 2009: Karen Strier joins AAAS scholars

March 9, 2009: Signing of Stem Cell Executive Order

March 9, 2009: James Thomson comments on Obama's stem cell executive action

March 4, 2009: Researchers identify compound that could prevent HIV transmission

Jan. 28, 2009: After 30 years, tamarins ride off into retirement

Jan. 9, 2009: Kemnitz to Step Down as Primate Center Director

Nov. 25, 2008: Great Ape Trust of Iowa scientist honored with WNPRC conservation award


Primate Center Paved the Way to Human Stem Cell Advances

Dec. 18, 2008: James Thomson receives 2008 Massry Prize

Nov. 6, 2008: Research on human embryonic stem cells marks 10-year milestone

A Decade of Primate Center Stem Cell Firsts


Nov. 1, 2008: WNPRC scientists receive grants to study new type of stem cell

Sept. 10, 2008: World Stem Cell Summit comes to Madison Sept. 21-23

Sept. 3, 2008: Baby's smell tamps down dad's testosterone levels

August 4, 2008: New $8.9 Million Project Aims to Unlock Stem Cell Secrets

Spring 2008: NCRR Reporter, More than Skin Deep (critical role of primate research in regenerative medicine)

April 29, 2008: Stem cell pioneer Thomson elected to National Academy of Sciences

April 17, 2008: WNPRC Scientists Colman, Friedrich win Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Pilot Awards

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

Feb. 21, 2007: Primate Center scientists on polycystic ovary syndrome and embryonic stem cell Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery seed grants

Feb. 20, 2007: Animal scientists and physicians team up to treat polycystic ovary syndrome

Dec. 14, 2006: New Research Program Tackles Parkinson's Disease

Dec. 3, 2006: Scientists Report New Finding on HIV Transmission

Nov. 30, 2006: ABC Nightline's 9-minute video clip on caloric restriction and aging, featuring the UW-Madison and Primate Center study

Oct. 10, 2006: UW-Madison, Primate Center scientists Thomson, Slukvin, Chen launch Stem Cell products, Inc.

June 6, 2006: Wisconsin diet and aging study gains $7.9 million grant

March 2, 2006: Diabetes drug may help treat Parkinson's disease

Feb. 20, 2006: Scientists discuss evolutionary roots of social behavior

Feb. 1, 2006: Like their pregnant mates, primate dads-to-be pack on pounds

Jan. 1, 2006: Wisconsin scientists grow two new stem cell lines in animal cell-free culture

Dec. 16, 2005: Library renamed in honor of Larry Jacobsen

Nov. 21, 2005: Psychologists glimpse biological imprint of childhood neglect

Oct. 6, 2005: UW-Madison to be site of first national stem cell bank

Oct. 5, 2005: Jacobsen endows scholarship fund

Sept. 26, 2005: WARF News: Cellular Dynamics International Receives Grants from State of Wisconsin

Sept. 26, 2005: WTN News: Cellular Dynamics getting $2 million in Wisconsin Financing

Sept. 16: New AIDS lab opened September 16

Aug. 17, 2005: New Internet Primate Aging Database

July 2005: Parkinson's Perspective, UW Health Movement Disorders Program

May 3, 2005: UW primate authority elected to national academy

April 26, 2005: UW-Madison gains two new stem cell programs

March 16, 2005: Study: Marmoset dads don't stray

Feb. 17, 2005: Scientists rid stem cell culture of key animal cells

Nov. 20, 2004: Wisconsin poised to invest $750 million in biomedical research

October 7, 2004: Geneticists win national research contract

October 1, 2004: Friedrich wins international AIDS research honor

June 2, 2004: WNPRC hosts American Society of Primatologists meeting

February 16, 2004: Studies Offer New Insight Into HIV Vaccine Development

January 28, 2004: Sex in the brain: How do male monkeys evaluate mates?

December 22, 2003: Stem Cells Illuminate Early Stages of Human Development

October 13, 2003: Stem Cell Pioneer Receives 2003 Frank Annunzio Award

September 29, 2003: WiCELL Earns Designation as National Stem Cell Center

September 1, 2003: Primate Center shares in egg quality grant - Does excess insulin damage oocytes?

June 9, 2003: Neural Stem Cells Take a Step Closer to the Clinic

Feb. 10, 2003: Gene targeting technique extended to stem cells

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