Primate Center News: Press Releases

March 26, 2013: Researchers discover the brain origins of variation in pathological anxiety
March 14, 2013: Transplanted brain cells in monkeys light up personalized therapy
March 14, 2013: James Thomson receives McEwen Award for Innovation
Feb. 14, 2013: WNPRC Pilot Grant Winners Study Viruses, Pregnancy and More
Jan. 23, 2013: Oxytocin: The Secret to Strong Societies?
Jan. 15, 2013: UW-Madison alumna Franziska Grieder will direct NIH Office of Research Infrastructure Programs
Dec 11, 2012: Sexual and Social Behavior Modified by Serotonin System Drugs
Nov. 29, 2012: World AIDS Day Research Updates
Sept. 19, 2012: Science Live Chat: Do Hungry Primates Live Longer?
August 30, 2012: Calorie Restriction Does Not Affect Survival: Study Of Monkeys Also Suggests Some Health Benefits (NIA and WNPRC studies addressed)
2012-2013 Pilot Research Project Applications due August 31, 2012
July 17, 2012: A New Drug for Parkinson's? Not Quite.
June 27, 2012: WNPRC mentioned in Tampa Bay Times article on Mayo study linking calories to cognitive impairment
April 10, 2012: UW-Madison animal programs achieve highest accreditation
March 27, 2012: Anna Nekaris and Slow Lorises earn 2012 Lawrence Jacobsen Conservation Award
Feb. 8, 2012: Study shows calories drive earlier puberty
(See also WISC-TV Channel3000 coverage of this news)
December 2011: WNPRC Year in Review
Spring 2012: Forums on Animal Research Ethics Announced: Frans de Waal, Feb. 3; David Abbott, April 12
Dec. 1, 2011: World AIDS Day Research Updates
Nov. 7, 2011: Monkey mothers key to reproductive success of sons
Nov. 7, 2011: UW study will explore anemia's ties to gut microbes
Oct. 18, 2011: David Abbott engages biology students (4 min. video)
Oct. 11, 2011: Animal Research Ethics Forum with Paul L. Kaufman, MD
Oct. 6, 2011: Golos weighs in, Thomson discovery noted in New York Stem Cell Foundation news
Oct. 6, 2011: Karen Strier among 11 appointed to named professorships
Oct. 4, 2011: World’s top stem cell researchers in Pasadena for conference
Sept. 8, 2011: Jon Levine profile in On Wisconsin magazine
Aug. 11, 2011: Libraries Staff Promote Resources, Services, and Fun at the State Fair
June 2011: Dengue fever vaccine moves forward
April 8, 2011: WNPRC research led to the first successful Parkinson's gene therapy clinical trial
March 16, 2011: UW stem cell pioneer Thomson wins 'America's Nobel'
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
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

More news:

Embryonic Stem Cell Research at UW-Madison
July 1, 2002: "New hope for PCOS treatment, prevention"
May 3, 2002: "Hair-Trigger" Cells critical in AIDS virus escape
April 26, 2002: WARF signs stem cell license agreements
Sept. 11, 2001: "Gene transfer in primates a success"
Oct. 10, 2000: "Primate Center grant to boost library resources"
Sept. 20, 2000: "Scientists reveal new HIV vaccine target"
March 20, 2000: "Tat" protein provides new front for AIDS vaccine research.
Nov. 19, 1999: Researchers find clues to AIDS virus mystery
Sept. 27, 1999: UW to launch center for mind-body interaction
Aug. 26, 1999: Study details genetic basic of aging-and how it might be delayed
July 22, 1999: $6.75 million to extend primate studies of diet and aging
June 30, 1999: Kemnitz to lead Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center
Jan. 15, 1999: Thomson receives Golden Plate award
Jan. 26, 1999: Distinguished psychologist Robert Goy dies at 74

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