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The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center’s mission is to increase understanding of basic primate biology and to improve human and animal health and quality of life through research. primate.wisc.edu

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Protocol for testing global neuronal workspace and integrated information theories of consciousness in non-human primates and mice Identifying the neural correlates of consciousness (NCC) is widely regarded as imperative to our understanding of consciousness. Although several scientific theories of consciousness make predictions ...

New article alert: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

03.03.2026 14:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Pub of the Month! 💜📰
This research by Dr. Jenna Schmidt and Dr. Lynda Harris demonstrates innovative work on nanoparticles for placenta-specific drug delivery in pregnant nonhuman primates 🔬✨

#PubOfTheMonth #WinRS #ReproRocks #WomenInSTEM #MaternalHealth #Placenta#Science
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27.02.2026 17:43 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Protocol for testing global neuronal workspace and integrated information theories of consciousness in non-human primates and mice Identifying the neural correlates of consciousness (NCC) is widely regarded as imperative to our understanding of consciousness. Although several scientific theories of consciousness make predictions ...

New article alert: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

27.02.2026 16:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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UW–Madison is officially #2 among all public universities in the United States, according to TIME Magazine. When you say Wisconsin, you've said it all!

Read more: news.wisc.edu/uw-ranked-no...

10.02.2026 15:13 👍 13 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 1
Prenatal Zika virus exposure disrupts social-emotional development and cortical visual function in infant macaques - Nature Communications Prenatal Zika virus (ZIKV) exposure can lead to a spectrum of developmental issues, but the mechanisms remain unclear. Here the authors show that prenatal ZIKV exposure in macaques disrupts neurodevel...

Scientists studied monkeys exposed to Zika before birth. They found that even when the mother’s infection looked mild, the babies showed some behavior and development differences such as vision and hearing impairment during the infant’s first year of life. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

02.02.2026 15:36 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Prenatal Zika virus exposure disrupts social-emotional development and cortical visual function in infant macaques - Nature Communications Prenatal Zika virus (ZIKV) exposure can lead to a spectrum of developmental issues, but the mechanisms remain unclear. Here the authors show that prenatal ZIKV exposure in macaques disrupts neurodevel...

Scientists studied monkeys exposed to Zika before birth. They found that even when the mother’s infection looked mild, the babies showed some behavior and development differences such as vision and hearing impairment during the infant’s first year of life. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

02.02.2026 15:36 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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🧬 Fascinating paper: "The Endocrinological Basis for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Evolutionary Perspective" is the featured article of the week in Endocrinology! Check it out.
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30.01.2026 21:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Aging-linked systemic lipid signature is reprogrammed by caloric restriction in rhesus monkeys - Molecular Systems Biology Caloric restriction (CR) without malnutrition delays aging in diverse species, including primates, with metabolic changes implicated in this process. To facilitate exploration of CR metabolism with ag...

🎇New paper alert: Aging-linked systemic lipid signature is reprogrammed by caloric restriction in rhesus monkeys
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

11.12.2025 16:14 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Targeted nanoparticles for placenta-specific drug delivery in pregnant rhesus macaques

New article alert! www.thno.org/v16p2118.htm

05.01.2026 15:06 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

It's great to see so many WNPRC researchers in this report. Check out the latest research across UW-Madison campus!

14.01.2026 16:38 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Population-level genomic analysis of immunoglobulin loci variation in rhesus macaques reveals extensive germline diversity Rhesus macaques (RMs) are a vital model for studying human disease and are invaluable to preclinical vaccine research, particularly for the study of b…

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07.01.2026 16:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Targeted nanoparticles for placenta-specific drug delivery in pregnant rhesus macaques

New article alert! www.thno.org/v16p2118.htm

05.01.2026 15:06 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Generation of iPSC-Derived iNKT Cells with Pro-Hematopoietic Activity - Stem Cell Reviews and Reports Human invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are a conserved population of innate-like T cells that are activated by glycolipid antigens. In addition to their well-known role in anti-tumor function, ...

New article alert 🎆 in Stem Cell Reviews and Reports: Generation of iPSC-Derived iNKT Cells with Pro-Hematopoietic Activity
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15.12.2025 14:51 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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A. J. Major et al. reply - Nature Neuroscience Nature Neuroscience - A. J. Major et al. reply

A. J. Major et al. reply @natneuro.nature.com
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15.12.2025 15:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Generation of iPSC-Derived iNKT Cells with Pro-Hematopoietic Activity - Stem Cell Reviews and Reports Human invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are a conserved population of innate-like T cells that are activated by glycolipid antigens. In addition to their well-known role in anti-tumor function, ...

New article alert 🎆 in Stem Cell Reviews and Reports: Generation of iPSC-Derived iNKT Cells with Pro-Hematopoietic Activity
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

15.12.2025 14:51 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Calling all STEMM students and postdocs! Are you looking work in #SciComm? ⤵️

Apply now to be a part of the next cohort of AAAS Mass Media Fellows! Spend the summer using your STEMM background as a journalist writing the news. English & Spanish placements available. https://bit.ly/4ac0RIS

11.12.2025 15:45 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Aging-linked systemic lipid signature is reprogrammed by caloric restriction in rhesus monkeys - Molecular Systems Biology Caloric restriction (CR) without malnutrition delays aging in diverse species, including primates, with metabolic changes implicated in this process. To facilitate exploration of CR metabolism with ag...

🎇New paper alert: Aging-linked systemic lipid signature is reprogrammed by caloric restriction in rhesus monkeys
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

11.12.2025 16:14 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

New article alert!

09.12.2025 15:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Thalamic contributions to predictive coding and disconnected consciousness in human volunteers We can be conscious without awareness of the external world, as when dreaming, a state of disconnected consciousness. The higher-order thalamus is pro…

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01.12.2025 17:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Last day to submit your letter of intent!

24.11.2025 15:15 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The Transmitter highlights the value of primate research in neuroscience A recent opinion article in The Transmitter by US neuroscientists Cory Miller, from the University of California, San Diego, J. Anthony Movshon, from New York University, and Doris Tsao, from the…

US neuroscientists raised concerns over the recent #policy changes in #Europe and the #US that would scale back animal research – including in primates – and highlighted how research using monkeys is foundational to human research.
🔗 www.eara.eu/post/the-tra... #AnimalResearch #neuroscience #brain

21.11.2025 11:01 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

Exciting work to come with the new Wisconsin Nathan Shock Center! @nathanshockcenters.org Learn more: nathanshockcenter.wisc.edu

20.11.2025 17:13 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Learn about the new Wisconsin Nathan Shock Center focused on aging research! www.med.wisc.edu/news/new-res... @nathanshockcenters.org @uwmadison.bsky.social

19.11.2025 20:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Pilot research awards applications deadline extended. Learn more and apply now. https://primate.wisc.edu/our-science/pilot-research-awards/

Pilot research awards applications deadline extended. Learn more and apply now. https://primate.wisc.edu/our-science/pilot-research-awards/

Deadline extended to Nov. 24, 2025. We are accepting proposals for Pilot Research Awards.
Funding: Up to $70,000 (direct costs) over two years.
Details & RFA: primate.wisc.edu/our-science/... Apply now!

07.11.2025 17:46 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
Northern Lights seen over the Memorial Union Terrace.

Northern Lights seen over the Memorial Union Terrace.

Northern Lights seen over Lake Mendota with the Well Red Bucky statue in the foreground.

Northern Lights seen over Lake Mendota with the Well Red Bucky statue in the foreground.

The Northern Lights seen over the Carillon bell tower and Social Sciences building.

The Northern Lights seen over the Carillon bell tower and Social Sciences building.

The Northern Lights seen over Bascom Hall.

The Northern Lights seen over Bascom Hall.

Last night, the Northern Lights showed their true colors over campus and bathed the sky in Badger red. We’re still in awe.

Photos by Paige Valley and Xiaomeng Shen | UW–Madison

12.11.2025 20:28 👍 73 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 0
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Without monkeys, neuroscience has no future Research in primate brains has been essential for the development of BCIs, ANNs. New funding and policy changes put future such advances at risk.

doi.org/10.53053/ZCO...

12.11.2025 20:38 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Pilot research awards applications deadline extended. Learn more and apply now. https://primate.wisc.edu/our-science/pilot-research-awards/

Pilot research awards applications deadline extended. Learn more and apply now. https://primate.wisc.edu/our-science/pilot-research-awards/

Deadline extended to Nov. 24, 2025. We are accepting proposals for Pilot Research Awards.
Funding: Up to $70,000 (direct costs) over two years.
Details & RFA: primate.wisc.edu/our-science/... Apply now!

07.11.2025 17:46 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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Oncogenic DEAD-box ATPase DDX41 establishes transcript ensembles via CLK3-dependent and -independent mechanisms - Nature Communications Although DDX41 genetic variation occurs in myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia, the pathogenic mechanisms remained unclear. Here, the authors found DDX41 regulates CLK3-dependent alter...

New article alert @natcomms.nature.com. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

06.11.2025 18:38 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Fluorescence microscopy image of a mouse embryo glows in blue over a black background.

Fluorescence microscopy image of a mouse embryo glows in blue over a black background.

Fluorescence microscopy reveals the secret life of cells, allowing us to view the biology of health and disease in striking detail. Now, we're pushing the limits of what we can see aglow. 🔬🩵

Learn more: https://morgridge.org/feature/fluorescence-imaging-primer/?src=bluesky

06.11.2025 18:23 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
WNPRC Pilot Research Awards 2025 Pilot Awards timeline: The following RFA is also available in pdf format here. KEY DATES Nov. 10, 2025: Letter of Intent deadline Jan. 30, 2026: Full application deadline (if invited) May 1, 2026...

The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center is now accepting proposals for Pilot Research Awards.
Funding: Up to $70,000 (direct costs) over two years.
Details & RFA: primate.wisc.edu/our-science/...
Letter of Intent Deadline: Nov 10, 2025: Apply now!

04.11.2025 18:21 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0