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WANPRC'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE ENVIRONMENT TO SUPPORT BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
DIRECTED TOWARDS SIGNIFIGANT HUMAN HEALTH ISSUES AND NONHUMAN PRIMATE HEALTH AND BIOLOGY. |
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Toxicants in Asian macaque hair may warn of environmental hazards
Lisa Jones-Engel in WaNPRC International Programs and Gregory Engel, WaNPRC affiliate scientist, are authors of a study on how lead toxicity levels in the hair of macaques living in parts of South and Southeast Asia may provide early warnings of environmental threats to humans. The study appeared in the December 2009 issue of the American Journal of Physical Anthropology and has been featured in Scientific American. For more information, read the UW news release. |
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Neitz research group, University of Florida scientists use gene
therapy to successfully treat color blindness in squirrel monkeys
Jay Neitz and Maureen Neitz, WaNPRC affiliate scientists, are part of a team of researchers that used gene therapy to successfully treat color blindness in two adult male squirrel monkeys. The Neitz research group worked with scientists at the University of Florida (UFL) on the study, which was featured in the Sept. 16 online edition of the journal Nature. Katherine Mancuso, a postdoctoral student in the UW Department of Ophthalmology, was the lead author. The findings may have applications in using gene therapy to treat color blindness and other vision disorders in people. For more information, read the UW’s news release. The research also has been featured in articles by TIME magazine, MSNBC, NPR, USA Today, the BBC, U.S News and World Report, and other media outlets.
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Center to host International Conference on Primate Genomics in April 2010
The Center is pleased to host the fourth International Conference on Primate Genomics from Tuesday, April 13 to Friday, April 16, 2010. Early registration continues through Monday, Feb. 15, 2010, general registration closes Sunday, April 11, 2010. Submit abstracts online by Monday, Feb. 15 at http://www.seattleprimategenomics.com |
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New BSL-3 facilities near completion
Click here to view a slideshow of the Center’s new Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) project as it nears completion.
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ITHS and Center co-sponsor annual Career Development Awards
The Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS) and the Center are pleased to co-sponsor the annual Career Development Awards. The awards are intended to develop the capacity of new investigators to use systems biology approaches and nonhuman primate models to study infectious disease. The awards may be used to explore innovative areas of nonhuman primate research and generate preliminary data to serve as a basis for submission of new research grant applications (e.g. R01-type grant to NIH or other funding agency) and/or subsequent clinical studies. The deadline for pre-applications has been extended to Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. Invited applications are due by Friday, April 16, 2010. For more information, visit www.iths.org/funding
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Center to host Primate Neural Systems course Aug. 1 to Aug. 13 in Seattle
The Center will host a Primate Neural Systems course for advanced graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from Saturday, Aug. 1 to Friday, Aug. 13 at WaNPRC facilities in Seattle. The two-week course will focus on the use of the primate model in visual, motor and cognitive neuroscience. The course format consists of morning lectures from UW faculty members, daytime laboratory activities, and evening discussions with faculty and other course participants. Each participant will engage in ongoing experiments in two “focus” laboratories (one “focus” laboratory per week). For more information, visit the course Web site at http://web2.wanprc.org/pns2010/
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