Media Contact: CNPRC Info (530) 754 4413 (U.C. DAVIS) – Imagine a world where maladies such as cystic fibrosis, Huntington’s Disease, or sickle cell anemia no longer exist. While the U.S. is far from achieving this lofty goal, it recently came a step closer at the California National Primate [...]
Speaking of Research recently sat down with Lauren Wooddell, a laboratory assistant at the California National Primate Research Center, to discuss her research paper to be published in the May 2017 issue of the Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (JAALAS) titled, “Elo-rating for Tracking Rank Fluctuations after Demographic [...]
Contact: CNPRC Info (530) 754-4413 In this edition of "Monkey Talk" we talk with Dr. Catherine VandeVoort about her recent Vasalgel study at the California National Primate Research Center. Vasalgel is a polymer-based hydrogel that acts much like a vasectomy, however, it is reversible. To read more about Dr. VandeVoort's study [...]
Media Contact: CNPRC Info (530) 754 4413 (UC Davis) - California National Primate Research Center Core Scientist Dr. Koen Van Rompay was recently honored for his work, both in and out of the lab, with a Chancellor's Achievement Award in Diversity and Community. Dr. Van Rompay was among [...]
Media Contact: CNPRC Info (530) 754 4413 Successful application of an alternative male contraceptive in rhesus macaque monkeys at the California National Primate Research Center paves the way for human clinical trials (U.C. DAVIS) – For over a century men who did not want to father a child had but [...]
Contact: CNPRC Info (530) 754-4413 (UC DAVIS, Calif.) – The California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) is home to the nation's only active breeding colony of South American titi monkeys (Callicebus cupreus). These monkeys are small, tree-dwelling primates from South America, and live in monogamous family groups that consist of [...]
(UC DAVIS, Calif.) – The National Institutes of Health (NIH) released a report today centering on a recent workshop that explored the use of non-human primates (NHPs) in medical research. The workshop, held Sept. 7, 2016, and entitled “Ensuring the Continued Responsible Oversight of Research with Non-Human Primates” brought together [...]
Contact: CNPRC Info (530) 754-4413 (UC DAVIS, Calif.) – The California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) Pilot Program invites Letters of Intent for pilot project proposals to support basic and translational research using nonhuman primates (rhesus macaque and titi monkeys) for the 2017-2018 funding period. Pilot projects that address biomedical/translational research topics across [...]
Contact: CNPRC Info (530) 754-4413 In this edition of "Monkey Talk" we talk with Dr. Jessica Vandeleest about her study on how social rank uncertainty affects the health of rhesus macaques at CNPRC. Click here to learn more about Dr. Vandeleest and her colleagues' study here. [...]
Mating season at CNPRC brings a plethora of flirtatious behavior Media Contact: CNPRC Info (530) 754-4413 (UC DAVIS, Calif.) – He struts to her with much swagger and then comes the moment of truth – he smacks his lips at her. She responds by doing some smacking [...]
New research suggests that low social rank isn’t as bad for your health as uncertain social rank Media Contact: CNPRC Info (530) 754-4413 (UC DAVIS, Calif.) – Having strong social connections has many benefits – from the opportunity to split the tab on a pizza to having someone to binge watch [...]
Media contact(s) Andy Fell, UC Davis News and Media Relations, 530-752-4533, ahfell@ucdavis.edu CNPRC Info, California National Primate Research Center, 530-754 4413, cnprc-info@ucdavis.edu By: Andy Fell John Morrison, professor of neurology at the University of California, Davis, and director of the California National Primate Research Center, has been elected to the [...]
Media Contact: CNPRC Info (530) 754-4413 In the premiere of CNPRC's "Monkey Talk" podcast, CNPRC Director Dr. John Morrison talks about the recent workshop conducted by the National Institutes of Health on nonhuman primate research. The workshop took place on Sept. 7, 2016 and brought together experts in science, policy, ethics, and animal welfare. [...]
Media Contact: CNPRC Info (530) 754-4413 Fox 40 cameras visited the California National Primate Research Center on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, to interview Dr. Koen Van Rompay about the center's Zika Virus Project. Dr. Van Rompay spoke with Fox 40's Joe Khalil about the Zika project and showed him [...]
Nine Science Advocacy Groups Release White Paper on the Critical Role of Nonhuman Primates (NHPs) in Scientific and Medical Research The paper highlights the essential role NHPs play in finding treatments for serious and life-altering conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, Zika virus, HIV/AIDS and Parkinson’s disease [...]
Minimally-invasive method allows researchers to better understand brain networks in rhesus monkeys (UC DAVIS, Calif.) – Capitalizing on experimental genetic techniques, researchers at UC Davis’ California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) have demonstrated that temporarily turning off an area of the brain changes patterns of activity across much of [...]
Expanded Capabilities for Basic Research and Therapeutic Trials The CNPRC welcomes Dr. Chris Royer, DVM, PhD to lead the state-of-art Inhalation Exposure Core located within the CNPRC Respiratory Disease Center at UC Davis. Dr. Royer received his DVM and PhD degrees from Oklahoma State University. Prior to joining the CNPRC, Dr. [...]
Accelerating Translation of Cutting-Edge Science to the Clinic The CNPRC Pilot Research Program is a competitive funding mechanism that provides resources for investigators to conduct highly innovative scientific projects that address translational research questions, with the goal of obtaining sufficient preliminary data to support extramural grant proposals. The CNPRC Pilot Research Program facilitates training of investigators new to nonhuman primate [...]
Moving towards human clinical trials Over the past 6 years, Drs. Peter Barry and Alice Tarantal, California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) at UC Davis, have been collaborating with Dr. Louis Picker at Oregon Health Science University (OHSU)–Oregon NPRC to develop and test a vaccine and potential cure for HIV. [...]
