The Dutch Malaria Day is an annual meeting which takes place in Nijmegen, Leiden or Rijswijk. Last weeks meeting was at BPRC in Rijswijk on thursday November 28. Over fifty scientists from all over The Netherlands joined to present their recent work on malaria-related topics.
With great pleasure, confidence and pride we announce that BPRC has found a new director. Prof. dr. Merel Langelaar will start in her new position on 15 November 2024. The Supervisory Board, with the approval of our Works Council, chose Merel based on her qualities and experience in combination with her pleasant personality.
Earlier this year was the release of The Atlas of Diagnostic Pathology in Nonhuman Primates. This work offers the first extensively illustrated collection of classic lesions in nonhuman primate diseases, compiled by an international team of expert contributors including BPRC’s veterinary pathologist.
Study underlines strategic benefits behind bonding for both sexes
On Thursday, June 27, several Parkinson’s patients and their companions visited the BPRC for presentations, a guided tour, and practical demonstrations. This event was organized as part of Open Week 2024 for signatory institutions of the Dutch Transparency Agreement on animal research, and the Patient Discovery project launched by the European Animal Research Association.
The Society for Immune polymorphism (SIP) will introduce the Jon van Rood lecture during the next symposium which will be held from October 7-10th 2024 in Sassenheim, the Netherlands.
We have a list of confirmed speakers at the symposium about the Evolution and Characterization of the Immune System in Sassenheim-Leiden, The Netherlands 7-10 October 2024. Please save the date!
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We collect saliva by allowing monkeys to suck on a saliva swab. On the left is the breeding male, on the right is a female.
In early December, one of our PhD students received a grant for important hormone research in macaques, aimed at improving the success of introductions of breeding males into groups of females and their offspring. This grant is awarded to researchers active in the field of animal behavior.
Richard Bartfai (Radboud University), Bert Windhorst (AmsterdamUMC) and Clemens Kocken (BPRC) have received a Synergy Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for exploration of hypnozoites, malaria-causing parasites that can enter a dormant state in the liver. The team wants to gain understanding of the interplay between hypnozoites and their host, to ultimately enable the development of new drugs against malaria.
