Parkinson's patients visit Biomedical Primate Research Centre

19 Jul 2024 | Back to News, Publications and Annual Reports

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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.

Grant for hormone research during the introduction and integration of a new breeding male

08 Jan 2024 | Back to News, Publications and Annual Reports

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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.

ERC Synergy grant for research on dormant malaria parasites

26 Oct 2023 | Back to News, Publications and Annual Reports

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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.