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On this day for animals in laboratories, I thank the animals that make it possible to advance science
I pledge to work with them compassionately and responsibly ❤️
I also thank the team who share my commitment to ethical science 🙏. I am proud of what we accomplish together
P3ta is terrorist organization, not a rights group. Do better journalists
A leading animal rights group is accusing Pfizer of running afoul of its own standards in the handling of research monkeys. trib.al/VzvF1WR
So important!
Here is my new OpED piece about the importance of primate neuroscience research for the future of AI : wsj.com/opinion/the-future-o…
SimCo and the European Animal Research Association (EARA) join forces. At SimianCollective 2025 @kirk_EARA from @The_EARA will present the EU perspective as well as EU-Simia Japan 2025 !!! eujapan2025.sciencesconf.org
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2025 Simian Collective Conference in Durham. Abstracts and young investigator solicitations:
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🐒🦠 Monkeys with Mpox helped researchers from @helmholtz_de trace the virus to its likely source: wild rope squirrels.
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🐒 Monkeys: Unlocking the Brain’s Mysteries 🐒
Monkeys play a vital role in neuroscience research, helping scientists understand complex diseases like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and autism. Their contributions have also led to the development of life-saving vaccines. #BRADWeek2025
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🐒 Dutch gov report confirms: Monkeys remain vital to drug development & disease research. NAMs aren't there yet to replace all NHP studies. #AnimalResearch #SciencePolicy
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From rats to dogs to macaques — 2024 breakthroughs in #AnimalResearch are changing medicine.
🔬 Smart insulin, brain implants, lab-grown dog skin & more:
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Replying to @bita137 @hubermanlab
Absolutely. Per study, NHPs are not more expensive than mice; they are less expensive.
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Would be a huge mistake. Science is ready to study the brain circuits involved in some of the biggest mysteries (intelligence, mood, sanity) & how those go awry in brain disorders. Many of those brain circuits don't exist in mice & we can't study these things directly in humans.
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One would think the Republican agenda would be to roll back the red tape to make research less costly and more efficient. And replicable. And translatable. If those were indeed their goals, of course.
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@hubermanlab No airlines will fly primates (international or domestic). Trucking monkeys across the country costs tens of thousands of dollars each trip and requires getting permits for every state they travel through.
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This would be a huge disservice to patients with neurological diseases. Speaking from my little corner of science, the remarkable recent progress in brain-computer interfaces to restore lost abilities (like speaking, moving, walking) were made possible by NHP studies!
Let’s just say I have my sources. I don’t necessarily think they’re going to stop it, but it’s extremely expensive and that makes it a candidate for the chopping block. Also, it’s controversial. The new trend elsewhere has been to maintain primates out of country where risk of infections is lower and cost of doing research is far lower as well. I know, researchers that maintain their mice in Singapore for a tiny fraction of the cost and then ship them in for experiments. Again at a fraction of the cost to maintain them at universities here. But not everyone can do that. Depends on the work you’re doing.
Spot on Bita! Additionally, NHP research is actually not more expensive than modern systems mouse work. It also makes up a tiny sliver of the fiscal pie despite its tremendous impact.
I doubt @hubermanlab or proponents of ketamine use know that without NHP research, that drug would not have been discovered
It will be shortsighted to stop NHP research in US because "it is expensive" when a few NHPs may provide far more valuable data than thousands of mice
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If you are interested in combining innovative models of substance use with pre-clinical MRI (at 9.4T and 15.2T, awake/behaving) and circuit interrogation, lets try for one of these together! Come join us! uwo.ca/research/funding/stud…
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If you are interested in a post-doc studying the neural control of movement in humans or NHPs, check out this program and get in touch soon! uwo.ca/research/funding/stud…


















