Monitoring gene expression in the brain with a simple blood test? In collaboration with @jerzyszablowski.bsky.social & his lab we figured out how to do it nonhuman primates using noninvasive neuroengineering of synthetic serum markers. nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

NHP research is indispensable for neuroscience and many other fields.

@drugmonkey.bsky.social is right! The battles are local AND national. All NHP researchers in the USA are at risk now. Who will be next? Academic freedom is being dismantled. What will you do? Email [email protected] TODAY and tell them you support and value NHP research. Flood the zone.

speak4.app/lp/dc01rshz One quick way to #standupforscience is to submit a letter here. Deadline is 2/6 at noon PT Please repost!

First they came for DEI and I said nothing for I hoped my success rates would improve. Then they came for gender identity research and I said nothing for I hoped my success rates would improve. Then they came for the NPRCs, and I said nothing for I hoped my success rates would improve.

In case you had any doubts what this “oh we just want to encourage non-animal research” excuse for putting an AR nutter in high office at NIH was about….

Take action TODAY. Provide public comment in writing by emailing [email protected] by THIS FRIDAY, Feb. 6 at noon PT. Include “For public comment” in the subject line. The battles are local AND national. All NHP researchers in the USA are at risk next. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

NIH and some outside interest groups are trying to force the closing of the Oregon National Primate Research Center, and it looks like they might win. This would be a huge blow for translational research. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

@jeremymberg.bsky.social @standupforscience.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social @drugmonkey.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

Regional heterogeneity shapes macroscopic wave dynamics of the human and non-human primate cortex https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.22.701178v1

γ-Radiation Induces Long-Term Dose-Related Proteomic and Phosphorylated-Tau Species Changes in Non-Human Primate Hippocampus #NeuroDegeneration 🧪🧠 https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8426282/latest

Aging macaques bridge the translational gap in perivascular space biology https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.14.699534v1

New HD focused article leveraging multi-modal imaging from our long-standing collaboration with @danielebertoglio.bsky.social and colleagues! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

This perspective on “imprecision medicine” is resonating with me. Author describes a “complementary approach of targeting the brain milieu in order to achieve disease-modifying effects in patients with or at risk of neurodegenerative disease” www.aginganddisease.org/EN/10.14336/...

✨ SHINY NEW PAPER ✨ Cortico-striatal gray matter atrophy and white matter microstructural degradation across the rhesus macaque adult lifespan. @dralisonweiss.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197458025001010

New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Joshua A. Karpf, Christopher D. Kroenke, et al: Characterization of normative fetal rhesus macaque brain development with magnetic resonance imaging doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...

This may be the most important paper ever published about NIH funded research. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Not Yet AlphaFold for the Mind: Evaluating Centaur as a Synthetic Participant arxiv.org/abs/2508.078...

BREAKING: Trump wants to illegally cut off $15 billion in lifesaving NIH research. Research to cure cancer, Alzheimer's, and so much more is on the line. These people are LYING about waste, fraud, and abuse at NIH to justify attacking medical research—we all need to say so. My full statement. ⬇️

1 To predict the behaviour of a primate, would you rather base your guess on a closely related species or one with a similar brain shape? We looked at brains & behaviours of 70 species, you’ll be surprised! 🧵Thread on our new preprint with @r3rt0.bsky.social , doi.org/10.1101/2025...

New pre-print from an incredibly productive collaboration between my lab and the team led by @danielebertoglio.bsky.social

Very proud to work at a NHP facility with such stellar leadership and dedication to giving the animals the highest quality of life possible. now.ohsu.edu/member/post/...

Public comment on this new "no animal only studies" is open here: www.fda.gov/news-events/... It closes next Monday.

We are so excited to see you all soon !! REGISTRATION IS HAPPENING NOW !!! Come join us at SimCo 2025 in Durham !! Register now for early bird discount and re-share!!! www.simiancollective.com/2025-confere... @janzimmermann.bsky.social @stevewcchang.bsky.social @anitadisney.bsky.social

REGISTRATION IS HAPPENING NOW !!! Come join us at SimCo 2025 in Durham !! Register now for early bird discount and re-share!!! www.simiancollective.com/2025-confere... @janzimmermann.bsky.social @stevewcchang.bsky.social @anitadisney.bsky.social

Biomedical research saves lives. Great example of how studies involving NHPs are advancing the fight against HIV!

I wrote a quick-start guide for people to replicate this across the country. It was, in our experience, a very effective way to get real action in a short amount of time. People are willing to talk to scientists! And when you provide everything, they are happy to contact their reps too. Try it!

Those of you asking what you can do to help save medical research - please sign the support letter to the #BethesdaDeclaration and share it widely. What is happening is not normal. Every name helps. actionnetwork.org/forms/add-na...

I spoke with CNN about why scientists like me are leaving the U.S. 🇺🇸: Your research in virology and #LongCovid is not relevant, and we no longer need you. 🇩🇪 🇬🇧 🇵🇹 🇨🇦: Come work with us, we want you. Read behind the paywall here: dale-confirmation-1.ezihost.net #BrainDrain #SpeakOut

@repdexteror.bsky.social @jeff-merkley.bsky.social and Ron Wyden… as your constituent I am counting on you to do everything in your power to prevent this! Fight! Oregonians are with you!

@repdexteror.bsky.social @wyden.senate.gov @jeff-merkley.bsky.social Please take bold actions to protect science funding in Oregon!

Must read! “A nation without animal research will be less healthy and less safe” medium.com/@eblissmorea...

I am thrilled for our upcoming online seminar around brain size, neuron numbers, and connectivity with 2 fantastic evolutionary neuroscientists, Kristina Kverkova and Kei Yamamoto: next Tuesday, April 22, 2pm UTC, 4pm Paris. 🧠 🐦 🐠 🦜. Join us on Crowdcast crowdcast.io/c/brain-size...

The result of a large (42 authors!) collaboration: "Go Figure: Transparency in neuroscience images preserves context and clarifies interpretation" arxiv.org/abs/2504.07824 TL;DR: The FMRI world can (and should) improve results interpretation and reproducibility *today*, via transparent thresholding.

Primates are essential for medical progress. www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...

Monkeys at OHSU are loved, receive compassionate care, and improve the health of humans AND monkeys www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...

#Handsoff protest Portland,OR.

Call to action! NHP research is under attack. These special animals receive compassionate care and make medical miracles possible. Please sign and repost!

These animals are incredibly special, people who work with them care deeply about their health and well being. There are serious threats for the future of translational biomedical research that benefits humans and animals alike. Please take action and repost. www.nwabr.org/content/our-...

Call to action! NHP research is under attack. These special animals receive compassionate care and make medical miracles possible. Please sign and repost!

Currently talking about treatment for Hep C. That treatment dev required 🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒

PRIME-DRE supports the valuable work done at the Oregon National Primate Research Center. Please co-sign this letter to remind Oregonian leadership of its importance prime-dre.github.io/onprc

2025 Simian Collective Conference in Durham. Abstracts and young investigator solicitations: Due May 15th!!!! www.simiancollective.com @janzimmermann.bsky.social @stevewcchang.bsky.social @neurodisney.bsky.social

Science is under threat in the US. @elife.bsky.social have commissioned a series of articles discussing the implications and what we can do. The first three articles are now live. More to follow: elifesciences.org/articles/106... elifesciences.org/articles/106... elifesciences.org/articles/106...

This is my most recent Substack post. It is a comment on one of the more disturbing choices many are facing. open.substack.com/pub/nosizefi...

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an injunction commanding DOGE to comply with citizen requests under the Freedom of Information Act. It allows citizens to find out what other agencies or outside parties have been made privy to our information. jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an injunction commanding DOGE to comply with citizen requests under the Freedom of Information Act. It allows citizens to find out what other agencies or outside parties have been made privy to our information. jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...

But our work is far from done—science is still under attack. We’ve got ideas, but we want to hear from you. What’s worrying you most? What should we do next? How can we grow this movement together? Fill out this quick form to share your thoughts & stay connected: forms.gle/QAxH4wD4Y3sg...