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Callitrichid Research Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of WisconsinPrimate LaboratoryMadison, Wisconsin, USA Callitrichid Research Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin (Established 1973) 1202 West Johnson Street , Madison , Wisconsin 53706-1696 USA Director: Charles T. Snowdon Phone: 1 (608) 262-3974 Fax: 1 (608) 262-4029 E-mail: snowdon@wisc.edu Affiliations: Universidad San Francisco de Quito,Wisconsin Primate Research Center Mission: We provide research opportunities and training for undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and other professionals on the behavior, socioendocrinology, and captive breeding and husbandry of neotropical primates, primarily marmosets and tamarins. Graduate students and undergraduates can enroll through the Department of Psychology or the Department of Zoology. Opportunities for field research on these and other species may be available depending upon the initiative and success of trainees in obtaining funding and permission to do field research. Principal Research Programs: Current research focuses on the development and function of vocal communication, visual and chemical communication, social learning, reproductive behavior and endocrinology, pair bond formation and maintenance, social development and parental care skills (including the mechanisms of non-maternal caretakers, and improved husbandry for captive breeding. We collaborate on functional magnetic resonance imaging of brain function. Training Opportunities: Educational opportunities available for: Undergraduate, Graduate, Postdoctoral; Field work opportunities available; Program emphasis: Communication;Cognition Reproductive behavior; Parental care; Captive breeding; Social behavior; Financial support usually available Financial Aid: Students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin, Madison have access to a variety of support mechanisms for undergraduate research. All graduate students admitted are guaranteed 5 years of support through a variety of fellowships, research and teaching assistantships. Admission of students is limited by available funding. Number of Staff: Total (15) Key Personnel: Charles T. Snowdon, Director/Primate Behavior, Phone: 1.608.262.3974, E-mail: snowdon@wisc.edu Toni E. Ziegler, Reproductive Behavioral Biology, Phone: 1.608.263.3507, E-mail: ziegler@primate.wisc.edu Carla Boe, Research Specialist, Phone: 1.608.263.5072, E-mail: cyboe@wisc.edu Aimee V. Kurian, Research Specialist, Phone: 1.608.263.5072 E-mail: hasenfus@wisc.edu Brufget A. Pieper, Associate Research Specialist, Phone 1.608.263.5072 E-mail: bapieper@wisc.edu, Tatyana Humle, Postdoctoral Fellow, Phone 608.262-0908, thumle@wisc.edu, Rosamunde E. A. Almond, Postdoctoral Fellow, Phone 608.262.0908, almond@wisc.edu Associated Field Sites: Stella de la Torre, Departamento de Biologia, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Cumbaya, Quito, ECUADOR(opportunities currently limited to Ecuadoran students) Web Site: http://psych.wisc.edu/faculty/bio/NewSnowdon.html Entry created: 1998-03-30 [Update Entry] [Delete Entry] |