We study the neurobiology of pair bonding and biparental care in prairie voles, titi monkeys, and seahorses. *tweets are our own*
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Bales Lab retweeted
6 Aug 2024
Pre-print led by @Alita_DAlmeida of our lab in collaboration with the @BalesLab is now online. This work examines the ability of PET imaging to track changes in kappa opioid receptor in the brain of a highly-relevant monkey model @CNPRCresearch @UCDavisCMGI @UCDRadiology
6 Aug 2024
Mapping Kappa Opioid Receptor Binding in Titi Monkeys with 11C-GR103545 PET biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #biorxiv_neursci
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We at CNPRC are hiring for an Assistant Director of Resources and Logistics. This is a Ph.D. level position. Please share the job ad with any potential candidates:
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Yay for our undergrad Jas Ganev!!!
7 May 2024
Congrats to the #SBN2024 Abstract Award winners!
We're looking forward to seeing these awesome presentations 😎
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Bales Lab retweeted
28 Apr 2024
Our lab’s star undergraduate Anelise Caceres just gave an oral presentation at the @ucdavis Undergraduate Research Conference!🌟 She discussed her pipeline development work to process regional titi monkey brain PET data. Go Anelise!!!🥳 @DrAJChaudhari @BalesLab @UCDavisBME
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#UCDavisGiveDay Only one more gift to unlock our challenge!!!
April 19th/20th is Give Day at UC Davis! CNPRC is participating in this campus wide event to raise money for new research projects focused on women's health.
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Please help spread the word about Give Day! We have a challenge, 15 donations of any size will trigger a $2500 donation...
April 19th/20th is Give Day at UC Davis! CNPRC is participating in this campus wide event to raise money for new research projects focused on women's health.
Help us meet our challenge goal by donating here:
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Come on, who doesn't want to read about hornbills, wild canids and dik-diks? Link to @Devinafarmiloe 's article in the post below!
#ValentinesDay Reminder ❤️
“Relationships have a similar level of effect on our health as diet, exercise and even smoking. It is important to have someone to care about and for someone to care about you.” - Karen Bales
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Bales Lab retweeted
18 Jan 2024
Award call 🚨 The American Journal of Primatology Best Student Paper Award, sponsored by the American Society of Primatologists and by Wiley, will be made for the best paper first-authored by a student published in 2023 (Vol. 85) of AJP. Nominations are due March 31, 2024.
ALT A lemur next to a gold trophy in front of a blue background
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Hey @JortsTheCat. The California Association of Professional Scientists (labor union for CA State Employee Scientists) are picketing Gov. Newsom's budget announcement tomorrow. #ValueScientists
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Bales Lab retweeted
14 Dec 2023
#DidYouKnow Nocturnal owl monkeys can use olfactory cues alone to detect insect prey #primatology Check out the full @AmJournalPrimat article by @rbreit76 here: doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23539
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Bales Lab retweeted
31 Dec 2023
#DidYouKnow Wild bearded capuchins in Northeast Brazil demonstrate a right hand preference when performing bimanual crab feeding #primatology Check out the full @AmJournalPrimat article here: doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23546
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Bales Lab retweeted
30 Dec 2023
Ready for more knowledge?
#DidYouKnow Crop-feeding offsets lack of natural resources in Barbary macaques living in degraded habitats of Morocco #primatology Check out the full @AmJournalPrimat article by @NevesElisa3321 here: doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23545
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Bales Lab retweeted
28 Aug 2023
Great conversation about how the #loss of a #pet evokes #grief like any other bonded relationship...
‘The greatest joy came from being able to share this life with George and Monte, my two dogs. The greatest heartbreak, losing them.’ @JohnLittlefair
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Bales Lab retweeted
2 Oct 2023
@BalesLab Male and female coppery titi monkeys do not differ in their lifespan but body mass loss increases mortality risks #primates #primatology
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Bales Lab retweeted
9 Nov 2023
Check out the latest issue of American Journal of Primatology, free to read for three months: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/…
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Luisa gave a great talk!!!!
4 Nov 2023
Very proud of @DemarchiLuisa giving a wonderful presentation summarizing her work of the past 3 years at #NOGIN2023 on the neurobiology of grief @doctormfo @DrZoePhD @BalesLab @SmithLabKU @AgMaternal @grk2174
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Bales Lab retweeted
2 Oct 2023
Howler monkey sperm morphology differences are consistent with the intensity of sperm competition #primates #primatology #selection
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Bales Lab retweeted
2 Oct 2023
Ontogenesis of sociability of wild immature capuchin monkeys: Sex more than personality explains interindividual variation #monkeys #primates #primatology
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Bales Lab retweeted
2 Oct 2023
Naturally shed #hair from #infant #chimpanzees is used to detect #weaning in the 3rd paper from @AMelinLab and my special issue of @AmJournalPrimat on #Canadian #primatology! Newly out from lab of @iuliabadescu at @UMontreal. Check it out at: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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