SimianCollective

Our mission is to create/sustain a supportive community of scientists, showcasing indispensable role of nonhuman primates in scientific and medical discovery

[Jean Laurens @JeanLaurensLab]

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

[SimianCollective @Macacophile]

P3ta is terrorist organization, not a rights group. Do better journalists

[STAT @statnews]

A leading animal rights group is accusing Pfizer of running afoul of its own standards in the handling of research monkeys. https://t.co/btxvjWUyRp

[SimianCollective @Macacophile]

So important!

[Cory Miller @CoryMillerMarmo]

Here is my new OpED piece about the importance of primate neuroscience research for the future of AI : https://t.co/eSXQWhQKwj

[SimianCollective @Macacophile]

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 !!! https://t.co/93Rmhhv36D

@_janzimmermann_
@neurodisney
@stevewcchang

[SimianCollective @Macacophile]

REGISTRATION IS HAPPENING NOW !!!
Come join us at SimCo 2025 in Durham !! Register now for early bird discount and re-share!!!

https://t.co/HWCsc2cUFL

@neurodisney
@_janzimmermann_
@stevewcchang

[SimianCollective @Macacophile]

2025 Simian Collective Conference in Durham. Abstracts and young investigator solicitations:
Extended deadline. 5/31 !!!!!
https://t.co/Kkw5pQjTrm
@janzimmermann.bsky.social
@stevewcchang.bsky.social
@neurodisney.bsky.social

[EARA @The_EARA]

🐒🦠 Monkeys with Mpox helped researchers from @helmholtz_de trace the virus to its likely source: wild rope squirrels.
Read more 👉 https://t.co/GKTwwTrQ5C

[BRAD @AMP_BRAD]

🐒 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

[EARA @The_EARA]

🐒 Dutch gov report confirms: Monkeys remain vital to drug development & disease research. NAMs aren't there yet to replace all NHP studies. #AnimalResearch #SciencePolicy
https://t.co/ErkhWPK1fj

[EARA @The_EARA]

From rats to dogs to macaques — 2024 breakthroughs in #AnimalResearch are changing medicine.
🔬 Smart insulin, brain implants, lab-grown dog skin & more:
👉 https://t.co/4PSDUDXfCL

[SimianCollective @Macacophile]

Monkeys -> real human cures !!!!
@DrJBhattacharya

[SimianCollective @Macacophile]

2025 Simian Collective Conference in Durham. Abstracts and young investigator solicitations:
Due May 15th!!!!
https://t.co/Kkw5pQjTrm

@neurodisney
@stevewcchang
@_janzimmermann_

[SimianCollective @Macacophile]

@NicoleCRust @bita137 @hubermanlab @hubermanlab how about that?

[Nicole C Rust, PhD @NicoleCRust]

@bita137 @hubermanlab Absolutely. Per study, NHPs are not more expensive than mice; they are less expensive.

[SimianCollective @Macacophile]

@cryptothaler @hubermanlab @moderndad @NIH @realDonaldTrump @JDVance @RobertKennedyJr @DrJBhattacharya @NIHDirector Simulations are a wonderful and increasingly important tool for discovery. Validation however matters just as much. If we could simulate it all we would not need any animal research. Currently we can’t however and we are a long way from it.

[SimianCollective @Macacophile]

@prokraustinator @hubermanlab @moderndad @NIH @realDonaldTrump @JDVance @RobertKennedyJr @DrJBhattacharya @NIHDirector You can find rough numbers in our 2023 NASEM report. As we stated. NHP research is actually cheaper than a lot of (but not all of course) mouse research.

[Nicole C Rust, PhD @NicoleCRust]

@hubermanlab @moderndad @NIH @realDonaldTrump @JDVance @RobertKennedyJr @DrJBhattacharya @NIHDirector 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.

[Drug Monkey @drugmonkeyblog]

@CoryMillerMarmo @hubermanlab @moderndad @NIH @realDonaldTrump @JDVance @RobertKennedyJr @DrJBhattacharya @NIHDirector 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.

[Cory Miller @CoryMillerMarmo]

@hubermanlab @moderndad @NIH @realDonaldTrump @JDVance @RobertKennedyJr @DrJBhattacharya @NIHDirector @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.

[Sergey Stavisky @SergeyStavisky]

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!