Continued Support of the Duke University Center for the Study of Primate Biology and History

该奖项再次支持在杜克大学灵长类动物中心（DUPC）的原猴亚目灵长类动物的集合的维护。 对原猴亚目动物的生物学和行为的研究在范围、强度和复杂性上不断增加，现在它是灵长类动物学中最活跃和最令人兴奋的领域之一。 DUPC拥有世界上最大和最多样化的原猿类灵长类动物，其中大多数是马达加斯加本地人。 该中心被公认为马达加斯加以外原猴研究和保护活动的协调中心。 作为其研究使命的一部分，DUPC提供现场接触动物，并将组织和血液样本运送给来自不同地方、地区、国家和外国机构的教师和学生，供其场外使用。用户被收取一定的费用比例的种类和数量的使用。 该奖项确保了动物和组织的持续可用性，以相对低廉的成本供外部研究人员使用。

This award renews support for maintenance of a collection of prosimian primates housed at the Duke University Primate Center (DUPC). Study of the biology and behavior of Prosimians continues to increase in scope, intensity, and sophistication, and it is now one of the most active and exciting fields of primatology. The DUPC houses the largest and most diverse collection of prosimian primates in the world, most of whom are native to Madagascar. The Center is recognized as the focal point for prosimian research and conservation activities outside Madagascar. As part of its research mission, the DUPC provides on-site access to animals, and ships tissues and blood samples to faculty and students from diverse local, regional, national, and foreign institutions for off-site use. Users are charged a fee scaled to the kind and quantity of usage. This award insures the continued availability of animals and tissues for use by outside researchers at relatively modest cost.