THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CENTER FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF CHIMPANZEES

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中的一个 由NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源。子项目及 研究者（PI）可能从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金， 因此可以在其他CRISP条目中表示。所列机构为 研究中心，而研究中心不一定是研究者所在的机构。 耶基斯国家灵长类动物研究中心的两个关键特征包括研究活动的多样性和大量黑猩猩的可用性。 这种多样性使我们成为黑猩猩相关研究的世界领导者。 建立了一个评估黑猩猩认知功能的新测试设施，并完成了一个测试设施，目前正在对黑猩猩进行常规测试。 一个为期五年的NIA资助的计划项目被授予Yerkes NPRC，这在很大程度上是基于使用测试设施的工作建议。此外，该项目还资助了我们在耶基斯研究中心举行的第二届国际会议，重点关注黑猩猩的生物医学研究。来自美国各地的大约60位世界知名的非人灵长类动物研究专家，欧洲和日本以及来自格鲁吉亚各地机构的约25名研究人员参加了会议。会议包括以黑猩猩研究为重点的平台介绍以及关于黑猩猩研究未来想法和建议的咨询讨论。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Two key characteristics of the Yerkes National Primate Research Center include the diversity of research activities and the availability of a large number of chimpanzees. This diversity has positioned us to become world leaders in chimpanzee-related research. The development of a new testing facility for assessing cognitive function in chimpanzees was created and a testing facility completed where chimpanzees are currently being routinely tested. A five-year NIA-funded Program Project was awarded to the Yerkes NPRC, based in large part on the work proposed that used the testing facility. In addition, this project has also funded our 2nd international conference at the Yerkes Research Center focused on chimpanzees in biomedical research. Approximately 60 world-renowned experts in nonhuman primate research from across the U.S., Europe and Japan attended, together with about 25 researchers from institutions throughout Georgia. The conference included platform presentations focused on chimpanzee research as well as advisory discussions with respect to future ideas and proposals for chimpanzee research.