The Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center , which is located on the UW-Madison campus, houses over 1000 Rhesus monkeys and maintains a breeding colony which produces 200 infants a year to meet the needs of scientists. Biogerontology is one of its emphasized areas of research, and many training grant faculty are affiliates of the Center. The key benefit of this program is the opportunity to learn to conduct research in the laboratories of internationally known and widely respected researchers at a major big ten university campus. Postdoctoral stipends are also determined by the funding agency, and levels are based on an individual's number of relevant years of experience. The training grant covers a percentage of a predoctoral trainee's tuition, and the remainder is covered by the University of Wisconsin Graduate School.
Trainees receive funding to help cover travel expenses to a professional meeting each year.
Monies are provided to help cover the cost of laboratory and other supplies. Past Trainees There are a number of individuals who are currently conducting important research in aging as a result of their training with the Biology of Aging and Age-Related Diseases Training Grant. For example, Dr. Neil Binkley, M.D. and Dr. Jane Mahoney, M.D. currently hold Assistant Professor positions with the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Binkley is conducting research in the area of osteoporosis, and Dr. Mahoney's research is in the area of falls after hospital discharge. Duck-Hee Kang, Ph.D., currently holds a position as Assistant Professor at Ohio State University in the School of Nursing.