marmoset coordinating center (MCC) | FACILITATING THE USE OF MARMOSETS IN NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH

The MCC joins real-time census data on marmosets and expert marmoset neuroscientists, which together provide information and access to animals for scientists in the broader neuroscience community.

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mission

The NIH-funded Marmoset Coordinating Center (MCC) was established in 2020 as part of the BRAIN initiative to develop a national resource for investigators utilizing marmosets for their research in the field of neuroscience.

The first main goal of the MCC is to coordinate information sharing among marmoset colonies by developing a digital repository for genomic, pedigree, and event records for captive marmosets. The MCC uses this information to assist colonies that have marmosets to improve the health and genetic diversity of the entire marmoset colony.

The second main goal of the MCC is to provide information and support to neuroscience investigators who are interested in using marmosets in their research programs. The MCC serves as the centralized resource to manage requests for marmosets from the entire US neuroscience research community.

who we are

The Marmoset Coordinating Center (MCC) is comprised of three managing institutions- ONRPC, WNPRC and SNPRC. The initial function of the MCC is to distribute animals generated by the Marmosets for Neuroscience program breeding centers, comprised of WNPRC, SNRPC, Johns Hopkins University and University of California at San Diego. 

All institutions using marmosets for research are welcome to join the MCC. If you are interested in contributing data to and/or distributing animals through the MCC, please contact us.

Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) | Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC) | University of Wisconsin-Madison
Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC) | Texas Biomedical Research
Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
University of California at San Diego (UCSD)

  1. University of California at Berkely
  2. University of California at LosAngeles (UCLA)
  3. Salk Institute
  4. University of Utah
  5. Arizona State University
  6. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA)
  7. University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO)
  8. University of Houston
  9. University of Minnesota
  10. University of Chicago
  11. Western University – Canada
  12. Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)
  13. University of Pittsburgh
  14. University of Rochester
  15. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  16. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
  17. Duke University
  18. Princeton University
  19. SUNY College of Optometry
  20. Yale University
  21. University of Massachusetts
  22. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Corinna Ross | Texas Biomedical Research Institute 
Jeffrey Rogers | Baylor College of Medicine 
Xiaoqin Wang | Johns Hopkins University 
Cory Miller | University of California, San Diego 
Don Conrad | Oregon National Primate Research Center 
Ali Brivanlou | Rockefeller University 
Guoping Feng | Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute 
Brian Hermann | University of Texas San Antonio 
Matthew Arnegard | NIH/DPCPSI 
Bettina Buhring | NIH/ORIP 
Amy Lossie | NIH/NIDA 
Doug Meinecke | NIH/NIMH 
Manuel Moro | NIH/NIA 
Jonathan Pollock | NIH/NIDA 
Rebecca Rosen | NIH/NICHD 
Theresa Smith | NIH/NIMH 
Christina Liu | NIH/NIMH 
Ti Lin | NIH/NIMH

Advisory Committee
Alessandra Angelucci | University of Utah 
Jeffrey French | University of Nebraska at Omaha 
Alexander Huk | University of California, Los Angeles
David Leopold | NIH/ NIMH Intramural Research Program 
Afonso Silva | University of Pittsburgh 
David Troilo | State University of New York College of Optometry

Steven Eliades | Duke University
Jon Levine | Wisconsin National Primate Research Center
Kimberley Phillips | Trinity University
Eric Vallender | University of Mississippi Medical Center

Funding

Funded project title and number Institution Investigator(s) Fiscal year FOA number
A Molecular and Cellular Atlas of the Marmoset Brain 1U01MH114819-01 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Feng, Guoping 2017 RFA-MH-17-210
Bicostal Marmoset Breeding Center 1U24MH123423-01 Johns Hopkins University Wang, Xiaoqin 2020 RFA-MH-20-145
Collaborative expansion of Marmoset Colonies for Neuroscience Research 1U24MH123422-01 University Of Wisconsin-Madison Levine, Jon E (contact); Rogers, Jeffrey A; Ross, Corinna Nicole 2020 RFA-MH-20-145
Coordinating Center for Collaborative Marmoset Research 1U24MH123696-01 Oregon Health & Science University Conrad, Donald F. (contact); Levine, Jon E; Ross, Corinna Nicole 2020 RFA-MH-20-145
Multiscale Imaging of Marmoset Cortex During Visual Object Recognition and Learning 1R34NS116739-01 Columbia University Health Sciences Issa, Elias B 2020 RFA-NS-18-014
Correlating molecular behavioral phenotypes in a marmoset model of Huntingtons disease 1U01DA054182-01 Rockefeller University Brivanlou, Ali H 2021 RFA-DA-21-006
A Genetic Engineering Toolbox for Marmosets (GETMarm): Development and optimization of genome editing and assisted reproduction techniques for marmoset models 1U01DA054181-01 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Feng, Guoping 2021 RFA-DA-21-006
Advancing brain health research through male germline editing in marmosets 1U01DA054170-01 University of Texas San Antonio Hermann, Brian Peter; Hsieh, Jenny; Mccarrey, John R; Navara, Christopher 2021 RFA-DA-21-006
Funding opportunity title  FOA number Status Expires
BRAIN Initiative: Tools for Germline Gene Editing in Marmosets (U01 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
 RFA-DA-21-006
 Open 10/15/2022