A bright future for the tree shrew in neuroscience research: Summary from the inaugural Tree Shrew Users Meeting

Elise Savier; Madineh Sedigh-Sarvestani; Ralf Wimmer; David Fitzpatrick

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Elise Savier, Madineh Sedigh-Sarvestani, Ralf Wimmer, David Fitzpatrick. A bright future for the tree shrew in neuroscience research: Summary from the inaugural Tree Shrew Users Meeting. Zoological Research, 2021, 42(4): 478-481. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.178

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Elise Savier, Madineh Sedigh-Sarvestani, Ralf Wimmer, David Fitzpatrick. A bright future for the tree shrew in neuroscience research: Summary from the inaugural Tree Shrew Users Meeting. Zoological Research, 2021, 42(4): 478-481. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.178

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Elise Savier, Madineh Sedigh-Sarvestani, Ralf Wimmer, David Fitzpatrick. A bright future for the tree shrew in neuroscience research: Summary from the inaugural Tree Shrew Users Meeting. Zoological Research, 2021, 42(4): 478-481. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.178

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A bright future for the tree shrew in neuroscience research: Summary from the inaugural Tree Shrew Users Meeting

doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.178

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University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903-1738, USA
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Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Jupiter, Florida 33458-2906, USA
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307, USA

Funds: This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health Grant EY032327 (to D.F.)

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Corresponding author: E-mail: els6f@virginia.edu
Received Date: 2021-05-21
Accepted Date: 2021-05-25

Published Online: 2021-05-26

Publish Date: 2021-07-18

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Tree shrews (Tupaia spp.) have been used in neuroscience research since the 1960s due to their evolutionary proximity to primates. The use of and interest in this animal model have recently increased, in part due to the adaptation of modern neuroscience tools in this species. These tools include quantitative behavioral assays, calcium imaging, optogenetics and transgenics. To facilitate the exchange and development of these new technologies and associated research findings, we organized the inaugural “Tree Shrew Users Meeting” which was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we review this meeting and discuss the history of tree shrews as an animal model in neuroscience research and summarize the current themes being investigated using this animal, as well as future directions.
- Tree Shrew Users Meeting,
- Animal models,
- Tupaia,
- Neuroscience

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