OHSU Shifts Primate Research Toward Alternatives | Portland News

Portland News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 27, 2026 · 1m

Oregon Health and Science University’s oversight board has voted unanimously to dramatically scale back primate research at its National Primate Research Center, sending many primates to sanctuaries and halting the breeding program — including selling monkeys to other institutions — after failed negotiations with federal officials to turn the center into a full sanctuary. With pressure from animal rights groups and lawmakers, OHSU is now pivoting toward a future focused on developing and prioritizing non-animal research alternatives, while still allowing essential primate studies where no…