NBR stands for National Bioresource Project "Nihonzaru." Nihonzaru, Japanese monkeys, have moderate temper and high cognitional abilities and play an important role in higher brain function studies in Japan.

The primary goal of this project is to establish a sustainable system to breed, rear, supply SPF Japanese monkeys for research purposes in Japan.

This project, formally started in 2003, is now collaborating with Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University.

NBR Promotion Office has four objectives.

1. To establish a breeding-rearing system
2. To distribute bred-monkeys to researchers in Japan.
3. To compile database on Japanese monkeys in terms of anatomy, physiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, veterinary, etc.
4. To integrate information from collaborating institutes and promote smooth project operation and public relations.

* The National Bioresource Project (NBRP) was started in 2002 to collect, develop, and keep essential bioresources for life science researches on national scale. Since then, a variety of bioresources (e.g. mice, silkworms, stem cells, etc.) and genetic data have been collected and supplied to researchers.

Staff

	Professor: ISA, Tadashi, MD, PhD 1985 Graduated from University of Tokyo, Faculty of Medicine. 1989 Completed the doctoral course in Science in University of Tokyo. 1989 Research Associate in University of Tokyo. 1993 Lecturer in Gunma University, School of Medicine. 1996 Professor, NIPS. Speciality: Neurophysiology
	Research fellow: MIYACHI, Mari 1989 Graduated from Kyushu University, School of Education.
	Postdoctoral Fellow: YAMANE, Itaru, PhD 1991 Graduated from Kyoto University, Faculty School of Agriculture. 1999 Completed the doctoral course in Science in Kyoto University.