Consortium Structure
The MacaqueNet Consortium was designed to support collaboration among researchers studying macaques and is structured to ensure effective communication and data sharing. Many members have multiple roles within the consortium, participating in more than one area. For example, some members may be both data users and contributors, while members of the management team have also contributed data. Other members have not yet contributed or used data, and are only subscribed to the newsletter to stay informed. All members are part of the newsletter mailing list. This overlap and nested structure reflects the collaborative nature of our community. You can view the full MacaqueNet management workflow here, or by scanning the QR code in the figure above.
Management Team
The MacaqueNet management team is responsible for all tasks associated with maintaining the MacaqueNet community and database. At the top level, directors Delphine De Moor, Lauren Brent, Julie Duboscq and Christof Neumann oversee the overall direction of MacaqueNet and ensure smooth coordination across the rest of the management team. The communications managers; Macaela Skelton and Delphine are in charge of all communications including emails, Google forms, updating the website, writing the newsletter as well as organising symposia and management meetings. As database managers, Delphine and Christof standardise contributed data and import it into the database, and update public resources including the terms of use and database search tool. The Advisory Board provides strategic guidance and expertise, helping shape the consortium’s long-term goals and priorities.
Advisory Board Members
Cesar Rodriguez del Castillo
PhD student at Instituto de Neuroetología, Universidad Veracruzana, México.
"I have a background in chimpanzee behaviour and husbandry as well as macaque research, with a focus on behavioural ecology, sociality and conservation."
Marine Joly
Professor of Cognitive Ethology at the University of Portsmouth, UK.
"I use behavioural observations and experiments to study macaque cognition, including executive function, flexibility and spatial decisions."
Oliver Schülke
Assistant Professor at the University of Göttingen, Germany.
"Since 2005, I have co-directed the Phu Khieo Assamese Macaque Project in Thailand with Julia Ostner. My research mainly focuses on the evolution of social relationships."
Julia Ostner
Professor of Behavioral Ecology at the University of Göttingen, Germany and the German Primate Center.
"I have been co-director of the Phu Khieo Assamese Macaque Project in Thailand since 2005. My macaque research investigates multiple topics including evolution of social relationships, sociality across lifespan, social cognition, behavioural endocrinology and health."