Chimpanzee Biomedical Research Resource

描述（由申请人提供）：这是一个竞争性的合作协议，支持在Michale E.德克萨斯州巴斯特罗普的德克萨斯大学MD安德森癌症中心的基林比较医学和研究中心（KCCMR）。CBRR是一个国家级的研究资源，有159只黑猩猩被安置在KCCMR的黑猩猩住宅区内。CBRR是世界上仅有的四个能够进行该物种生物医学研究的研究资源之一。在过去的35年里，CBRR开发了高度专业化的住房设施，实验室，管理技术和工作人员，这些都是维持黑猩猩和使用这一重要模型进行研究所必需的。CBRR的主要目标仍然集中在群体的护理和维护，为需要接触黑猩猩的研究人员提供进行研究所需的基础设施，并进行研究以提高黑猩猩的研究价值。在目前的资助期间，我们开发了一个信息网站，帮助科学家评估黑猩猩作为相关研究模型的适用性，并向公众宣传黑猩猩的价值。我们计划继续通过黑猩猩实验工具和实验室参考值登记处提供黑猩猩来源的细胞系、抗体和其他生物材料。CBRR分为三个功能核心，包括资源管理核心，行为管理核心和资源相关研究核心。CBRR支持的研究将继续强调黑猩猩免疫系统的特征以及通过行为管理核心进行的众多合作行为研究。这些研究包括研究操作对黑猩猩的生理和免疫学后果的研究，与未经训练的黑猩猩相比，黑猩猩必须被麻醉。CBRR将继续保持其在训练黑猩猩自愿参与使用积极强化技术的研究和临床操作方面的领导作用。从这一支持期开始，我们计划使用RFA-RR-10-008中所述的G-MARC对CBRR内的所有黑猩猩进行分类。通过扩大和改善CBRR资源的可用性，开展与资源相关的研究，并控制成本，CBRR将继续提供一个至关重要的，高度专业化的研究资源，以满足人类健康的需求。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a competing renewal application of a cooperative agreement supporting the "Chimpanzee Biomedical Research Resource" (CBRR) at the Michale E. Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine and Research (KCCMR) of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Bastrop, TX. The CBRR is a national research resource of 159 chimpanzees housed within the chimpanzee housing complex of the KCCMR. The CBRR is one of only four research resources in the world capable of conducting biomedical research in this species. Over the past 35 years, the CBRR has developed the highly specialized housing facilities, laboratories, management techniques and staff essential for maintaining chimpanzees and conducting research using this important model. The CBRR's primary objectives continue to focus on colony care and maintenance, provision of the infrastructure needed to conduct studies for investigators who need to access chimpanzees, and conducting studies to enhance the research value of chimpanzees. During the current funding period, we developed an informational website to help scientists assess the suitability of chimpanzees as relevant models for their studies and inform the public of the value of chimpanzees. We plan to continue to make available chimpanzee-derived cell lines, antibodies and other biological materials through the Chimpanzee Experimental Tools and Laboratory Reference Value Registry. The CBRR is organized into three functional cores that include the Resource Management Core, the Behavioral Management Core, and the Resource-related Research Core. Studies supported by the CBRR will continue to emphasize the characterization of the chimpanzee immune system and the numerous collaborative behavioral studies through the Behavioral Management Core. These include studies of the physiologic and immunologic consequences of research manipulations on chimpanzees trained to voluntarily cooperate with research procedures compared to untrained chimpanzees that must be anesthetized. The CBRR will continue to maintain its leadership role in the training of chimpanzees to voluntarily participate in research and clinical manipulations using positive reinforcement techniques. Beginning with this period of support, we plan to categorize all chimpanzees within the CBRR using the G-MARC as described in the RFA-RR-10-008. By expanding and improving the availability of CBRR resources, conducting resource-related research, and containing costs, the CBRR will continue to provide a critically important, highly specialized, research resource that addresses human health needs.