Maintenance of the SPF Breeding Colonies at Yerkes National Primate Research Center

耶基斯国家灵长类研究中心 SPF 繁殖群的维护

• 批准号: 10403352
• 负责人: Joyce Kimberly Cohen
• 金额: $ 153.15万
• 依托单位: EMORY UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-09-30 至 2026-01-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10403352
• 关键词: AIDS/HIV problem; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Address; Alleles; Animal Model; Animals; Breeding; Diagnostic tests; Disease; Ensure; Fees; Foundations; Funding; Genetic; Grant; Growth; HIV; HIV Infections; Health; Income; Infection prevention; Leadership; Life Expectancy; MHC Class I Genes; Macaca; Macaca mulatta; Maintenance; Modeling; Molecular; Persons; Primates; Process; Production; Recording of previous events; Request for Applications; Research; Research Personnel; Research Project Grants; Resource Development; Resources; Scientist; Serology; Techniques; Testing; United States; United States National Institutes of Health; Viral; animal colony; animal resource; antiretroviral therapy; base; effective therapy; genetic information; genetic pedigree; germ free condition; nonhuman primate; pre-clinical; preclinical study; prevent; programs; success; therapy development

Abstract The AIDS research portfolio at Yerkes National Primate Research Center (YNPRC) has continued to expand as demonstrated by a peak growth of approximately $6.5 million dollars (30% increase) in nonhuman primate (NHP) AIDS research grant funding over the past eight years. This growth in grant funding is accompanied by a high demand for Indian-origin specific pathogen free (SPF) rhesus macaques as the animal model for this research. YNPRC has continued to maintain a colony of SPF rhesus macaques to provide these animals for HIV/AIDS research. This application requests continued support to expand the SPF colony by maximizing production. The application includes the Overview; Husbandry and Management Core; the Viral Testing Core; and the MHC Genetic Typing Core (Colony Genetics). This grant will support a subset of the overall YNPRC SPF colony and will derive program income from animal assignment fees and per diems. YNPRC will provide institutional support to cover remaining expenses for this colony as well as the remainder of the SPF colony. Management and Husbandry: To leverage the resources provided by the U42 to maximize production of Indian-origin rhesus monkeys and facilitate allocation of these animals for NIH-funded HIV/AIDS research Viral Testing: To provide serological and molecular viral diagnostic testing in support of the SPF colony and to maintain a colony free of diseases that impact AIDS-related research at the Yerkes NPRC Colony Genetics: To provide parentage testing, comprehensive analysis of MHC class I and class II alleles, and to develop new techniques for detailed genetic characterization to support a genetically healthy breeding colony and provide genetic information on animals essential to the animal assignment process in support of AIDS research. Achieving these aims will ensure the Yerkes NPRC SPF breeding program is sustainable, providing the necessary animals to support the HIV/AIDS research program using Indian-origin rhesus monkeys. The availability of this critical resource to scientists performing preclinical studies using the rhesus monkey model will have a positive, significant impact on the development of treatments to prevent or cure infection from HIV in people.

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