Expansion of an established breeding SPF Program at CPRC

$24.91M USD

Funder	OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Recipient Organization	University of Puerto Rico Med Sciences
Country	United States
Start Date	Sep 15, 2024
End Date	May 31, 2029
Duration	1,719 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Principal Investigator
Data Source	NIH (US)
Grant ID	`11003418`

Grant Description

SUMMARY The rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) is the most commonly used nonhuman primate model in biomedical research. Nonhuman primate models are of growing importance for HIV/AIDS-related research to develop vaccines, therapeutic interventions a potential cure and other approaches. However, it is well-known that the

demand by the research community of rhesus macaques, remains greater than their availability. The CPRC have been critical for maintaining the momentum of NIH-supported. Over the last three years (2020-2023), 700 animals (app 230/year) have been available from this program supporting $57,866,376 of NIH-high priority

HIV/AIDS-research, mainly R01, P01, U01- funded academic investigators and NIAID-DAIDS-SVEU programs. This NOFO presents an opportune moment to bolster CPRC's SPF program, aiming to add at least 350 new animals in 5-years and 1,000 in 10-years, significantly enhancing the Center's resources for cutting-

edge research on NIH-funded HIV/AIDS.