# SPF 4 Rhesus Macaque Breeding Colony for AIDS Research

> **NIH NIH U42** · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $360,245

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY, Overall
A safe, effective vaccine continues to be the best hope for controlling the Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(HIV) pandemic. Due to similarities between the Indian-origin rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) and human
immune systems, vaccine development, as well as other approaches for controlling AIDS, are heavily
dependent upon the SIV and SHIV macaque models. There is a continuing need for Indian-origin rhesus
macaques to support this work. Domestic breeding programs that are designed to efficiently produce well
characterized Indian-origin rhesus macaques are necessary to ensure the supply of biomedical research
subjects required for AIDS vaccine development and treatments, and pathogenesis studies. The purpose of
this proposal is to provide support for the genetically characterized, specific pathogen free, Indian-origin rhesus
macaque AIDS Research Colony resource that was established in 2001 at the Oregon National Primate
Research Center.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10083095
- **Project number:** 2U42OD010426-19
- **Recipient organization:** OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Gregory Brion Timmel
- **Activity code:** U42 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $360,245
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2013-01-01 → 2025-02-28

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10083095

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10083095, SPF 4 Rhesus Macaque Breeding Colony for AIDS Research (2U42OD010426-19). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10083095. Licensed CC0.

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