# New housing for the expansion of the Yerkes rhesus macaque breeding colony in support of HIV-AIDS research

> **NIH NIH C06** · EMORY UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $2,000,000

## Abstract

Abstract:
The HIV/AIDS research portfolio at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center (YNPRC) has
grown from $21M to $34.1M over the past six years. This increase in HIV/AIDS grants has
resulted in an unsustainable demand for SPF rhesus macaques to support the research.
YNPRC has been forced to obtain over 320 animals over three years from external vendors to
fill research requests and rhesus macaques are becoming increasingly difficult to
obtain. Bringing in animals from external vendors for research, results in significant delays in
assignments impacting HIV/AIDS research. In order to meet the current and projected future
research demand, YNPRC is proposing to build new animal housing at the Yerkes Field Station
to facilitate expansion of the SPF breeding colony. The new animal housing proposed will be a
novel housing design that integrates traditional large indoor/ outdoor breeding space into a
building that includes smaller run housing space as well. The new run housing will be
comprised of traditional indoor run space with accompanying enlarged outdoor run space with a
natural substrate for flooring. This combination of compound and run space will maximize
breeding potential and facilitate targeted genetic breeding in smaller groups in runs to support
specific genotype requests for AIDS/HIV research. The new building will enhance animal
welfare with natural substrate in the runs as well as the outdoor compound and include
functional features incorporated into the design that will improve animal handling and increase
efficiency for personnel. The proposed new animal housing at the Field Station will allow for
significant expansion of the SPF rhesus macaque colony over the next five years, thus providing
additional animals to support the large HIV/AIDS research program for both internal and
external investigators at Yerkes.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10123732
- **Project number:** 1C06OD030081-01
- **Recipient organization:** EMORY UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Joyce Kimberly Cohen
- **Activity code:** C06 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $2,000,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-21 → 2023-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10123732

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10123732, New housing for the expansion of the Yerkes rhesus macaque breeding colony in support of HIV-AIDS research (1C06OD030081-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10123732. Licensed CC0.

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