# Squirrel Monkey Breeding and Research Resource: Resource Core

> **NIH NIH P40** · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · 2021 · $765,053

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY: RESOURCE COMPONENT
 The Squirrel Monkey Breeding and Research Resource (SMBRR) provides squirrel monkeys, tissues,
biological fluids, information on the care and use of squirrel monkeys, and research services to the biomedical
research community. The breeding colonies of the SMBRR include three species/subspecies of squirrel
monkeys: Bolivian squirrel monkeys (Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis) comprising about 68%; Guyanese or
common squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus sciureus) comprising about 28%; and Peruvian squirrel monkeys
(Saimiri boliviensis peruviensis) comprising about 4%. Due to bans on the export of Bolivian squirrel monkeys,
the SMBRR is the only source in the world of this important squirrel monkey species and the only source of
laboratory-born and pedigreed squirrel monkeys of any species. While NIH grantees, the NIH intramural
research program, and federal agencies, including the FDA and NSF, will continue to receive priority access to
these resources, the SMBRR also provides access to other sponsors of biomedical research (private
foundations, pharmaceutical companies, and contract research organizations). The overall goals of the
Resource Component of the SMBRR are to provide a national research resource of squirrel monkeys and
squirrel monkey derived biological materials; provide education and training to scientists, veterinarians, colony
managers, and animal caregivers who work with squirrel monkeys; and, support investigators who need
facilities and expertise to conduct studies using squirrel monkeys. New areas of research continue to emerge
that need squirrel monkeys. As these new areas of research develop, the SMBRR plays an essential role by
providing the animals, biological resources, and the expertise needed. Over the next five years, the SMBRR
will continue to provide squirrel monkeys and related resources to the scientific community, and continue to
increase the value of the squirrel monkey as a model for biomedical research. The scarcity of squirrel
monkeys, difficulties associated with captive breeding, challenges associated with their care and use in
research, all contribute to the need to continue this NIH supported national research resource.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10131889
- **Project number:** 5P40OD010938-41
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR
- **Principal Investigator:** LAWRENCE E Williams
- **Activity code:** P40 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $765,053
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1997-04-01 → 2025-01-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10131889

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10131889, Squirrel Monkey Breeding and Research Resource: Resource Core (5P40OD010938-41). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10131889. Licensed CC0.

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