# Baboon model of long term effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection

> **NIH NIH P51** · TEXAS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · 2021 · $499,742

## Abstract

Abstract.
Nonhuman primate (NHP) models of SARS-CoV-2 infection showed mostly mild disease. Infection of old-world
origin baboons however showed moderate disease especially with significantly more lung pathology and
evidence of viral dissemination to extrapulmonary tissues. Baboons are therefore an important model to study
the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 infection and identify therapeutic approaches to control COVID-19. We
hypothesize that a study of long term effects of COVID-19 in the lung and other compartments is therefore best
studied in a model like baboon. Here we propose experiments to address this issue.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10413419
- **Project number:** 3P51OD011133-23S2
- **Recipient organization:** TEXAS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- **Principal Investigator:** Deepak Kaushal
- **Activity code:** P51 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $499,742
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2021-06-01 → 2026-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10413419

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10413419, Baboon model of long term effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection (3P51OD011133-23S2). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10413419. Licensed CC0.

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