# Innovative nonhuman primate modular infant and adult housing for the ONPRC to increase HIV/AIDS research

> **NIH NIH P51** · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $493,990

## Abstract

SUMMARY
The increased demand for nonhuman primates (NHPs) for biomedical research, driven in part by the extensive
use of species such as rhesus macaques for preclinical development of vaccines and therapeutic
interventions, including SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, has put increasing strain on associated infrastructure for NHP
housing and research. This situation is particularly acute at the Oregon National Primate Research Center
(ONPRC) and its sister organization, the OHSU Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute (VGTI), both components
of their host institution, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). To begin to address this issue, OHSU
funded the construction and outfitting of a new NHP housing facility (Surge Building) that provides flex space
for ~400 NHPs, and which is slated for occupancy in mid-2022. This additional space will significantly benefit
multiple NIH-funded HIV/AIDS research projects by freeing up NHP research space in other buildings that was
being used for housing of animals not on research protocols. An important need for the new facility is
appropriate innovative, flexible caging that can enhance animal wellbeing through increased opportunity for
social housing and enrichment. This contributes to the validity of research results through minimization of
stress-related variability as a result of complex and enriched environments that will help reduce stress and the
development of abnormal behaviors. A related need is custom-designed caging for NHP newborns and infants,
in particular those animals involved in research protocols requiring daily administration of antiretroviral therapy
(ART). To this end, this proposal has one specific aim:
Acquisition of innovative modular adult and newborn/infant NHP housing to enhance animal management,
increase environmental enrichment options, and improve animal wellbeing in support of more robust research
findings.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10587483
- **Project number:** 3P51OD011092-63S1
- **Recipient organization:** OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Peter Gordon Barr-Gillespie
- **Activity code:** P51 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $493,990
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 1997-05-01 → 2024-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10587483

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10587483, Innovative nonhuman primate modular infant and adult housing for the ONPRC to increase HIV/AIDS research (3P51OD011092-63S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10587483. Licensed CC0.

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