# Emory National Primate Research Center

> **NIH NIH P51** · EMORY UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $169,851

## Abstract

OVERALL – SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
This application seeks five years of continued support for the P51 Base Grant (OD 011132) for the operation of
the Yerkes National Primate Research Center of Emory University. The overarching goals of the Yerkes
Center are to conduct research programs focused on scientific problems relevant to human health and the NIH
mission by providing resource infrastructure and expertise in appropriate scientific and veterinary specialties
and to ensure the Center’s ability to serve as a resource to Core and Affiliated Scientists, as well as to other
scientists regionally, nationally and internationally. During the current reporting period (5/1/2016 to present),
the Yerkes Center has recorded remarkable progress, as evidenced by numerous (>550) publications,
construction of new animal facilities, and continued robust research funding. In addition, the Yerkes Primate
Center has maintained outstanding core research programs and provided resources and services to a broad
multidisciplinary network of affiliate and collaborative investigators throughout the region and nation. These
research programs, which involve the use of a variety of nonhuman primate species, are directed primarily
toward four major research disciplines, representing the research divisions within the Yerkes Center: 1)
Microbiology and Immunology; 2) Developmental and Cognitive Neuroscience, 3) Neuropharmacology and
Neurologic Diseases and 4) Behavioral Neuroscience and Psychiatric Disorders. Also, through the Divisions of
Animal Resources and Pathology, Yerkes provides support for outside investigators conducting research at the
Yerkes Center, consistent with our ORIP-mandated role as a regional and national resource. Specific aims for
the upcoming period of support include: 1) To carry out basic and translational research using nonhuman
primates to expand knowledge, develop improved treatments, and advance cures that will benefit humanity; 2)
To provide regional and national resources for data, consultative expertise, biologic materials, and specialized
facilities useful in supporting nonhuman primate research; 3) To study basic nonhuman primate biology and
improve nonhuman primate breeding, husbandry, and genetic characterization to better serve the biomedical
research community; and 4) To provide research and training opportunities involving nonhuman primates to
graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, visiting scientists, and faculty members. The
pursuit of these aims will enhance the Center’s ability to serve as an enabling resource to Core and Affiliate
Scientists for the conduct of nonhuman primate research, all for the ultimate goal of advancing the health and
well-being of human and nonhuman primates.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 11064145
- **Project number:** 3P51OD011132-64S1
- **Recipient organization:** EMORY UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** RAVI THADHANI
- **Activity code:** P51 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $169,851
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 1997-05-01 → 2026-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11064145

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 11064145, Emory National Primate Research Center (3P51OD011132-64S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/11064145. Licensed CC0.

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