# SPF 4 Rhesus Macaque Breeding Colony for AIDS Research

> **NIH NIH U42** · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $357,926

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY, Overall
A safe, effective vaccine continues to be the best hope for controlling the Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(HIV) pandemic. Due to similarities between the Indian-origin rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) and human
immune systems, vaccine development as well as other approaches for controlling AIDS are heavily
dependent upon the SIV and SHIV macaque models. There is a continuing need for Indian-origin rhesus
macaques to support this work. Efficient domestic breeding programs, effectively managed to produce well
characterized animals, with enhanced usefulness in biomedical research offer the best solution to ensuring the
supply of Indian-origin rhesus macaques for AIDS vaccine development and other treatment and pathogenesis
studies. The purpose of this proposal is to provide support for the genetically characterized, specific pathogen
free, Indian-origin rhesus macaque AIDS Research Colony resource that was established in 2001 at the
Oregon National Primate Research Center.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9873088
- **Project number:** 5U42OD010426-18
- **Recipient organization:** OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Gregory Brion Timmel
- **Activity code:** U42 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $357,926
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2013-01-01 → 2021-02-28

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9873088

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9873088, SPF 4 Rhesus Macaque Breeding Colony for AIDS Research (5U42OD010426-18). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9873088. Licensed CC0.

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