-OVERALL TheOregonNationalPrimateResearchCenter(ONPRC),locatedontheWestCampusofOregonHealth& ScienceUniversity(OHSU),requestsfundstorenewgrantP51-OD011092forthenextfive-yearperiod(May 1,2019-April30,2024).Currentlyinits59thyearofoperation,theONPRChasservedabroadrangeoflocal, regional,andnationalinvestigatorsperformingbiomedicalresearchinnonhumanprimate(NHP)modelswith thegoalofimprovinghumanhealth.ThegoalsforthenextfundingperiodarereflectedinthefollowingSpecific Aims:1)Conductstate-of-the-artresearchthatadvancesunderstandingofcausesandthedevelopmentof preventions,treatments,andcuresfordebilitatinghumandiseases;?2)ProvideexceptionalNHPexpertiseand servicestoresearchersatthelocal,regional,andnationallevelstoadvanceNIH-andotherfederally- supportedresearchprograms;?3)Pursuethehigheststandardsofhumaneandresponsibleanimalcare;?and4) MentorandtrainthenextgenerationoftranslationalNHPresearchersandeducatethepublicaboutthe importanceofbiomedicalresearch.Toaccomplishtheseaims,supportisrequestedinsevenbroadareas. Theseareasare:(1)Administration,whichprovidestheadministrativeandservicesupportrequiredforall aspectsoftheONPRC(Governance,Director?sOffice,BusinessServices,Facilities,Improvementsand Modernization,InformationSystems,ResearchLibrary,andResearchSafety);?(2)AnimalServices[Resources &Logistics,Operations,PathologyServices,SurgicalServices,BehavioralServices,EducationandTraining, ClinicalMedicine,andNHPResources(Obese,Aging,InfectiousDisease,andJapaneseMacaque)];?(3)Core ScienceServices[ResearchCores(AssistedReproductiveTechnologies,Bioinformatics&Biostatistics, EndocrineTechnologies,FlowCytometry,IntegratedPathology,MolecularTechnologies,MolecularVirology, MagneticResonanceImaging(MRI),andPrimateGenetics)];?(4)ScientificComponents,includingsupportfor ScientificDivisions(CardiometabolicHealth,Genetics,Neuroscience,Pathobiology&Immunology,and Reproductive&DevelopmentalSciences);?(5)PilotResearchProgram;?(6)OutreachandCommunity Engagement;?and(7)NPRCConsortium-BasedActivities. ONPRC?soverarchinggoalistodevelop,study,andshareNHPmodelsthatcaninformthecausesofhuman diseases,leadingtobetterpreventions,treatments,andcures.TheONPRCachievesthisgoalbysupporting translationalresearchandexpertiseinmodelsthatareprovidedlocally,regionally,andnationallyona collaborativebasis.Thehostinstitution,OHSU,recognizestheONPRCasoneoftheuniversity?s?topfive? strengthsandhaspledgedtocontinuesupportforprogrammaticintegrationandinfrastructuredevelopment.

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-OVERALL TheOregonNationalPrimateResearchCenter(ONPRC)isanestablishednationalresourcethathasasits primarymissiontheimprovementofhumanhealthandqualityoflifethroughsupportofexceptionalnonhuman primate(NHP)researchprogramsthatadvanceourknowledgeofthecauses,preventions,treatments,and curesofdebilitatingdiseases.TheONPRChostsrobustandwell-developedinternalresearchprograms,which arecomplementedbycollaborativeresearchprogramsthatservethegreaterbiomedicalresearchcommunity. TheONPRCmaintainsthefacilities,expertise,andinfrastructurerequiredtoconductthemostadvanced biomedicalresearchusingNHPsasmodelsofhumanhealthanddisease.Moreover,theONPRCcanmeet theneedsofnewemergingareasofbasicresearchinwhichtheNHPmodeliscritical,aswellastranslational researchinitiativesthatarehighlyinterdisciplinary.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Office of The Director, National Institutes of Health (OD)
Type
Primate Research Center Grants (P51)
Project #
2P51OD011092-60
Application #
9704987
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1)
Program Officer
Hild, Sheri Ann
Project Start
1997-05-01
Project End
2024-04-30
Budget Start
2019-07-15
Budget End
2020-04-30
Support Year
60
Fiscal Year
2019
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Oregon Health and Science University
Department
Type
Primate Centers
DUNS #
096997515
City
Portland
State
OR
Country
United States
Zip Code
97239
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