The specific goals are to: 1. Provide infectious disease containment and research facilities for up to 12 adult chimpanzees. Provide research services and technical personnel to conduct studies with HIV. 2. Conduct infectious disease research on the etiologic agent of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). 3. Perform studies with candidate AIDS vaccines and other antiviral treatments to control or treat AIDS in the chimpanzee model. 4. Perform various clinical and/or pathobiological tests on infected chimpanzees at the direction of the Project Officer, including the shipment of specimens to NIH.

Project Start
1989-12-01
Project End
1994-11-30
Budget Start
1993-09-02
Budget End
1994-11-30
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1993
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Department
Type
DUNS #
001910777
City
Houston
State
TX
Country
United States
Zip Code
77030