Tulane National Primate Research Center

杜兰国家灵长类动物研究中心

• 批准号: 8140649
• 负责人: Benjamin Paul Sachs
• 金额: $ 77.94万
• 依托单位: TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-05-09 至 2011-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8140649
• 关键词: Tulane; National; Primate; Research; Center

Description (provided by applicant): This application requests funding for the Tulane National Primate Research Center (TNPRC) for the five-year period beginning May 1, 2008 through April 30, 2013. Funds will be used to support the administration, operations, veterinary resources, scientific research resources and education and training mission of the Center. Additional funds to support pilot research projects and colony-health-related research resource projects are also requested. For nearly three decades the main focus of the TNPRC research program has been infectious disease. This will continue. In addition, a significant program in gene therapy that is tightly linked to the Center for Gene Therapy at Tulane has developed over the last five years. The major areas of funding for the infectious disease program are currently AIDS, Lyme disease and biodefense-related agents; there are also areas under development, such as tuberculosis. These are multidisciplinary studies involving investigators in multiple Divisions at the TNPRC and collaborators outside the Center. The studies cover the spectrum from transmission and pathogenesis to development of vaccine strategies and chemotherapeutic treatments. The gene therapy program provides an important link to the rest of the University, allows for novel approaches to the treatment of many types of disease and imparts additional diversity to our research program. The period since the last submission of the TNPRC base grant has been a time of significant growth and improvement at the Center. Total sponsored funding has increased dramatically and individual, investigator initiated awards now exceed total awards at the time of the last base grant submission. We are currently at the beginning of a major expansion of our facilities in support of the growing research program. The total construction budget for current projects is in excess of $50M and will add approximately 80,000sf to the facility. The expansion is funded by numerous NIH construction awards (C06, UC6) and private funds. Of particular note is the Regional Biosafety Laboratory. This is a BSL-3 facility that will focus on biodefense and emerging infections in support of the NIH biodefense research agenda. Based on the progress in the last five years we are very optimistic about the future. Strengths on which we can capitalize include significant funded renovation and expansion projects, a research focus (infectious diseases and gene therapy) that matches NIH and national priorities, faculty appointments, strong and diverse research resources, a talented and dedicated staff, excellent interactions and collaborations with area universities and an outstanding relationship with our host institution and state and federal legislators.

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请要求从2008年5月1日至2013年4月30日开始为杜兰国家灵长类动物研究中心（TNPRC）提供资金。将用于支持该中心的管理，运营，兽医资源，科学研究资源和教育和培训任务。还要求提供其他资金来支持试点研究项目和与殖民地健康相关的研究资源项目。 近三十年来，TNPRC研究计划的主要重点一直是传染病。这将继续。此外，在过去五年中，与图兰基因治疗中心紧密相关的基因治疗中的重要计划。传染病计划的主要资金领域是目前的艾滋病，莱姆病和与生物化的药物；也有开发区域，例如结核病。这些是多学科研究，涉及TNPRC多个部门的研究人员和中心之外的合作者。研究涵盖了从传播和发病机理到疫苗策略和化学治疗的发展的频谱。该基因治疗计划提供了与大学其他成员的重要联系，允许采用新颖的方法来治疗多种疾病，并为我们的研究计划提供了额外的多样性。 自TNPRC基础赠款上次提交以来的时期是该中心的显着增长和改善的时期。总赞助资金急剧增加，个人发起的奖励现在超过了上次赠款提交时的总奖励。目前，我们正处于我们设施的重大扩展开始，以支持不断发展的研究计划。当前项目的总建筑预算超过5000万美元，该设施将增加约80,000SF。该扩展由许多NIH建筑奖（C06，UC6）和私人资金提供资金。特别值得注意的是区域生物安全实验室。这是BSL-3设施，将重点放在Biodefense和新兴的感染上，以支持NIH Biodefense研究议程。 根据过去五年中的进步，我们对未来非常乐观。我们可以利用的优势包括大量资助的翻新和扩张项目，与NIH和国家优先事项，教师任命，强大而多样化的研究资源相匹配的研究重点（传染病和基因疗法），才华横溢，强大而敬业的研究人员，一种才华横溢的员工，出色的互动，与地区的大学以及与我们的东道机构以及州立机构以及联邦和联邦立法者的杰出关系。