RECENT RESEARCH AWARDS

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH. Grant No. 1 R01 AI093307-01A1 “Identification and eradication of HIV tissue reservoirs in a relevant animal model”, Dr. Binhua Ling, Principal Investigator.

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH. Grant No. 1 R01 DK083929-01A2 “Molecular Pathology of HIV/SIV Enteropathy”. Dr. Mahesh Mohan, Principal Investigator.

National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH. Grant No. 1 R01 DA030053-01 “Cannabinoid Epigenomic and miRNA Mechanisms Impact HIV/SIV Disease Progression”. Dr. Mahesh Mohan, Principal Investigator of a subcontract with Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Dr. Patricia Molina.

National Center for Research Resources, NIH. Grant No. 1 R25 RR032028-01 “Tulane University Laboratory Animal Medicine Education Program”, Dr. Rudolf Bohm, Principal Investigator.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH Grant No. 5 U54 AI057156-08, “Evaluation of Live Attenuated B. Melitensis Vaccines in NHP”, Dr. Chad Roy, Principal Investigator of a subcontract with the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston-WRCE, Dr. David H. Walker.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,NIH Grant No. 1 U01 AI078023-01, “Therapeutic Human Monocolonal Antibodies Against Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B (SEB)”, Dr. Chad Roy, Principal Investigator of a subcontract with Integrated Biotherapeutics, Inc., Dr. M. Javad Aman.

National Institutes of Health, “Maintenance of a SPF Macaque Breeding Colony for AIDS Research (Bridge Funding)”, Dr. James L. Blanchard, Principal Investigator.

Howard Hughs Medical Center, “K-Rith/HHMI Traveling Fellowship”, Dr. Deepak Kaushal, Principle Investigator of a subcontract with Howard Hughs Medical Center Dr. William Bishai.

National Institutes of Health, “Support for Immunogenicity Testing in a Nonhuman Primate Pathogenesis/Vaccine Study”, Dr. Andrew Lackner, Principal Investigator of a subcontract with Quality Biological, Inc.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Grant No. 1 R21 AI097024-01 “Role of the Liver in Microbial Translocation and AIDS Pathogenesis”, Dr. Andrew Lackner, Principal Investigator.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Grant No. 2 R01 AI074362-04 “Pathogenic Determinants of the SIV Envelope Transmembrane Cytoplasmic Domain”, Dr. Andrew Lackner, Principal Investigator of a subcontract with the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. James Hoxie.

National Center for Research Resources, NIH, Grant No. 1 G20 RR032477-01 “TNPRC Electrical Distribution Upgrade”, Dr. Andrew Lackner, Principal Investigator.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, “VEE-SIV (XE6) Safety and Immunogenicity Study in Rhesus Macaques”, Dr. Vicki Traina-Dorge, Principal Investigator of a subcontract with Global Vaccines, Inc., Dr. Robert Johnston.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH. Grant No. 5 U19 AI067854-06 “Use of Tissue Explants to Evaluate Mucosal Immune Response in NHPs and Humans”, Dr. Ronald Veazey, Principal Investigator of a subcontract with St. George’s University, London, Dr. Carolina Herrera.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, “Comparison of Immunological Phenomena at Various Sites Along the Gastrointestinal Tract in SIV Uninfected and Infected Asian Macaques”, Dr. Ronald Veazey, Principal Investigator of a subcontract with Harvard University, Dr. Paul Johnson.

National Institutes of Health, “Tulane University Laboratory Animal Medicine Education Program”, Dr. Rudolf P. Bohm, Principal Investigator.

National Institutes of Health, “Immunogenecity and Pharmacokinetics of Factor VIII-Lipid Complexes”, Dr. Brooke Fahrig Grasperge, Principal Investigator of a subcontract with University of Buffalo, Dr. Sathy Balu-lyer.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH. Grant No. 1 R01 AI094595-01 “Identification of the Initial Targets of Transmission”, Dr. Ronald Veazey, Principal Investigator of a subcontract with Northwestern University, Dr. Thomas Hope.

National Institutes of Health “A multidisciplinary approach to understanding TB Latency and reactivation”, Dr. Deepak Kaushal, Principal Investigator of a 2 year subcontract with John Hopkins University, Dr. Petros Karakousis.

National Institutes of Health “Transcriptomics of Tuberculosis Latency and Reactivation in Primates”, Dr. Deepak Kaushal, Principal Investigator.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH. Grant No. 1 U19 AI082623-02 SUPPLEMENT “RT Inhibitor CSIC and Entry Inhibitor Retrocyclin RC101 as Microbicides”. Dr. Preston Marx, Principal Investigator of a subcontract agreement SUPPLEMENT with Pittsburgh University, Dr. Phalguni Gupta.

Department of Defense, DTRA, “Mismatch Repair Derived Medicines to Treat Stephylococcus derived Bioweapons”, Dr. Chad Roy, Principal Investigator of a subcontract with Morphotek, Dr. Luigi Grasso.

National Center for Research Resources, NIH. Grant No. 3 P51 RR000164-49S1 “Tulane National Primate Research Center” Alterations and Renovations, Dr. Benjamin Sachs, Principal Investigator.

National Center for Research Resources, NIH. Grant No. 3 P51 RR000164-49S2 “Tulane National Primate Research Center” Consortium Activities and Translational Research, Dr. Benjamin Sachs, Principal Investigator.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH. Grant No. 5 R37 AI055332-07 “Antibody Effector Function in Protection Against HIV-1”, Dr. Ronald Veazey, Principal Investigator of a subcontract with The Scripps Research Institute, Dr. Dennis Burton.

National Center for Research Resources, NIH. Grant No. 3 U24 RR018111-07S1 ARRA “Establishment and Expansion of a SPF Rhesus Colony”, Dr. Rudolf P. Bohm, Principal Investigator.

National Center for Research Resources, NIH. Grant No. 1 R21 RR026006-01A1“Macaque model of TB/AIDS co-infection via natural routes of exposure ”, Dr. Deepak Kaushal, Principal Investigator.

National Center for Research Resources, NIH, Grant No. 5 P20 RR020159-06 “Center for Experimental Infectious Disease Research, Dr. Andrew Lackner, Principal Investigator of a subcontract with Louisiana State University.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH. Grant No. 1 R01 AI07606-01A2 “Pathogenesis of Natural SIV and STLV infections in humans”, Dr. Preston Marx, Principal Investigator.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH. Grant No. 1 R21 AI080395-01 ARRA award ‘Importance of Antigen Specific Immunoglobulin responses in controlling SIV infection”, Dr. Bapi Pahar, Principal Investigator.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC. Grant No. 200-200-M-32313 ‘Devise and evaluate IgG Capyure Enzyme Immunoassy for use as a measure of proportions of Anti-C6 IgG Antibodies present in total IgG serum samples”, Dr. Mario Philipp, Principal Investigator of a subcontract with the CDC.

Path Vaccine Solutions, PATH-“Multiple-Dose Efficacy and Saftey Study of Pneumococcal Combination Vaccine IC47 containing SP2216-1, SP1732-3 and Recombinant Proteins with Aluminum Hydroxide Adjuvant after Instrumuscular Administration and experimental infection in Rhesus Monkeys, Dr. Mario Philipp, Principal Investigator.

National Center for Research Resources, NIH. Grant No. 3 P51 RR000164-48S1 “Tulane National Primate Research Center”, Circumcision Studies, Dr. Benjamin Sachs, Principal Investigator.

National Center for Research Resources, NIH. Grant No. 3 P51 RR000164-48S2 “Tulane National Primate Research Center” ARRA award for Advance Translational Research, Dr. Benjamin Sachs, Principal Investigator.

National Center for Research Resources, NIH. Grant No. 3 P51 RR000164-48S3 “Tulane National Primate Research Center” ARRA award for Advance Translational Research, Dr. Benjamin Sachs, Principal Investigator.

National Center for Research Resources, NIH. Grant No. 3 P51 RR000164-48S4 “Tulane National Primate Research Center” ARRA award for Pilot Studies, Dr. Benjamin Sachs, Principal Investigator.

National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Grant No. 3 RO1 DK076653-02S1 “Non-Human Primate Model of Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy”, ARRA award supplement to account no. 547100, Dr. Karol Sestak, Principal Investigator.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH. Grant No. 1 R01 AI084793-01 “Early Events in Muscosal SIV Pathogenesis”, Dr. Ronald S. Veazey, Principal Investigator.

Gynuity Health Products, “Topical Estriol for Vaginal Health”, Dr. Ronald S. Veazey, Principal Investigator.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH. Grant No. 1 R43 AI081392-01 “SEB Immunotherapy: Human Mabs to Toxin and Cytokines”. Dr. Chad Roy, Principal Investigator of a subcontract with Mapp Biopharmaceutical, Inc.