HIV Resilience Observatory in a rhesus macaque colony expansion
Official title: SPF Rhesus Macaque Breeding Colony Expansion to Support HIV/AIDS-Related Research - Supplement 1A
Funded at Tulane University of Louisiana · NIH-11581712 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A program to build a rhesus macaque breeding colony and use AI-powered monitoring to study why some HIV/AIDS outcomes differ among individuals with similar backgrounds.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Tulane University of Louisiana NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New Orleans, United States) |
| Project start | September 18, 2026 |
| Project end | May 31, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $499,077 |
| NIH project number | 3C06OD037747-01S1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11581712 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates are individuals with HIV/AIDS or those living with related health conditions where resilience and host factors are believed to influence outcomes, though the study is conducted in non-human primates for model insights.
✕Less likely to help
Direct benefits apply to human patients only indirectly through translated insights; participants in the macaque colony are non-human.
What this research studies
This project expands a specific rhesus macaque colony and adds video-enabled data collection to study HIV/AIDS progression. Researchers will collect continuous behavioral and physiological data to identify non-virologic factors that influence disease outcomes. The goal is to create AI-assisted methods to measure resilience-related traits that might explain why similar patients have different health trajectories. The work combines animal care with advanced analytics to generate insights that could inform human HIV care and treatment strategies.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, findings could help tailor HIV treatment and support by understanding resilience factors that affect disease progression and response to therapy.
How similar studies have gone: AI-assisted phenotyping and animal-host studies have shown promise in linking behavior and physiology to disease outcomes, though application to HIV resilience is an emerging area.
Where this research is happening
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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Russell-Lodrigue, Kasi E — Tulane University of Louisiana
- Study coordinator: Russell-Lodrigue, Kasi E
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.