Indoor-Outdoor Housing Expansion to Support HIV/AIDS-Related Research
Official title: Indoor-Outdoor Housing Expansion of the TNPRC SPF Macaque Breeding Colony to Support HIV/AIDS-related Research - Supplement 2A
Funded at Tulane University of Louisiana · NIH-11581704 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A HIV-focused project at a primate research center will use new indoor/outdoor housing and AI-assisted monitoring to study why people with similar backgrounds can have very different HIV outcomes.
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 15, 2026 |
| Project end | May 31, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $499,456 |
| NIH project number | 3C06OD039870-01S2 |
| Project ID | NIH-11581704 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Patients with HIV or individuals at risk seeking insights into factors that influence HIV outcomes and resilience.
✕Less likely to help
The project is non-human primate centered; direct clinical benefits to current patients may be limited until translational steps are taken.
What this research studies
This project creates an HIV Resilience Observatory at Tulane's primate research center to explore why long-term HIV outcomes vary even among people with similar demographics and treatment histories. It will add data infrastructure and fixed equipment, including cameras, to new SPF macaque housing and use continuous video to develop AI-assisted methods for measuring behavior and physiology over time. The goal is to identify host factors that, together with the virus, influence disease progression and health trajectories beyond traditional markers. By focusing on resilience and continuous data collection, the study aims to create insights that could inform future human HIV care and treatment strategies.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, findings could inform personalized approaches to HIV care by identifying host-related factors that influence disease progression and treatment response.
How similar studies have gone: AI-assisted behavioral and physiological phenotyping has shown promise in animal models for understanding disease heterogeneity, but direct human translation remains an area of ongoing research.
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.