Annual ONPRC pilot grant program

The annual ONPRC pilot grant program supports meritorious preliminary studies employing nonhuman primates that are appropriate for the research focus of the ONPRC and have the potential for subsequent national funding. Annual program announcements are released in December. Inquiries should be directed to Dr. Charles Roberts, robertsc@ohsu.edu. 

Letters of intent should be submitted through CAP at no later than 11:59 pm on January 5, 2025. Revisions or additions to the application will not be accepted after the due date. Submissions that do not follow the formatting guidelines will not be reviewed.

PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT: 2025 ONPRC Pilot Grant Research Program

Additional pilot opportunities

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Division of Comparative Medicine (DCM) Nonhuman Primate Care Pilot Grant Program. Click on the link to view more information and apply. 

We are pleased to announce the launch of the 2024 ONPRC New Approach Methodology (NAM) Pilot Grant Research Program.  Click on the link to view more information and apply. 

2024-2025 Pilot research program recipients

Kathleen Chirco, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Oregon Health & Science University. Developing a nonhuman primate retinal organoid model to study inherited retinal diseases

Mark Heise, Ph.D., Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Rhesus Macaque Model of O’nyong Nyong (ONNV) Infection, Immunity, and Disease

Mark Slifka, Ph.D., Professor, Oregon National Primate Research Center. Rational design of an optimized multivalent Campylobacter vaccine based on bacterial epidemiology and immunological cross-reactivity of circulating strains