Research Highlights

ORIP supports a wide range of research-related resources and infrastructure, including animal models for human diseases, cutting-edge scientific instrumentation, construction and modernization of research facilities, and research training opportunities for veterinary scientists. Check out the research highlights below to see how ORIP funding has helped spur innovative research and discoveries and advance the next generation of veterinary scientists. To read the scientific studies ORIP has supported, visit Selected Grantee Publications.

NIH Partnered in Rebuilding and Transforming NYU Research Facilities From Aftermath of Superstorm Sandy

April 2, 2024

University of Florida Uses ARRA Funds to Construct a New Home for the Institute on Aging

March 4, 2024

T35/F30 Trainee, Kieran Koch-Laskowski, Ph.D., Advances Obesity Research

February 2, 2024

Profile of a Veterinary Anatomic Pathologist and Researcher: Heather Shive, D.V.M., Ph.D., DACVP

December 5, 2023

Hartford Hospital Uses ARRA Funds to Perform Interdisciplinary Research in Neuropsychiatry

November 2, 2023

ORIP Funds Research to Advance Large Animal Models Using Stem Cell Transplantation

October 17, 2023

Supercomputing Technologies Funded by ORIP Helped Spur Approval of COVID-19 Vaccines and Save Lives*

September 26, 2023

ARRA Funds Enhance Training Opportunities in Neurological Research

September 1, 2023

ORIP Diversity Supplement Awards Helped a Young Investigator Advance His Career in Biomedical Research and Will Allow Him to Give Back to His Community

August 1, 2023

NIH ARRA Program Funds Infrastructure for Modern Nonhuman Primate Research

July 3, 2023

Profile of a Promising Environmental Health Scholar: Tracie Baker, D.V.M., Ph.D.

June 1, 2023

ARRA-Funded Rutgers Repository Pivots to COVID-19 Testing During Pandemic

May 1, 2023

An Interdisciplinary Team Assembled to Preserve Aquatic Genetic Resources and to Develop Capacity Building at Resource Center Cryo-Repositories

April 3, 2023

ORIP-Funded Veterinary Scientist Studies Disease Dynamics in Uganda

February 1, 2023

NIH ARRA Investment Funds State-of-the-Art Core Facility to Support the Future of RNA Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

January 4, 2023

ORIP Support for Small Businesses Leads to New Commercial Technology Outcomes That Benefit Community Resources and Advance Research Discoveries

December 1, 2022

ARRA Program Helps Enable Revolutionary Discoveries in Gene Therapy

November 1, 2022

Mirindi Kabangu: Diversity Supplement Award Helps Scholar Jumpstart His Dream Career

October 3, 2022

Profile of a Promising HIV/AIDS Scholar: Riti Sharan, Ph.D.

September 6, 2022

Mouse Research Yields New Insights on Mendelian Disease Genetics

August 1, 2022

Gnotobiotic Mouse Resources Support Studies of Microbial Interactions

July 1, 2022

S10 Instrumentation Programs Enhance Capabilities for Proteomics Research at Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner Research Institute

June 1, 2022

Reproducibility of Rodent Models for Human Disease: MiniMUGA as a Critical Genetic Tool

May 2, 2022

Pervasive Effects of COVID-19 on the Brain of Nonhuman Primates

April 1, 2022

S10 Instrumentation Programs Enhance Use of Cryo-EM Technologies for COVID-19 Research

March 1, 2022

Nonhuman Primate Study Demonstrates the Value of ORIP-funded Resources for COVID-19 Research

February 4, 2022

A New Method for Drosophila Cryopreservation Overcomes Longstanding Challenges

January 3, 2022

S10-funded Microscopes Propel UT Southwestern Facilities to the Forefront of Research

December 1, 2021

National Primate Research Centers Address Rigor and Reproducibility Challenges

November 1, 2021

Microscope Funded by S10 Program Advances Biological Research at the University of Delaware

October 1, 2021

Cell Ablation System in Zebrafish Yields Insights on Cellular Regeneration

September 1, 2021

Safeguarding the Valuable Genetic Stock Collections of Public Repositories

August 16, 2021

ORIP Supports the Scientific Career of a Promising Young Investigator Studying Parasitic Infections in Zebrafish

July 30, 2021

Flow Cytometer at West Virginia University Supports Research Across Disciplines

July 15, 2021

ORIP Publishes Third and Fourth Commentaries in Nature Lab Animal Series on SARS-CoV-2 Research Using Nonhuman Primate Models

June 28, 2021

Cryo-Electron Microscopy Used to Bridge the Micro-Nano Gap

June 15, 2021

Zika Virus Vaccine Looks Promising To Prevent Mother-to-Fetus Transmission

June 1, 2021

The WormGUIDES Atlas: A Window into the Mysteries of Neurodevelopment in Caenorhabditis elegans

May 14, 2021

ORIP Publishes Two Commentaries in Nature Lab Animal on Nonhuman Primate Models for SARS-CoV-2 Research

April 30, 2021

Profile of a Veterinary Scientist: Xuan Pan, V.M.D., Ph.D., DACVIM

April 30, 2021

Mutant Mouse Research & Resource Center at the University of Missouri Furthers Model Development for the Community

April 15, 2021

California National Primate Research Center Team Develops Novel Tau Model for Alzheimer's Disease in a Nonhuman Primate

March 18, 2021

The Amazing Axolotl: A Valuable Model for Regenerative Medicine

March 16, 2021

New Initiatives for Outreach to Support Small Business Entrepreneurs' Dreams

March 1, 2021

Promising One-Dose Rapid Treatment for Newborns to Prevent Lifelong Infection with HIV

February 16, 2021

Seeing Sound: UCSD Researchers Study Biology in a Whole New Light

February 1, 2021

A Drug Discovery Platform To Rapidly Diagnose Patients

January 15, 2021

K01 Awardee Studies Innovative Approaches to Induce Protective Immunity Against HIV

January 8, 2021

Swift Efforts Are Underway To Distribute a Mouse Model for COVID-19 Research

December 8, 2020

New Visualization Method Gets to the Heart of Parkinson's Disease

December 8, 2020

Profile of a Veterinary Scientist: Meghan Davis, D.V.M., Ph.D., M.P.H.

December 7, 2020

Animal Models and Resources for Coronavirus Research

September 22, 2020

Nonhuman Primate Researchers Push to Support Biomarker Validation Across Community

April 14, 2020

ORIP Nonhuman Primates Resources

March 26, 2020

Macaques, Humans, and Genomes: mGAP - A New Genetic Webtool To Discover Natural Occurring Diseases in Macaques

March 23, 2020

Micro-CT: A view into the structure of life for the analysis of tissue phenotypes

October 28, 2019

Training and Diversifying the Biomedical Workforce

June 11, 2019

Immune Compromised Zebrafish: A Versatile and Cost-Effective Xenograft Model

April 16, 2019

Severe Combined Immunodeficient Pigs: A Promising Model for Human Stem Cell Therapy

January 14, 2019

Nonhuman Primate Evaluation and Analysis Part 2: Report of the Expert Panel Forum on Challenges in Assessing Nonhuman Primate Needs and Resources for Biomedical Research

December 19, 2018

Precision Health and Personal Omics

October 17, 2018

Nonhuman Primate Evaluation and Analysis Part 1: Analysis of Future Demand and Supply

October 12, 2018

Super-Resolution Imaging: Beating the Boundaries of Light

October 12, 2018

Revealing Pulmonary Structure and Function with Hyperpolarized Magnetic Resonance Imaging

July 10, 2018

Collaborative Data Sharing of Non-Human Primate (NHP) Research Reveals Increased Fetal Loss During Zika Virus (ZIKV) Infection

July 3, 2018

A Network Resource for Non-Human Primate Research

May 29, 2018

A Veterinary Scientist’s Success Story — Dr. Carrie Finno, D.V.M., Ph.D.

April 4, 2018

Reshaping One of Nature’s Most Complex Defense Mechanisms to Help Fight Diseases

February 9, 2018

“Going with the Flow”—Biological Cell Sorting

October 31, 2017

Solving the Mystery of Crystalline Protein Structures

October 31, 2017

A 4D Atlas for Studying Cell Development in Worms

October 31, 2017

Bioengineering Mouse Genomes to Advance Research and Precision Medicine. It’s Not Science Fiction

October 31, 2017

Taking Steps Forward—Advancing Conventional Methods of Medical CT Imaging

October 30, 2017

A Go-To Resource Center for Zebrafish Researchers

October 30, 2017

Resource Identification Initiative

January 23, 2017

Public Data Sharing

January 23, 2017

Precision Disease Modeling

January 23, 2017

Animal Models

October 14, 2016

Careers in Translational Research

October 14, 2016

Infectious Disease Research

October 14, 2016