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Non-human primate and translational models of SARS-CoV2 infection and COVID-19 vaccine development
Principal Investigator / Affiliation Suchinda Malaivijitnond (Director) / National Primate Research Center of Thailand-Chulalongkorn University (NPRCT-CU) flag Thailand Thailand
Jeffrey A Roberts (Associate Director) / University of California Davis flag USA USA
Year Adopted 2020
Research Period 2 years
General Description of the Research Project This research project aims to share and compare experimental protocols and clinical data on non-human primates (NHPs) infected with SARS-CoV-2 between three National Primate Research Centers in Thailand, USA and Japan which will be translated to COVID-19 vaccine development in each country. Surveillance and evolutionary biology of SARS-CoV-2 will be assessed using developed assays in human-macaque interface areas in Thailand.
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Photo Suchinda Malaivijitnond

Suchinda Malaivijitnond

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Thailand
Photo Jeffrey A Roberts

Jeffrey A Roberts

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the United States