Historically, the preferred small animal model for hypertension research has been the rat. (researchdiets.com)
Broadly, the scope of our capabilities include, but are not limited to: (1) determination of optimal route and dose for pathogen challenge, (2) determination of correlates of immunity, (3) standardization of animal models for use in «Proof - of - Concept» efficacy studies of candidate vaccines, therapeutics and immunotherapeutics and (5) toxicity and efficacy of candidate molecules or vaccines in small animal models of infectious disease. (centerforpredictivemedicine.org)
The Center for Predictive Medicine recognizes the challenges of translational research such as in designing and implementing high - throughput screens and assessing small molecules and potential vaccines for their efficacy in small animal models of disease. (centerforpredictivemedicine.org)