California National Primate Research Center

The California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) is a federally funded biomedical research facility dedicated to improving human and animal health. The CNPRC is part of a network of eight national primate research centers sponsored by the National Center for Research Resources, a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Established in 1962, the CNPRC is affiliated with the University of California, Davis, and located on 300 acres on the western edge of the campus. The centers staff of nearly 300 comprises scientists, veterinarians, animal care technicians, specialists in pathology and animal husbandry, graduate and postdoctoral students and laboratory and administrative personnel.