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California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC)Primate CenterDavis, California, USA California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) (Established 1962) University of California , Davis , California 95616-8542 USA Director: Dallas M. Hyde Phone: (530) 752-0447 Fax: (530) 752-2880 E-mail: cnprc@primate.ucdavis.edu Affiliations: University of California-Davis Mission: To conduct interdisciplinary research on significant human health-related problems where nonhuman primates are the animal models of choice. These include programs in AIDS, autism, asthma, stem cell biology, gene therapy, respiratory diseases, behavioral neurobiology, developmental and reproductive biology, pulmonary function in health and disease, genetics, toxicology, and virology and immunology; To provide the highest level of care and humane handling to the nonhuman primate subject; To maintain a breeding program and continue research in primate biology, as required, to meet the current and anticipated future requirements of the CNPRC and the national scientific community. To provide an Education Outreach Program (EOP) with the mission to familiarize K-6th students and educators with primates, topics in health sciences, biomedical research, careers in science, and to demonstrate the direct connection between biomedical science and the students' and their families' own health. Principal Research Programs: Brain, Mind, and Behavior; Reproductive Sciences; Respiratory Diseases; Virology and Immunology; Affiliate and Pilot Research Program Training Opportunities: Educational opportunities available for: Undergraduates, Graduate students, Veterinary Residents; Program emphasis: Behavioral biology; Reproductive biology; Respiratory diseases; Primate medicine; Virology and immunology; Financial support occasionally available Financial Aid: Financial support occasionally available Number of Staff: Total (369); Scientists (21); Support Staff (348); Graduate Students(17) Key Personnel: Dallas M. Hyde, CNPRC Director, and Director of the Computational Imaging Core, Phone: (530)752-0420 , E-mail: dmhyde@ucdavis.edu Sue Brugh, Assistant Director of Administration , Phone: N/A , E-mail: skbrugh@primate.ucdavis.edu Jenny Short, Assistant Director of Colony Management and Research Services , Phone: (530)752-7169 , E-mail: jjshort@primate.ucdavis.edu Charles Plopper, Leader, Respiratory Diseases Unit, and Director of Inhalation Exposure Facility, Phone: (530)752-707 , E-mail: cgplopper@ucdavis.edu Chris Miller, Leader, Virology and Immunology Unit, and Director of the Immunology Core, Phone: (530)752-8584 , E-mail: cjmiller@primate.ucdavis.edu Sally Mendoza, Leader, Brain, Mind and Behavior Unit, Phone: N/A , E-mail: spmendoza@ucdavis.edu Alice Tarantal, Leader, Reproductive Sciences Unit, Phone: N/A , E-mail: aftarantal@primate.ucdavis.edu John Capitanio, Associate Director for Research, and Director of Affiliate Research Program and Core Services Program, Phone: (530)-752-4002, E-mail: jpcapitanio@ucdavis.edu Nick Lerche, Associate Director of Primate Services, and Director of Pathogen Detection Core Laboratory, Phone: N/A , E-mail: nwlerche@primate.ucdavis.edu Bill Lasley, Director of Endocrine Core, Phone: N/A, E-mail: bllasley@ucdavis.edu Don Canfield, Pathologist, Phone: N/A, E-mail: drcanfield@ucdavis.edu Ross Tarara, Pathologist, Phone: N/A, E-mail: rptarara@ucdavis.edu Steve Fisher, Data Services, Phone: N/A , E-mail: srfisher@primate.ucdavis.edu Species Supported: "Macaca mulatta" (4485); "Macaca fascicularis" (374); "Callicebus moloch" (64); "Chlorocebus sabeus" (9) Web Site: http://www.cnprc.ucdavis.edu/ Entry created: 1998-03-30 [Update Entry] [Delete Entry] |