National Primate Research Center
Encyclopedia
National Primate Research Centers are a network of eight research programs in the United States funded by the National Institutes of Health
to conduct biomedical research on primates. Each center is affiliated with a university
or other host institution.
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
to conduct biomedical research on primates. Each center is affiliated with a university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
or other host institution.
Research Centers
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- California National Primate Research CenterCalifornia National Primate Research CenterThe California National Primate Research Center is a United States federal government funded biomedical research facility, dedicated to improving human and animal health, and located on the University of California, Davis, campus...
(affiliated with the University of California, Davis) - New England National Primate Research Center (affiliated with Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
) - Oregon National Primate Research CenterOregon National Primate Research CenterThe Oregon National Primate Research Center is one of eight federally funded National Primate Research Centers in the United States and has been affiliated with Oregon Health and Science University since 1998. The center is located on of land west of Portland, Oregon, in Hillsboro...
(affiliated with Oregon Health Sciences University) - Southwest National Primate Research Center (affiliated with the Texas Biomedical Research Institute)
- Tulane National Primate Research Center (affiliated with Tulane UniversityTulane UniversityTulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
) - Washington National Primate Research Center (affiliated with the University of WashingtonUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
) - Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (affiliated with the University of Wisconsin)
- Yerkes National Primate Research CenterYerkes National Primate Research CenterThe Yerkes National Primate Research Center, originally established and located in Orange Park, Florida but was later relocated to Atlanta, Georgia at Emory University, is one of eight national primate research centers funded by the National Institutes of Health...
(affiliated with Emory UniversityEmory UniversityEmory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
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- California National Primate Research Center
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