Davis: Institutes and Research Centers

Unit

Year Established

Advanced Highway Maintenance and Construction Technology Center

Agricultural and Environmental Informatics Center

Agricultural Economics, Giannini Foundation of 1928

Agricultural Ergonomics Research Center

Agricultural Experiment Station

Agricultural Health and Safety Center 1990

Agricultural History Center * 1964

Agricultural Issues Center

Agricultural Systems, Long Term Research on 1993

Agricultural Toxicology and Residue Research Laboratory 1962

Agronomy Grasses Research 1939

Air Quality and Health Research Group

Alzheimer's Disease Center

Animal Behavior, Center for

Animal Breeding Genetics Research (Artificial Insemination Laboratory) 1944

Animal Science Transgenic Mouse Facility

Animals in Society, Center for

Anthropology Museum

Antibody Engineering Laboratory

Aquatic Biology and Aquaculture, Center for 1984

Arboretum, University 1960

Asian American Mental Health, National Research Center on 1988

Avian Biology, Center for 1995

Biosystematics, Center for 1996

Biotechnology Research and Education Program, UC Systemwide †

Bodega Marine Laboratory * 1966

Botanical Conservatory, UC Davis

Cancer Center, UC Davis

Cancer Research Coordinating Committee, UC †

Child and Family Studies, Center for

Children's Environmental Health, Center for

Clinical Nutrition Research Unit

Companion Animal Health, Center for 1992

Comparative Medicine, Center for

Computational Fluid Dynamics, Center for

Computer Center 1964

Computer Security, Center for

Consumer Research, Center for

Controlled Environment Facility

Cooperative Research and Extension Services for Schools, Center for 1990

Cooperatives, Center for 1987

Crocker Nuclear Laboratory * 1965

Dairy Food Safety Lab 1992

Dairy Foods Research Center, California

Dairy Research and Information Center

DELTA Group (Detection and Evaluation of Long-Range Transport of Aerosols)

Design Research, Center for 1983

Ecological Health Research, Center for 1991

Ecology, Institute of
(now John Muir Institute of the Environment *)
1952

Economic History, All-UC Group in

Educational Research Center, UC

Electron Microscope Laboratory 1959

Engineering Plants for Resistance Against Pathogens, Center for 1991

Entomology, R. M. Bohart Museum of

Environment, Information Center for

Environment, John Muir Institute of the *
(formerly Institute of Ecology)

Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Center for 1965

Environmental Health Sciences, Center for 1992

Equine Health, Center for
(formerly Equine Disease Research Lab) 1973

Equine Viral Diseases Lab, Bernard and Gloria Salick 1999

Exotic and Invasive Weeds Research Unit

Fine Arts and Museology, Laboratory for Research in 1964

Food and Agricultural Research, California Institute of

Food Animal Health, Center for
(formerly Livestock Disease Research Lab) 1972

Food Intake Laboratory

Food Processing Pilot Plant

Food Protection and Toxicology Center 1964

FoodSafe Program

Foundation Seed Project

Fruit and Nut Research and Information Center

Genetic Resources Conservation Program

Genetics and Development, Center for

Genome Center, UC Davis

Geology Museum

Geotechnical Modeling, Center for

Germplasm Repository, National

Global Conflict and Cooperation, Institute on † 1983

Global Environmental Change, National Institute for 1989

Global Livestock Collaborative Research Support Program

Grapevine Importation Program, National 1992

Governmental Affairs, Institute of * 1962

Health and the Environment, Center for (formerly Radiobiology Lab, est. 1951) 2001

Health Services Research in Primary Care, Center for * 1994

Hemispheric Institute on the Americas

Herbarium, Univeristy

Histology Service Laboratory

History, Society, and Culture, Center for

Honey Bee Research Facility, Harry H. Laidlaw

Human Population Issues, Gifford Center for

Humanities Institute, Davis 1987

Image Processing and Integrated Computing, Center for * 1989

Indigenous Research Center of the Americas

International Agriculture Center 1964

International Nutrition, Program in * 1987

IR-4 Leader Laboratory

Kearney Foundation Research (Agricultural Sciences, Division of) 1954

Lake Tahoe Center for Environmental Research

Limnology Labs 1968

Louis K. Mann Laboratory

Materials Research Institute

M.I.N.D. Institute (Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders)

Molecular Biology for Tropical Diseases, International Laboratory of

Molecular Structure Facility

Mosquito Research Program 1972

Murine Targeted Genomics Laboratory, UC Davis

NEAT (Nanophases in the Environment, Agriculture, and Technology)

Nematode Collection

Neuroscience, Center for

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility

Nuclear Radiation Center, UC Davis McClellan 1990

Nursing Research, Center for

Occupational and Environmental Health, Center for

Optical Biology, Center for

Ornamental Horticulture Research and Information Center

Pest Management Center, Western Region 2000

Pest Management Research and Extension, Center for

Pesticide Impact Assessment Program

Plasma Physics Research Institute

Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies, Center for

Population Biology, Center for 1989

Postharvest Technology Research and Information Center

Primate Biology, National Center for 1962

Primate Research Center, California Regional *

Produce and Handling Research 1955

Public Service Research Program

Qualitative Social Science Research, Center on

Radiobiology Laboratory
(now Center for Health and the Environment) 1951

Rangeland Research and Information Center, California

Raptor Center 1972

Rehabilitation Research and Training Center in Neuromuscular Diseases

Scaled Model Aerospace Research and Testing Laboratory

Seafood Network Information Center

Seed Biotechnology Center

Small Farm Center 1979

Solid-State and Optoelectronics, Center for

Spatial Technologies and Remote Sensing, Center for

Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program 1980

Student Experimental Farm

Structural Biology, W. M. Keck Center for

Superfund Basic Research and Training Program 1986

Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems Project 1988

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program 1987

Theoretical Dynamics, Institute of * 1985

Thermochemistry Facility

Tissue Regeneration and Repair, Center for

Tomato Genetics Resource Center, C. M. Rick

Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program †

Transportation Noise Control Center

Transportation Studies, Institute of *† 1991

Urban Forest Research, Center for (USDA Forest Service)

Vector-Borne Disease Research, Center for

Vegetable Research and Information Center

Veterinary Genetics Lab 1955

Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center

Veterinary Orthopedic Research Lab, J. D. Wheat

Violence Prevention Program

Visual Field Reading Center

Water Resources, Center for †

Weed Research and Information Center

Western Ecological Research Center (U.S. Geological Survey)

Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program

Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, Museum of

Wildlife Health Center 1992

Wine, Yeast, and Bacteria Collection

Women and Research, Consortium for

Women in Engineering, Center for 1990

Women's Health Initiative

Women's Reproductive Health Program

Women's Resources and Research Center

X-Ray Crystallographic Facility

* officially designated as an Organized Research Unit
† Multi-Campus Research Unit

Unit	Year Established
Advanced Highway Maintenance and Construction Technology Center
Agricultural and Environmental Informatics Center
Agricultural Economics, Giannini Foundation of	1928
Agricultural Ergonomics Research Center
Agricultural Experiment Station
Agricultural Health and Safety Center	1990
Agricultural History Center *	1964
Agricultural Issues Center
Agricultural Systems, Long Term Research on	1993
Agricultural Toxicology and Residue Research Laboratory	1962
Agronomy Grasses Research	1939
Air Quality and Health Research Group
Alzheimer's Disease Center
Animal Behavior, Center for
Animal Breeding Genetics Research (Artificial Insemination Laboratory)	1944
Animal Science Transgenic Mouse Facility
Animals in Society, Center for
Anthropology Museum
Antibody Engineering Laboratory
Aquatic Biology and Aquaculture, Center for	1984
Arboretum, University	1960
Asian American Mental Health, National Research Center on	1988
Avian Biology, Center for	1995
Biosystematics, Center for	1996
Biotechnology Research and Education Program, UC Systemwide †
Bodega Marine Laboratory *	1966
Botanical Conservatory, UC Davis
Cancer Center, UC Davis
Cancer Research Coordinating Committee, UC †
Child and Family Studies, Center for
Children's Environmental Health, Center for
Clinical Nutrition Research Unit
Companion Animal Health, Center for	1992
Comparative Medicine, Center for
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Center for
Computer Center	1964
Computer Security, Center for
Consumer Research, Center for
Controlled Environment Facility
Cooperative Research and Extension Services for Schools, Center for	1990
Cooperatives, Center for	1987
Crocker Nuclear Laboratory *	1965
Dairy Food Safety Lab	1992
Dairy Foods Research Center, California
Dairy Research and Information Center
DELTA Group (Detection and Evaluation of Long-Range Transport of Aerosols)
Design Research, Center for	1983
Ecological Health Research, Center for	1991
Ecology, Institute of (now John Muir Institute of the Environment *)	1952
Economic History, All-UC Group in
Educational Research Center, UC
Electron Microscope Laboratory	1959
Engineering Plants for Resistance Against Pathogens, Center for	1991
Entomology, R. M. Bohart Museum of
Environment, Information Center for
Environment, John Muir Institute of the * (formerly Institute of Ecology)
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Center for	1965
Environmental Health Sciences, Center for	1992
Equine Health, Center for (formerly Equine Disease Research Lab)	1973
Equine Viral Diseases Lab, Bernard and Gloria Salick	1999
Exotic and Invasive Weeds Research Unit
Fine Arts and Museology, Laboratory for Research in	1964
Food and Agricultural Research, California Institute of
Food Animal Health, Center for (formerly Livestock Disease Research Lab)	1972
Food Intake Laboratory
Food Processing Pilot Plant
Food Protection and Toxicology Center	1964
FoodSafe Program
Foundation Seed Project
Fruit and Nut Research and Information Center
Genetic Resources Conservation Program
Genetics and Development, Center for
Genome Center, UC Davis
Geology Museum
Geotechnical Modeling, Center for
Germplasm Repository, National
Global Conflict and Cooperation, Institute on †	1983
Global Environmental Change, National Institute for	1989
Global Livestock Collaborative Research Support Program
Grapevine Importation Program, National	1992
Governmental Affairs, Institute of *	1962
Health and the Environment, Center for (formerly Radiobiology Lab, est. 1951)	2001
Health Services Research in Primary Care, Center for *	1994
Hemispheric Institute on the Americas
Herbarium, Univeristy
Histology Service Laboratory
History, Society, and Culture, Center for
Honey Bee Research Facility, Harry H. Laidlaw
Human Population Issues, Gifford Center for
Humanities Institute, Davis	1987
Image Processing and Integrated Computing, Center for *	1989
Indigenous Research Center of the Americas
International Agriculture Center	1964
International Nutrition, Program in *	1987
IR-4 Leader Laboratory
Kearney Foundation Research (Agricultural Sciences, Division of)	1954
Lake Tahoe Center for Environmental Research
Limnology Labs	1968
Louis K. Mann Laboratory
Materials Research Institute
M.I.N.D. Institute (Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders)
Molecular Biology for Tropical Diseases, International Laboratory of
Molecular Structure Facility
Mosquito Research Program	1972
Murine Targeted Genomics Laboratory, UC Davis
NEAT (Nanophases in the Environment, Agriculture, and Technology)
Nematode Collection
Neuroscience, Center for
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility
Nuclear Radiation Center, UC Davis McClellan	1990
Nursing Research, Center for
Occupational and Environmental Health, Center for
Optical Biology, Center for
Ornamental Horticulture Research and Information Center
Pest Management Center, Western Region	2000
Pest Management Research and Extension, Center for
Pesticide Impact Assessment Program
Plasma Physics Research Institute
Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies, Center for
Population Biology, Center for	1989
Postharvest Technology Research and Information Center
Primate Biology, National Center for	1962
Primate Research Center, California Regional *
Produce and Handling Research	1955
Public Service Research Program
Qualitative Social Science Research, Center on
Radiobiology Laboratory (now Center for Health and the Environment)	1951
Rangeland Research and Information Center, California
Raptor Center	1972
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center in Neuromuscular Diseases
Scaled Model Aerospace Research and Testing Laboratory
Seafood Network Information Center
Seed Biotechnology Center
Small Farm Center	1979
Solid-State and Optoelectronics, Center for
Spatial Technologies and Remote Sensing, Center for
Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program	1980
Student Experimental Farm
Structural Biology, W. M. Keck Center for
Superfund Basic Research and Training Program	1986
Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems Project	1988
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program	1987
Theoretical Dynamics, Institute of *	1985
Thermochemistry Facility
Tissue Regeneration and Repair, Center for
Tomato Genetics Resource Center, C. M. Rick
Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program †
Transportation Noise Control Center
Transportation Studies, Institute of *†	1991
Urban Forest Research, Center for (USDA Forest Service)
Vector-Borne Disease Research, Center for
Vegetable Research and Information Center
Veterinary Genetics Lab	1955
Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center
Veterinary Orthopedic Research Lab, J. D. Wheat
Violence Prevention Program
Visual Field Reading Center
Water Resources, Center for †
Weed Research and Information Center
Western Ecological Research Center (U.S. Geological Survey)
Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, Museum of
Wildlife Health Center	1992
Wine, Yeast, and Bacteria Collection
Women and Research, Consortium for
Women in Engineering, Center for	1990
Women's Health Initiative
Women's Reproductive Health Program
Women's Resources and Research Center
X-Ray Crystallographic Facility