Yerkes Primate Center

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Yerkes Primate Center is a part of Emory University dedicated to the scientific study of primates.

Website: http://www.yerkes.emory.edu/

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Top Investors: National Institutes of Health

Description:

Established in 1930, the Yerkes National Primate Research Center paved the way for what has become the National Institutes of Health-funded National Primate Research Center (NPRC) program. For more than eight decades, the Yerkes Research Center has been dedicated to conducting essential basic science and translational research to advance scientific understanding and to improve human health and well-being. Yerkes research is grounded in scientific integrity, expert knowledge, respect for colleagues, an open exchange of ideas and compassionate, quality animal care.