Contact Us

General Information

The NBRI’s business hours are Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time. We are closed during the University of California holidays.

Phone: (530) 752-0447
Email: [email protected]

Mailing Address

National Biomedical Research Institute (NBRI) / California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC)
University of California, Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8542
 

Conducting Research

For information about conducting research at the NBRI, please email: Research Inquiry 

Educational Tours

For information about scheduling a group tour of the NBRI, please email: Outreach Department

Institute Leadership Contacts

Director 
Karen Bales, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Administration and Operations 
Corey Coates, M.B.A.

Associate Director, Colony Management
Brianne Beisner, Ph.D. 

Associate Director, NAMs Strategy, Development, and Implementation
Lisa Miller, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Primate Medicine
Jacob Theil, DVM, MPVM, DACLAM

Associate Director, Scientific Strategy and Innovation
Eliza Bliss-Moreau, Ph.D. 

Manager, Human Resources
Russell Johnigan, J.D.

Manager, Outreach & Engagement 
Dawn ORowe, Ph.D., M.S., M.B.A.

Public Information Officer, UC Davis Media Relations
James Nash
530-752-1930

Core Service Contacts

Flow Cytometry: Dennis Hartigan O'Connor, M.D., Ph.D.

Inhalation Core: Chris Royer, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Multimodal Imaging Core:  Alice Tarantal, Ph.D. 

Primary Assay Laboratory: Koen Van Rompay, D.V.M., Ph.D

Research Unit Contacts

Cardiorespiratory Diseases Unit: Lisa Miller, Ph.D.

Infectious Diseases Unit: Koen Van Rompay, D.V.M., Ph.D

Neuroscience and Behavior Unit: Brenda McCowan, Ph.D

Reproductive Sciences and Regenerative Medicine Unit: Alice Tarantal, Ph.D.