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| budget = | type = | staff = 230 | campus = | students = | nobel_laureates = | operating_agency = | website = (onprc.ohsu.edu ) }} The Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) is one of seven federally funded National Primate Research Centers in the United States and has been affiliated with Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) since 1998. The center is located on of land west of Portland, Oregon, in Hillsboro.〔(OHSU: News Release )〕 Originally known as the Oregon Regional Primate Research Center (ORPRC), it was the first of the original seven primate centers established by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The research center is administered and funded by the National Center for Research Resources, receiving $11 million in federal grants annually.〔Sabatier, Julie. (Monkey Business, Willamette Week, December 13, 2006 )〕 The center maintains a colony of 4,200 non-human primates (consisting of rhesus monkeys, Japanese macaques, vervets, baboons and cynomolgus macaques), cared for by 12 veterinarians and 100 full-time technicians.〔(Caring for our animals ), ONPRC.〕 Living conditions at the facility are inspected bi-annually by the USDA in unannounced visits. Animal rights groups, such as In Defense of Animals and PETA, have stridently criticized what they characterize as cruel conditions there. The primates are used in pure and applied biomedical research into fertility control, early embryo development, obesity, brain development and degeneration, and newly emerging viruses, especially AIDS-related agents. Research projects at the facility have produced some notable findings, such as the first successful cloning of primate embryos and extraction of stem cells, which was named the number one scientific achievement of 2007 by ''Time''. ==History== Construction of the facility began in 1961 after a $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. It was built on in Washington County and opened in 1962.〔 In 1970, the Oregon location became the first of the regional centers to build and use outdoor breeding facilities.〔(About ONPRC: History at a Glance )〕 By 1976 the campus housed 18 different species and 2,100 total animals while employing 225 people.〔 In 1988, the Center adds the Cooley Center for Cell and Molecular Biology to the campus, followed by the Animal Services Building in 1992. OHSU takes over in 1998 when the center is merged into the university.〔 In 2002, the Center is renamed from the Oregon Regional Primate Center to the current name after the NIH changes the designation of all the primate research centers.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oregon National Primate Research Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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