The University of California Davis Center for Comparative Medicine (CCM) is a cooperative, interdisciplinary research and teaching center that is co-sponsored by the School of Medicine and the School of Veterinary Medicine. CCM Faculty members have academic appointments in one or both Schools.
The CCM Research Mission is to investigate the pathogenesis of human and animal disease, using animal models or naturally occurring animal diseases. Areas of emphasis include host-agent interactions during infectious disease, intervention and prevention strategies for infectious diseases, cancer, and mouse biology. CCM faculty contribute a broad range of expertise to these areas, including the disciplines of immunology, genomics, pathology, biochemistry, physiology, microbiology, molecular virology, and informatics.
Through its robust and interdisciplinary research programs, the CCM provides a rich academic environment for teaching at the professional, graduate, and post-graduate levels within the School of Medicine and School of Veterinary Medicine. Opportunities are available for professional students from both schools to gain research experience. PhD candidates can pursue training opportunities in the CCM’s faculty-sponsored research laboratories, with support from a number of training grants. This diverse research environment is intended to attract and train high-quality candidates to the disciplines of comparative medicine, independent and collaborative research, and mouse biology.
