The NCCFAR is organized and led by the Administrative Core at UC Davis. Pilot projects and support for new investigators and sciences are funded through a Developmental Core. A basic science Primate Core is based at the nationally renowned California Regional Primate Facility at UC Davis. A Virology and Immunology Core, located at the VRDL/CDHS, focuses on supplying the basic and clinical virology and immunology infrastructure that benefit individual investigators, as well as allow for the conduct of complex clinical trials. Lastly, a Clinical Investigative Core has been established to conduct clinical trials, perform translational research and supply patient-based samples.