The School of Veterinary Medicine is home to more than 30 Centers of Excellence, Institutes, and Program Projects that promote collaborative, multidisciplinary teams across our campus, as well as nationally and internationally that investigate and identify solutions to the world’s most complex challenges.
Visit our Clinical and Research Support Laboratories page for services for veterinarians, animal owners, and breeders.
California Animal Health & Food Safety Laboratory System (CAHFS)
Center for Animal Disease Modeling and Surveillance (CADMS)
Center for Companion Animal Health (CCAH)
Center for Equine Health (CEH)
Center for Food Animal Health (CFAH)
Center for Veterinary Mycology
Center for Veterinary Sciences and Comparative Medicine - UC San Diego
Comparative Cancer Center (CCC)
CounterACT Center of Excellence
Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center
Pacific Southwest Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (PACVEC)
UC Veterinary Medical Center - San Diego
Veterinary Center for Clinical Trials (VCCT)
International Animal Welfare Training Institute
Veterinary Institute for Regenerative Cures (VIRC)
Western Institute for Food Safety and Security (WIFSS)
Agricultural Experiment Station (AES)
Atwill Water & Foodborne Zoonotic Disease Laboratory
Comparative Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences Laboratory
Comparative Pathology Laboratory (CPL)
Designated Emphasis in Reproductive Biology
Digital Microscopy and Whole Slide Imaging Laboratory
Equine Infectious Disease Research Laboratory
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD)
Health Sciences District Advanced Imaging Facility
Hummingbird Health and Conservation Program
J.D. Wheat Veterinary Orthopedic Research Laboratory (VORL)
Laboratory in Infectious Disease Ecology
Real-time PCR Research and Diagnostics Core Facility
Veterinary Assisted Reproduction Laboratory