History

The CRRP was formally designated as a NICHHD Specialized Population Research Center (P-50) in 1974 with Dr. Ernst Knobil as its Director. In 1982 the CRRP was funded under the auspices of a Reproductive Sciences Center Core Grant (P-30) which continued until 2000. In April 2000, the CRRP was designated as a NICHHD Center in the Specialized Cooperative Program in Reproduction Research (SCCPRR). Dr. Tony M. Plant has served as Director of the CRRP since 1985.