Division of Comparative Medicine (DCM) The Division of Comparative Medicine (DCM) helps to meet the needs of biomedical researchers for high-quality, disease-free animals and specialized animal research facilities. Through grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts, the DCM supports national primate research centers and their field stations, primate breeding and resource-related projects, development of mammalian and nonmammalian animal model resources, postdoctoral training, and a variety of research projects. http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/comparative_med.asp - More