Indian Institute of Chemical Biology
Established | 1935 |
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Research type | Autonomous Research center |
Budget | ₹711 million (2012)[1] |
Field of research | Biology, Chemistry |
Director | Samit Chattopadhyay |
Faculty | 66[1] |
Students | 427[1] |
Location | Kolkata, West Bengal, India 22°29′51″N 88°22′12″E / 22.4974°N 88.3700°ECoordinates: 22°29′51″N 88°22′12″E / 22.4974°N 88.3700°E |
Campus | Multiple campuses Urban |
Affiliations | AcSIR |
Operating agency | Council of Scientific & Industrial Research |
Website | www |
Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB) is a biomedical research centre in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[2] Established in 1935 it was named as Indian Institute of Experimental Medicine (IIEM). Later on IIEM was included in Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) in the year of 1956 and renamed to its present form in 1982.
The researchers of the institute have developed therapeutic and diagnostic solutions of various diseases.[3][4]
IICB is a multidisciplinary research laboratory under the umbrella of CSIR, Govt. of India. It has 6 R&D divisions:
- Cancer Biology & Inflammatory Disorder
- Cell Biology & Physiology
- Chemistry
- Infectious Diseases & Immunology
- Molecular & Human Genetics
- Structural Biology & Bioinformatics
See also
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
- Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute
- Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- National Institute of Biomedical Genomics
- Jadavpur University
- KPC Medical College and Hospital
References
- ^ a b c "Annual Report 2011-2012" (PDF). Indian Institute of Chemical Biology. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "History of IICB". iicb.res.in. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ "Narayana Health, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology joins hand for transitional research". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ "Indian Institute of Chemical Biology". nti.org. Retrieved 19 April 2014.