Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology

Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
MottoDedicated to the Nation
TypeAutonomous, Government
Established1977; 47 years ago (1977)
Academic affiliation
CSIR
DirectorVinay K. Nandicoori
Address
CSIR-IICT, Uppal Rd, IICT Colony, Habsiguda, Hyderabad
,
Hyderabad
,
Telangana
,
India
CampusUrban, 6 acres (24,000 m2)
Websiteccmb.res.in
CCMB Hyderabad India

The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (Hindi: कोशिकीय एवं आण्विक जीवविज्ञान केंद्र, IAST: Kośikīya evam āṇavik jīvavijñāna kendra) or CCMB is an Indian fundamental life science research establishment located in Hyderabad that operates under the aegis of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. CCMB is a designated "Centre of Excellence" by the Global Molecular and Cell Biology Network, UNESCO.[1][2]

The center collaborates with the University of Nebraska Medical Center for translational research on glaucoma.[3] In addition, the centre receives funding for specific collaborative projects from establishments outside India, such as the National Institutes of Health, Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States,[4][5] the Imperial Cancer Research Fund and Cambridge University in the United Kingdom,[6] the India-Japan Science Council and the University of Ryukyus in Japan,[7][8] Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique and the Pasteur Institute in France and the Volkswagen Foundation in Germany.[9][10]

  1. ^ "CCMB develops DNA test to identify animal species". Business Line. Chennai. 30 April 2003. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  2. ^ "CCMB identifies milk gene". The Times of India. Times News Network. 10 May 2006. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Glaucoma Research" (PDF) (Press release). Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Harvard School of Public Health » HSPH News » New research reveals the ancestral populations of India and their relationships to modern groups". News. Hsph.harvard.edu. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  5. ^ "caste system existed from 'Founder' race: CCMB-Harvard-MIT study". News.webindia123.com. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Modern man went into the world via India". The Times of India. 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  7. ^ http://cdn.intechopen.com/pdfs/20874/InTech-Japanese_encephalitis_an_emerging_and_spreading_arbovirosis.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  8. ^ Ndhlovu, LC; Leal, FE; Hasenkrug, AM; Jha, AR; Carvalho, KI; Eccles-James, IG; Bruno, FR; Vieira, RG; York, VA; Chew, GM; Jones, RB; Tanaka, Y; Neto, WK; Sanabani, SS; Ostrowski, MA; Segurado, AC; Nixon, DF; Kallas, EG (2011). "HTLV-1 Tax Specific CD8+ T Cells Express Low Levels of Tim-3 in HTLV-1 Infection: Implications for Progression to Neurological Complications". PLOS Negl Trop Dis. 5 (4): e1030. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0001030. PMC 3082508. PMID 21541358.
  9. ^ "Research > Research Partners". Ccmb.res.in. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  10. ^ "Education Plus : Opening new vistas of research in biology". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 31 May 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.