Neurobiology Research Centre

12°56′26.3″N 77°35′55.6″E / 12.940639°N 77.598778°E / 12.940639; 77.598778

Neurobiology Research Centre
AbbreviationNRC
Formation2007[1]
TypePublic
HeadquartersBangalore, India
Location
  • NIMHANS, Hosur Road, Bangalore-560029
Co-ordinator
Prof. BS Shankaranarayana Rao
Parent organization
NIMHANS, India
WebsiteOfficial Webpage

The Neurobiology Research Center (NRC) is a specialized research centre in the premises of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.[2] The centre provides infrastructure to support translational research and development of cutting-edge technology in frontier areas of neuroscience.[3][4][5] NRC houses fourteen research laboratories and four central facilities, including the Human Brain Museum, the only one of its kind in India.[6][7][8]

Facilities and infrastructure edit

Central facilities
Human Brain Tissue Repository[9]
Neuropathology Brain Museum[6]
Centre for Advanced Research for Innovation in Mental Health and Neurosciences
Central Facility for Millipore Water Purification System, Liquid Nitrogen and Waste Disposal

Research laboratories edit

  • Advanced Flow Cytometry Laboratory
  • Bioinformatics & Proteomics Laboratory[10]
  • Cell Culture & Stem Cell Biology Laboratory
  • Centre for Brain and Mind
  • Electrophysiology Laboratory
  • Music Cognition Laboratory
  • Metabolic Laboratory
  • Multi-modal Brain Image Analysis Laboratory[11]
  • Molecular Biology Laboratories – Communicable and Non-communicable
  • Molecular Genetics Laboratory[12]
  • Neuromuscular Laboratory[13]
  • Neurotoxicology Laboratory
  • Neuro-Oncology Laboratory[14]
  • Optical Imaging & Electrophysiology Laboratory
  • Translational Psychiatry Laboratory[15]

References edit

  1. ^ "History and Milestones – Nimhans".
  2. ^ "The President of India". presidentofindia.gov.in. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Nimhans to get 1st genetic repository | Bengaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. ^ "Nimhans to get advanced research centre". Deccan Herald. 21 January 2012.
  5. ^ "NIMHANS, NCBS-inStem & CMC get". www.pharmabiz.com.
  6. ^ a b "Brain Museum neuropathology – Nimhans". Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  7. ^ Kulkarni, Tanu (27 August 2013). "Takes guts to get these brains" – via www.thehindu.com.
  8. ^ "Over 600 samples on display at Nimhans' Brain Museum | Bengaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  9. ^ "The NIMHANS Brain Bank | HBTR". thenimhansbrainbank.in.
  10. ^ "Institute of Bioinformatics". www.ibioinformatics.org. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  11. ^ "MBIAL". MBIAL.
  12. ^ "Home | Molgen". mglnimhans.netlify.app.
  13. ^ "National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences & Neuromuscular Laboratory - Dept of Neuropathology & Dept of Neurology, Bangalore". Queen Square Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases. 26 September 2019.
  14. ^ "DBT chips in Rs. 6 cr to NIMHANS & IISc for research in brain cancer in adults". pharmabiz.com.
  15. ^ "TransPsych Lab". TransPsych Lab.

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