National Institute of Immunology, India

National Institute of Immunology (NII) is an autonomous research institute located in New Delhi,[1][2] under the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) for research in immunology.[3]

NII was established on 24 June 1981, with Prof. M. G. K. Menon as Chairman of its governing body. It has its origins in the ICMR–WHO Research & Training Centre in Immunology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, which was merged with NII in 1982.However, NII continued to function from AIIMS laboratory of its honorary Director Prof G.P. Talwar, till its new building was constructed in 1983, carved out of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus.[4] G.P. Talwar is the founder director of this institute.[5]

References

  1. Gupta, KR; Gupta, Amit (July 6, 2006). Concise Encyclopaedia of India, Volume 3. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors. p. 917. ISBN 9788126906390.
  2. Ghose, T.K.; Ghosh, P. (2003). Biotechnology in India I. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 6–. ISBN 978-3-540-00609-1.
  3. "National Institute of Immunology". Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
  4. History National Institute of Immunology
  5. Prof. G. P. Talwar Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS)

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