Indian Institute of Chemical Biology

Indian Institute of Chemical Biology

Established	c. 1935;90 years ago (1935)
Laboratory type	Research and development
Research type	Multidisciplinary Medical research
Field of research	Cancer Biology Inflammatory disorder Cell biology Physiology Infectious Diseases Immunology Molecular genetics Organic chemistry Medicinal chemistry Structural biology Bioinformatics
Director	Vibha Tandon
Location	Kolkata, West Bengal, India 22°29′51″N88°22′12″E / 22.4974°N 88.3700°E / 22.4974; 88.3700
Campus	Large city
Nickname	IICB, Kolkata
Affiliations	AcSIR
Operating agency	Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
Website	iicb.res.in

Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB) is a biomedical research centre in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. ^[1]

Established in 1935 as Indian Institute of Experimental Medicine (IIEM), it was inducted under the aegis of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) in 1956 and renamed to its present form in 1982. ^[1] It has 6 R&D divisions:- Cancer Biology & Inflammatory Disorder, Cell Biology & Physiology, Chemistry, Infectious Diseases & Immunology, Molecular & Human Genetics, and Structural Biology & Bioinformatics.

Notable people

• Amar Bhaduri, Director of CSIR-IICB, Kolkata (1990-1995) and President of Society of Biological Chemists of India (1999-2000), ^[2] known for outstanding contribution in Kala-azar research in India. ^[3]
• Santasabuj Das, Director of NIRBI

References

1. "History of IICB". iicb.res.in. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
2. "Society of Biological Chemists (India 1930-2011)" (PDF). sbcihq.in. Society of Biological Chemists. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2024.
3. "Amar Nath Bhaduri (11 November 1935-6 June 2003)" (PDF). www.insaindia.res.in. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2024.

External links

• Official website