Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) is an Indian Biotechnology research establishment of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
Location of Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB)
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) located in Hyderabad, the capital city of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) is designated as the Centre of Excellence for Global Molecular and Cell Biology Network, UNESCO. The National Biosafety level - 4 Containment Facility for Human Infectious Diseases, is Located in CCMB.
Collaboration with Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) is collaborated with the University of Nebraska Medical Centre for translational research on Glaucoma. In addition, the centre derives International funding for specific collaborative projects from agencies like National Institutes of Health, Harvard Medical School, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the U.S.A. Imperial Cancer Research Fund and Cambridge University in the U.K., India Japan Science Council and the University of Ryukyus in Japan, Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique and the Pasteur Institute in France and the Volkswagen Foundation in Germany.
Research Programmes of Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
The ongoing research programmes at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) are in three major categories - high quality basic research in the frontier areas of modern biology, research relevant to societal needs, and application-oriented research towards commercialisation. These include the areas of biomedicine and diagnostics, evolution & development, gene regulation in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, host-parasite interactions, membrane biology, protein structure, bio informatics, functional genomics, theoretical biology and many others.
Awards Received by Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
In recognition for its contribution to modern biology, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) has been chosen as a Centre of Excellence by UNESCO Global Network for Molecular and Cell Biology MCBN and has been designated as a South Centre for Excellence for Research and Training by the Third World Academy of Sciences TWAS, Italy. Many prestigious international and national awards have come to Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) including the CSIR Technology Award (four times) and FICCI Award for outstanding achievements in Science and Technology.
