The National Brain Research
Centre (NBRC) has a permanent home. President
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam dedicated the world-class
facility at Manesar to the nation on 16 December.
A sign, perhaps, that India is ready to join
the global network of research on one of the
world's biggest mysteries, the human brain.
Established in 1999 by the Department of Biotechnology,
the NBRC "is the apex centre in India
working on stem cell research in neuroscience.
I hope the first paper (on the brain) should
come out of NBRC," says Vijayalakshmi
Ravindranath, director, NBRC.
Besides having its own scientists, this deemed
university also networks with 40 institutes
that work in neurosciences. It shares information
through an electronic network and has
identified 'collaborating' centres and established
satellite centres.
The network is not limited to India. NBRC
collaborates with the National Institute of
Mental Health, US, and the RIKEN Brain Science
Institute, Japan. |
