Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (Hindi: कोशिकीय एवं आण्विक जीवविज्ञान केंद्र, IAST: Kośikīya evam āṇavik jīvavijñāna kendra) or CCMB is an Indian fundamental life science research establishment located in Hyderabad that operates under the aegis of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. CCMB is a designated "Centre of Excellence" by the Global Molecular and Cell Biology Network, UNESCO.
| Motto | Dedicated to the Nation |
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| Type | Autonomous, Govt, CSIR |
| Established | 1977 |
| Director | Vinay K. Nandicoori |
| Address | CSIR-IICT, Uppal Rd, IICT Colony, Habsiguda, Hyderabad , , Telangana , |
| Campus | Urban, 6 acres (24,000 m2) |
| Website | ccmb.res.in |
The center collaborates with the University of Nebraska Medical Center for translational research on glaucoma. In addition, the centre receives funding for specific collaborative projects from establishments outside India, such as the National Institutes of Health, Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States, the Imperial Cancer Research Fund and Cambridge University in the United Kingdom, the 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.