National Institute of Animal Biotechnology

For the Macedonian organisation, see Institute of Animal Biotechnology.
National Institute of Animal Biotechnology
Motto "Animal Health for Human Welfare"
Established 2010
Field of research
 Animal Biotechnology
Director Dr. Subeer S. Majumdar
Location Hyderabad, India
Campus Urban, Gachibowli
Operating agency
 Department of Biotechnology
Website www.niab.org.in


The National Institute of Animal Biotechnology [1] is an Indian autonomous research establishment of the Department of Biotechnology,[2] Ministry of Science and Technology (India). The NIAB is being set up in Hyderabad (India), under the leadership of Prof. Pallu Reddanna,[3] The state of the art Animal Biotechnology and Transgenics institute is housed in the Aryabhata Block of the sprawling University of Hyderabad in Gachibowli.[4]

Mission and vision

The primary mandate[5] of NIAB is towards the development of sustainability and globally competitive livestock (farm animals) for public and industry through innovative and cutting edge technology. There will emphasis on showing excellence in production of globally competitive livestock products, pharmaceuticals (medicines), nutritional products and other biologicals related to animal health care.[6]

Academics and research

The main focus of NIAB will be to nurture the bio-entrepreneurship in the animal biotechnology field and to perform hard core translational research involving livestock and beneficial to mankind. There will be research laboratories of various disciplines e.g. Genomics, Nutrition enrichment, transgenic technology, infectious diseases and Reproductive biotechnology. NIAB will conduct teaching and research programs[7] of M.Sc. and Ph.D. to train young scientists. The institute will be academically linked with University of Hyderabad. Dr. Subeer S. Majumdar took charge as new director since 1st August, 2016.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NIAB Home page".
  2. ↑ "NIAB mandate on DBT Website".
  3. ↑ "Prof. Dr. J. Gowrishankar, FNASc, as Officer-on-Special Duty". horizontal tab character in |title= at position 8 (help)
  4. ↑ National Institute of Animal Biotechnology
  5. ↑ "Mandate and Mission of NIAB".
  6. ↑ Land from UoH alienated for NIAB - The Hindu
  7. ↑ "Academic Programes of NIAB".

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