National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR)

Rodney W King, National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK

Published online: April 2001

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0003417

The National Institute for Medical Research was founded in 1914 in London, UK. It is the oldest and largest of the Medical Research Council's research units. The Institute is a dedicated research centre with programmes focusing on Genes and Cellular Controls, Infections and Immunity, Neurosciences and Structural Biology.

Keywords: Dale; Harington; Medawar; Burgen; Rees; Skehel; Mill Hill

 Further Reading
    Andrewes CH (1950) The NIMR. Nature 165: 744–746.
    book Bangham DR (1999) History of Biological Standardisation. London: Society for Endocrinology.
    Harington CR (1949) The work of the NIMR. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B 136: 333–348.
    book Medawar P (1986) Memoir of a Thinking Radish. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
    ePath National Institute for Medical Research Website [http://www.nimr.mrc.ac.uk/]
    Tata JR (2000) History of developmental biology at NIMR. International Journal of Developmental Biology 44: 73–77.
    book Thomson AL (1973–1975) Half a Century of Medical Research (2 vols). London: Medical Research Council /Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
    Work TS (1983) The National Institute for Medical Research. Biologist 30: 95–102.

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King, Rodney W(Apr 2001) National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR). In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0003417]