{"id":63735,"date":"2025-09-16T13:13:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T07:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=63735"},"modified":"2025-09-16T13:40:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T08:10:30","slug":"centre-for-cellular-and-molecular-biology-ccmb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/centre-for-cellular-and-molecular-biology-ccmb\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists at CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) recently discovered how white blood cells can adapt their internal skeletons to combat pathogens.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is India\u2019s <\/span><b>premier research organization <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in frontier areas of <\/span><b>modern biology.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>objectives <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the Centre are to conduct <\/span><b>high-quality basic research and training in frontier areas of modern biology,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>promote centralized national facilities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for new and modern techniques in the interdisciplinary areas of biology.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Located in Hyderabad,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Telangana, CCMB is a <\/span><b>constituent laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a renowned national organization under the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Established in 1977,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> CCMB has emerged as a <\/span><b>global leader in cellular and molecular research<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is known for its contributions to understanding the molecular mechanisms that govern biological systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CCMB\u2019s work s<\/span><b>pans various disciplines of biology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including <\/span><b>genetics, biotechnology, bioinformatics, immunology, and molecular medicine.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The institution is well-regarded for its <\/span><b>cutting-edge research in molecular biology, genomics, proteomics, and cellular mechanisms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The centre\u2019s <\/span><b>research is both fundamental and translational, focusing on problems <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that have wide-ranging<\/span><b> implications for medicine, disease management, agricultural <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">improvement, and <\/span><b>environmental sustainability.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CCMB <\/span><b>has state-of-the-art facilities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for research, including a <\/span><b>high-throughput genomics facility and a bioinformatics centre.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The institute also <\/span><b>offers training programs and workshops <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for students and researchers and collaborates with national and international institutions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\">CCMB is a <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">designated &#8220;Center of Excellence&#8221; by the Global Molecular and Cell Biology Network, <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/united-nations-educational-scientific-and-cultural-organization-unesco\/\" target=\"_blank\">UNESCO<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/lifestyle\/health\/2025\/Sep\/16\/wbcs-change-shape-to-combat-pathogens-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>NIE<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology is India\u2019s premier research organization in frontier areas of modern biology. 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