National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis

National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis
	File:National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis Logo.jpg
Established	1956
Research type	Public
Budget	₹90 crore (US$13 million)
Field of research	Tuberculosis Research
Location	Chennai, India
Campus	Urban, Chetpet
Affiliations	University of Madras
Operating agency	ICMR
Website	nirt.res.in

The National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (NIRT) is a tuberculosis research organization located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. NIRT carries out research on clinical, bacteriological as well as behavioural and epidemiological aspects of tuberculosis and HIV-TB.^[1]

Academics and Research[edit]

The NIRT (formerly known as the Tuberculosis Chemotherapy Centre) was set up in 1956 as a 5-year project, under the joint auspices of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), World Health Organization (WHO) and the British Medical Research Council (BMRC). The institute is recognized for post-graduate training leading to the Ph.D. degrees in bacteriology, biochemistry, immunology and statistics by the Madras University and by the Inter-University Board of India and Sri Lanka.^[2]

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Official website

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[1] ttp://www.icmr.nic.in/icmrsql/insprofile.asp?insno1=000511

[2] ttp://www.nirt.res.in/html/history.html

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