National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis

National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis
Established 1956
Research type Public
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 in tuberculosis 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

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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