ABOUT  NII

The National Institute of Immunology (NII) is an autonomous institution supported by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. The Institute is committed to advanced research addressing the basic mechanisms involved in body defence, host-pathogen interactions and related areas with a view to contribute to the creation of an internationally competitive intellectual knowledge base as a sustainable source of innovative futuristic modalities of potential use in health care. To this end, the Institute follows a two-pronged strategy of linking excellence in rigorous fundamental research with the pragmatic pursuit of emerging application possibilities in entrepreneurial partnerships.

Over thirty independent research groups work in a broad range of modern biological disciplines at NII in dissecting the molecular mechanisms of interaction between the biological systems and their environment. The research interests of the current groups coalesce in four major areas; Gene Regulation, Immunity & Infection, Molecular Design, and Reproduction & Development. The Institute also attempts to contribute to the enhancement of national research competence in the life sciences by providing advanced interdisciplinary teaching and training, including a doctoral programme in academic affiliation with the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.