National Institute for Medical Research

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The National Institute for Medical Research was a major British biomedical research institution in London known for pioneering work in fields such as immunology, virology, and molecular biology.


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instanceOf biomedical research institute
research institute
buildingStyle modernist architecture
city London
coordinates 51.612°N 0.238°W
country United Kingdom
dissolved 2016
employerOf Avrion Mitchison
Brenda Rappaport NERFINISHED
César Milstein
John Skehel
Keith Peters NERFINISHED
Martin Raff
Peter Medawar
Rodney Porter
Walter Bodmer
fieldOfWork biomedical research
genetics
immunology
infectious disease research
molecular biology
neuroscience
structural biology
virology
foundedBy Medical Research Council
hasPart Division of Genetics and Development
Division of Immunology
Division of Molecular Structure
Division of Neurophysiology
Division of Virology
inception 1913
locatedIn London Borough of Barnet NERFINISHED
Mill Hill
location London
mergedInto Francis Crick Institute
movedToLocation Mill Hill
notableFor contributions to antiviral research
contributions to genetics and development
contributions to understanding of the immune system
pioneering work in immunology
pioneering work in molecular biology
pioneering work in virology
operatedBy Medical Research Council
originalName National Institute for Medical Research of the Medical Research Committee
ownedBy Medical Research Council
parentOrganization Medical Research Council
relocatedIn 1950
significantEvent closure of Mill Hill site
successor Francis Crick Institute

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
James Lovelock
employer
National Institute for Medical Research ("National Institute for Medical Research of the Medical Research Committee")
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