About the Institute

National Brain Research Centre (NBRC) is a specialized NAAC Accredited (Deemed to be University) is an autonomous institute of BRIC (Biotechnology Research and innovation Council), a DBT Organization Under the aegis of Ministry of science & Technology, Govt. of India, dedicated to research in the frontier areas of neuroscience and brain function in health and disease. The institute's primary objectives are to understand brain functions in both healthy and diseased states, train human resources capable of conducting interdisciplinary research in neuroscience, and promote neuroscience in India by networking with national institutions. Scientists and students of NBRC come from diverse academic backgrounds and use multidisciplinary approaches to understand the complex processes that form the basis of brain mechanisms. Located over a sprawling campus in the foothills of the Aravali range in Manesar, Haryana.

About the Animal Facility

NBRC is committed to the highest standards of research. So as part of the NBRC’s infrastructure has a state-of-the-art animal facility to meet the requirements of the scientists for advanced neuroscience research. Qualified and trained veterinarians oversee all the animal health concerns, and provide all necessary veterinary care to ensure that healthy animals are available for research. The Animal Facility is registered with the Committee for the Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CCSEA), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India, New Delhi. The main activities of Animal Facility are to procure and breed a wide variety of species of laboratory animals and supply quality animals to in-house researchers, which are used as animal models for understanding the human brain in health and disease. A high degree of hygienic conditions are maintained in the animal house by regular cleaning and sterilization of the cages, water bottles, bedding and feed. The animal rooms are also regularly disinfected. The animal facility has a state-of-art surgical suite equipped with intensity controlled surgical lights, advanced surgical microscopes, gas anesthesia machines, equipment for monitoring the physiological state of the animals, including heart rate monitor, pulse oximeter and rectal thermometer. For cleaning and sterilization of the surgical instruments there is an ultrasonic instrument cleaner, glass bead sterilizer and ethylene oxide gas sterilizer