National Institute For Medical Research

The National Institute for Medical Research, is a medical research institute based in Mill Hill, on the outskirts of London, England. It is principally funded by the Medical Research Council, and is its largest establishment and one of only three designated as an 'Institute'. In 2016, the NIMR began its migration to the new Francis Crick Institute, constructed next to St Pancras railway station in the Camden area of central London. HistoryFoundationThe Medical Research Council, founded in 1913, was immediately charged with establishing a central research institute in London. Later that year, premises at Hampstead were acquired and the National Institute for Medical Research was founded. However, the outbreak of World War I soon afterwards postponed occupation of the building, although senior staff were appointed and began work. By 1920 the Institute at Mount Vernon Hospital was fully operational and remained so for 30 years until the move to its current location at Mill Hill. The original Institute, under the directorship of Sir Henry Dale, had three divisions: Bacteriology Biochemistry and Pharmacology Applied Physiology Dale oversaw a period of considerable success at NIMR, including the discovery of the human influenza virus in 1933 and the discovery of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, for which Dale himself received the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

The National Institute for Medical Research, is a medical research institute based in Mill Hill, on the outskirts of London, England. It is principally funded by the Medical Research Council, and is its largest establishment and one of only three designated as an 'Institute'. In 2016, the NIMR began its migration to the new Francis Crick Institute, constructed next to St Pancras railway station in the Camden area of central London. HistoryFoundationThe Medical Research Council, founded in 1913, was immediately charged with establishing a central research institute in London. Later that year, premises at Hampstead were acquired and the National Institute for Medical Research was founded. However, the outbreak of World War I soon afterwards postponed occupation of the building, although senior staff were appointed and began work. By 1920 the Institute at Mount Vernon Hospital was fully operational and remained so for 30 years until the move to its current location at Mill Hill. The original Institute, under the directorship of Sir Henry Dale, had three divisions: Bacteriology Biochemistry and Pharmacology Applied Physiology Dale oversaw a period of considerable success at NIMR, including the discovery of the human influenza virus in 1933 and the discovery of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, for which Dale himself received the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.