LONDON -At a press conference today, researchers, government and biomedical charity officials
the project, announced in 07, includes the Medical Research Council UK (MRC), the two charities Wellcome Trust and Cancer Research UK ( CRUK) and University College London (UCL). During the briefing, Paul Nurse, Nobel Laureate and British head of Rockefeller University in New York who is leading the development of scientific UKCMRI, spoke about the ambitions of the four partners. They create a multidisciplinary institution dominated by early-career scientists who will not be limited by departmental barriers or focus on a single disease or medical strategy. The institute says Nurse, a "simple goal :. Keep Britain at the forefront of biomedical research in the world"
Others at the briefing confirmed that UKCMRI house a "high class 3" installation of infectious diseases, which means that researchers will be able to work with the flu virus, but not even the most dangerous pathogens such as the Ebola virus, which require the next biosafety level. small animals such as mice, rats and ferrets, will be available for experimentation, but UKCRMI does not intend to carry out work on cats, dogs and primates.
many details of UKCRMI remain unresolved, not least that scientists from the National MRC Institute for medical research (NIMR) and London research Institute of CRUK will be selected to join the new institute. managers each research center recognize that not everyone will move to the new building; Both centers will be closed and the land sold to cover much of the cost of UKCRMI. NIMR staff in particular were worried about how many of them will move their famous house in Mill Hill outside London, and the statement by the head of the MRC Leszek Borysiewicz that a "large part" of NIMR relocating may not completely alleviate these concerns.
MRC also still get approval from the British government to its request for additional funds to build UKCRMI-MRC plans to contribute 45% to 50% of the cost, Cancer Research UK 25% to 30%, Wellcome Trust 20% UCL and 5% to 10%. And UKCMRI must still submit the construction plan to the local council. Some residents are expected to protest against the project, complaining that the land was originally designated for affordable housing or claiming to have research on infectious diseases in the heart of London, next to train hubs could spread pathogens across the UK and Europe.
Illustration: UKCMRI
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