Centre for the Cellular Basis of Behaviour (CCBB)
The Centre for the Cellular Basis of Behaviour (CCBB) opened in January 2007 and is part of the Department of Neuroscience at the Institute of Psychiatry.
The objectives of the CCBB are to:
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Substantially increase the Institute’s research capacity in Basic and Clinical Neuroscience
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Open new areas of research into the neurobiological basis of neurodegenerative and psychiatric disease
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Strengthen and create collaborative opportunities with King’s Medical School
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Provide a focus for scientific excellence on the Denmark Hill Campus.
The principle areas of research in the CCBB are:
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Neural Stem Cells
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Molecular Neurobiology
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The Neurobiology of Mental Health
Many of the members of the CCBB are also members of the the Department of Neuroscience and the KHP Centre for Neurodegeneration Research, formerly MRC Centre for Neurodegeneration Research (CNR).