Korea Brain Research Institute

Research complex in Daegu, South Korea

35°52′57″N 128°43′49″E / 35.882559°N 128.730216°E / 35.882559; 128.730216

President

Suh Pann-GhillWebsitewww.kbri.re.kr

Korea Brain Research Institute
Hangul	한국뇌연구원
Hanja	韓國腦硏究院
Revised Romanization	Hangung Noe Yeonguwon
McCune–Reischauer	Han'gung Noe Yŏn'guwŏn

The Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI) is a research institute in South Korea. Core facilities include the Korea Brain Bank^[1]^[2] and lab animal centers.^[3] The KBRI is an affiliated institute of the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology.

History

Legally enacted in 1998 through the Brain Research Promotion Act, the preliminary feasibility survey took place in 2007. Daegu was selected in 2011 and construction was completed in 2014.^[4]

KIMS Presidents

Suh Yoo-hun (July 2012–July 2015)^[5]
Kim Gyeongjin (July 2015–December 2018)^[6]
Suh Pann-Ghill (December 2018–Current)^[7]

References

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^ "South Korea banks on biological resource clusters". Nature Portfolio. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ "Research Areas". Korea Brain Research Institute. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
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^ "가천대 뇌과학연구원장에 서유헌 서울대 명예교수". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 7 October 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ 백승민 (13 October 2016). "김경진 뇌연구원장, 뇌과학 선구 '일천상' 수상". HelloDD (in Korean). Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ "뇌연구원장에 서판길 UNIST 교수" (in Korean). Donga Science. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2023.