NCBS - The National Centre for Biological Sciences – A premier research institute with all the necessary facilities that a research scientist may need. Research interests of our faculty members lie in the frontier areas of biology, and the science at NCBS (a part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research ) uses experimental and computational approaches in the study of molecules, cells and organisms. We aim to understand biology at each of these levels to advance an integrated view of life processes. The talent and drive of our students and faculty members continues to show us the way to good science. (www.ncbs.res.in)

 		 inStem - The Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), is a state-of-the-art research institute in Bangalore, India, dedicated to the study of stem cell and regenerative biology. An autonomous institute funded by the Dept of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, inStem emphasizes collaborative research in stem cell biology. inStem’s mandate to allow this cross-disciplinary, multi-pronged approach to research, straddles the divide

between clinical and laboratory research in stem cell biology. In trying to answer intractable and challenging questions that face the field, inStem seeks to rewrite the paradigm of the research institute: without barriers and across disciplines. (www.instem.res.in)
           NIMHANS - The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience (NIMHANS) is a medical institution located in Bangalore, India.

It has recently been declared as an Institute of National Importance by an act of parliament. NIMHANS, a multidisciplinary institute in the field of mental health and neurosciences, was the result of the amalgamation of the erstwhile mental hospital and the All India Institute of Mental Health. (http://www.nimhans.ac.in/)
             International Alliances*

In exploring the utilities of stem cell research to understanding mental illnesses, the ADBS program also will partner with the Centre for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Japan, which is led by Prof. Shinya Yamanaka, a leading pioneer in stem cell technology. (https://www.cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp/e/)