SBRL, Kodathi, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Seri Biotechnology Research Laboratory (SBRL) was established in 1993 at Bengaluru, during the National Sericulture Project. Taking cognizance of the requirement to utilize the bio-technological approaches to solve certain intricacies of silkworm and its host plant development like germplasm characterization with marker/ molecular studies, host pathogen interaction, genetic modification/ transgenic, etc, the Central Silk Board set up SBRL. The institute provides biotechnological solutions for the improvement of host plants and silkworm strains through inter-disciplinary and inter-institutional in-house and extra mural funded projects covering four major areas of research activities, Silkworm Genomics, Host plant Genomics, Proteomics and Molecular Pathology. Over the past two decades of its existence, the center has expanded its facilities, manpower, expertise including linkages and collaborations with other institutes.