| Eijkman Institute is a renewed, non-profit, government funded research institute conducting basic research in medical molecular biology and biotechnology. The institute is located at the heart of Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. The institute has a main mission of advancing the progress of molecular biology and biotechnology related basic research in Indonesia, particularly in the biomedical field. The institute was named after its first director, Christiaan Eijkman, a Dutch-born scientist whose works in beri-beri at this institute leads to the discovery of the first vitamin. |
The Proud Origin
The Eijkman Institute is the most prestigious and internationally acclaimed research institution ever established in Indonesia. From its foundation in 1888 as a Research Laboratory for Pathology and Bacteriology, the Institute has had a long and proud scientific tradition. Here, Christiaan Eijkman as its first Director, carried out most of his early work which resulted in the great discovery of the relationship between vitamin B1 deficiency and beri-beri.
Disease and The Aging Process
Transduction defect in energy lead to various kinds of diseases, including neurological disorders, blindness, deafness and diabetes mellitus, and plays an important role in the aging process, and in degenerative diseases.
