The Coriell Institute for Medical Research is an independent, non-profit biomedical research institution founded in 1953 by the virologist Dr. Lewis L. Coriell. Its scientists have worked on infectious diseases, genetic diseases, cancer, aging and personalized medicine, and the institute is known for establishing and curating biobanks holding extensive collections of cell lines, DNA and other biomaterials that are distributed to the international research community. It holds one of the first two official cell banks recognized by the National Institutes of Health. It is located in downtown Camden, New Jersey, and has partnered with Cooper University Health Care, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and the Van Andel Institute.
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is an independent, non-profit biomedical research institution
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was founded by famed virologist Dr. Lewis L. Coriell in 1953
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