The Novosibirsk Tuberculosis Research Institute (NTRI) has been organized in 1943 and is the only Federal TB Control Center behind the Urals .
NTRI area of expertise: scientific research, organizational and methodological work, clinical and advisory health care, as well as the fulfillment of the state assignments for epidemiological TB monitoring in the Siberian and Far Eastern Federal Districts for the national and international TB control programs.
Since 2010, Novosibirsk TBRI is a WHO Collaborating Centre for Training in the fight against multidrug resistant tuberculosis.
The Institute provides the clinical diagnostics and treatment of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis by application of the full range of modern medical technologies in the field of laboratory and radiology diagnostics, surgery, endoscopy, bronchology and in urology.
The Institute participates in international scientific and epidemiological studies actively and successfully with the financial support of governmental, international and non-governmental organizations and foundations.
The Novosibirsk TB Research Institute employs 305 people. Among scientists and doctors working at the institute, there are many leading experts in their fields with a high reputation among Russian and international TB specialists.
8 NTRI experts have a degree of Doctor of Medical Sciences, 17 poses a degree of Candidate of Medical Sciences, 3 employees awarded with the title "Honored Physician of Russia."