National University of Rosario, Argentina

The Max Planck Laboratory for Structural Biology, Chemistry and Molecular Biophysics of Rosario (MPLbioR) at the Rosario National University was inaugurated on November 11, 2014. The MPLbioR is the site of the first Nikon International Center of Microscopy and Excellence in Latin America, housing several advanced Nikon microscope systems.  The Center was formed as a partnership between UNR and Nikon Instruments, Inc. to provide the latest advancements in microscopy to the local community.
 
The focus of MPLbioR is discovery, design and development of preclinical drugs, and the laboratory will be headed by Dr. Claudio Fernández, an expert in the field of neurodegenerative disease including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.