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Eijkman Institute Indonesia Building

The Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology is a laboratory in Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 24, 2016. It is most known for the discovery by Christiaan Eijkman that Beriberi was caused by a lack of thiamine in the human body.Founded as the Geneeskundig Laboratorium, or Medical Laboratory, at Jalan Diponegoro No. 69 in Central Jakarta in 1888, Christiaan Eijkman was stationed there as its first director. During his time there, he discovered that Beriberi, which was commonly believed to be caused by external forces, was caused by a lack of thiamine in the human body. This led to a Nobel Peace Prize for Eijkman in 1929. In 1938, the laboratory was renamed the Eijkman Institute in honor of Eijkman.In 2004, the institute identified the suicide bomber who blew himself up in front of the Australian Embassy, which drew recognition to the practical benefits of molecular biology. Today, the institute houses one of the few Biosafety Level 3 laboratories in the country, which is equipped with a gas decontamination chamber. (Photo by Donal Husni/NurPhoto)

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