▁and ▁expected ▁that ▁they ▁will ▁supply ▁v acc ines ▁to ▁UI P ▁by ▁December , ▁ 2 0 2 1 . ▁ ▁Origin ▁of ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁N ut r ition , ▁Hy der abad ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁N ut r ition ▁( N IN ) ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁McC arrison ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁as ▁‘ B eri - B eri ’ ▁En qu iry ▁Unit ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁room ▁labor atory ▁at ▁the ▁P aste ur ▁Institute ▁of ▁India , ▁Co ono or , ▁T amil ▁N adu . ▁Within ▁a ▁short ▁span ▁of ▁seven ▁years , ▁this ▁unit ▁bl oss omed ▁into ▁a ▁" Def ic iency ▁D ise ase ▁En qu iry " ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁emer ged ▁as ▁full - f led ged ▁" N ut r ition ▁Research ▁Labor ator ies " ▁( N RL ) ▁with ▁Dr . ▁McC arrison ▁as ▁its ▁first ▁Director . ▁It ▁was ▁shift ed ▁to ▁Hy der abad ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁W HO ▁In fl uen za ▁centre ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁respond ing ▁to ▁an ▁inv itation ▁by ▁the ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization ▁to ▁all ▁its ▁Member ▁States ▁to ▁establish ▁regional ▁labor ator ies ▁for ▁the ▁study , ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁World ▁In fl uen za ▁Centre , ▁of ▁the ▁distribution ▁and ▁ant igen ic ▁pattern ▁of ▁influen za ▁vir uses , ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁set ▁up ▁an