Roslin Institute
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| Acting Director | Professor Bruce Whitelaw |
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| Location | Midlothian, Scotland |
| Affiliations | University of Edinburgh, BBSRC |
| Website | http://www.roslin.ed.ac.uk/ |
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The Roslin Institute is an animal sciences research institute at Easter Bush, Midlothian, Scotland, part of the University of Edinburgh, that is sponsored by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. The current acting director is Professor Bruce Whitelaw who has held the post since the retirement of Professor David Hume FRSE in January 2017. On 15 February 2017 it was announced that Professor Eleanor Riley will be appointed the new Director.
The Institute won international fame in 1996, when Ian Wilmut, Keith Campbell and their colleagues created Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell, at the institute. A year later Polly and Molly were cloned, both sheep contained a human gene.
Roslin has made many other contributions to animal sciences, especially in the area of livestock improvement and welfare through applications of Quantitative Genetics. In 2007 a Roslin team developed genetically modified chickens capable of laying eggs containing proteins needed to make cancer-fighting drugs.
In April 2007, The Roslin Institute was joined by the Neuropathogenesis Unit of the Institute for Animal Health, well known for its role in deciphering the biology of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (mad cow disease, scrapie, CJD).
In 2008, the Institute was incorporated with the Royal School of Veterinary Studies within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine of The University of Edinburgh. There are currently more than 400 staff and students.
The Roslin Institute aims to enhance the lives of animals and humans through world class research in animal biology. The principal objectives are to:
In March 2011 The Roslin Institute moved from its previous home in Roslin, a village in Midlothian, to a £60.6M building on the University of Edinburgh's Veterinary Campus at Easter Bush, across the road from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies' new teaching building. The new building was designed by global architecture firm, HDR, Inc..
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