Date of final agreement: 1373/09/30 The Tuberculosis and Pulmonary Diseases Research Center, which is located in the physical area of Dr.Masih Daneshvari Medical Center, was established and started operating in 1992. On July 22, 2008, with the written consent of the Deputy Minister of Research of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, the name was changed to the Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center. This center while cooperating with national and international scientific-research centers (inside or outside the country) in line with its goals in the field of chronic respiratory diseases from various aspects of education, research, health, prevention, treatment, studies or implementation within the laws and Scientific, national and ethical regulations are active and are ready to receive research projects in line with the center's priorities.