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of the Director (OD) The
Office of the Director is the central office at NIH for its 27
Institutes and Centers. The OD is responsible for setting policy for NIH
and for planning, managing, and coordinating the programs and activities
of all the NIH components. OD's program offices include the Office
of AIDS Research and the Office
of Research on Women's Health, among others. more
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NIH
Institutes
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National
Cancer Institute (NCI) - Established in 1937
NCI leads a national effort to eliminate
the suffering and death due to cancer. Through basic and clinical
biomedical research and training, NCI conducts and supports research
that will lead to a future in which we can prevent cancer before it
starts, identify cancers that do develop at the earliest stage,
eliminate cancers through innovative treatment interventions, and
biologically control those cancers that we cannot eliminate so they
become manageable, chronic diseases. more
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National
Eye Institute (NEI) - Est. 1968
NEI conducts and supports research that
helps prevent and treat eye diseases and other disorders of vision. This
research leads to sight-saving treatments, reduces visual impairment and
blindness, and improves the quality of life for people of all ages.
NEI-supported research has advanced our knowledge of how the eye
functions in health and disease. more
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National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Est. 1948
NHLBI provides leadership for a national
program in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and blood; blood
resources; and sleep disorders. Since October 1997, the NHLBI has also
had administrative responsibility for the NIH Woman's Health Initiative.
The Institute plans, conducts, fosters, and supports an integrated and
coordinated program of basic research, clinical investigations and
trials, observational studies, and demonstration and education projects.
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National
Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) - Est. 1989
NHGRI supports the NIH component of the
Human Genome Project, a worldwide research effort designed to analyze
the structure of human DNA and determine the location of the estimated
30,000 to 40,000 human genes. The NHGRI Intramural Research Program
develops and implements technology for understanding, diagnosing, and
treating genetic diseases. more
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National
Institute on Aging (NIA) - Est. 1974
NIA leads a national program of research
on the biomedical, social, and behavioral aspects of the aging process;
the prevention of age-related diseases and disabilities; and the
promotion of a better quality of life for all older Americans. more
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National Institute
on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) - Est. 1970
NIAAA conducts research focused on improving
the treatment and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems
to reduce the enormous health, social, and economic consequences of this
disease. more
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National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) -
Est. 1948
NIAID research strives to understand,
treat, and ultimately prevent the myriad infectious, immunologic, and
allergic diseases that threaten millions of human lives. more
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National
Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
(NIAMS) - Est. 1986
NIAMS supports research into the causes,
treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin
diseases, the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out
this research, and the dissemination of information on research progress
in these diseases. more
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National
Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
- Est. 2000
NIBIB improves health by promoting
fundamental discoveries, design and development, and translation and
assessment of technological capabilities in biomedical imaging and
bioengineering, enabled by relevant areas of information science,
physics, chemistry, mathematics, materials science, and computer
sciences. more
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National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) -
Est. 1962
NICHD research on fertility, pregnancy,
growth, development, and medical rehabilitation strives to ensure that
every child is born healthy and wanted and grows up free from disease
and disability. more
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National
Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
- Est. 1988
NIDCD conducts and supports biomedical
research and research training on normal mechanisms as well as diseases
and disorders of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and
language that affect 46 million Americans. more
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National
Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) -
Est. 1948
NIDCR provides leadership for a national
research program designed to understand, treat, and ultimately prevent
the infectious and inherited craniofacial-oral-dental diseases and
disorders that compromise millions of human lives. more
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National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Est. 1948
NIDDK conducts and supports basic and
applied research and provides leadership for a national program in
diabetes, endocrinology, and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases and
nutrition; and kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases. Several of
these diseases are among the leading causes of disability and death; all
seriously affect the quality of life of those who have them. more
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National
Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - Est. 1973
NIDA leads the nation in bringing the
power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction through support and
conduct of research across a broad range of disciplines and rapid and
effective dissemination of results of that research to improve drug
abuse and addiction prevention, treatment, and policy. more
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National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) - Est.
1969
NIEHS reduces the burden of human
illness and dysfunction from environmental causes by, defining how
environmental exposures, genetic susceptibility, and age interact to
affect an individual's health. more
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National
Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) - Est. 1962
NIGMS supports basic biomedical research
that is not targeted to specific diseases. NIGMS funds studies on genes,
proteins, and cells, as well as on fundamental processes like
communication within and between cells, how our bodies use energy, and
how we respond to medicines. The results of this research increase our
understanding of life and lay the foundation for advances in disease
diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. NIGMS also supports research
training programs that produce the next generation of biomedical
scientists, and it has special programs to encourage underrepresented
minorities to pursue biomedical research careers. more
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National
Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - Est. 1949
NIMH provides national leadership
dedicated to understanding, treating, and preventing mental illnesses
through basic research on the brain and behavior, and through clinical,
epidemiological, and services research. more
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National
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) -
Est. 1950
The mission of the NINDS is to reduce
the burden of neurological diseases -- a burden borne by every age
group, every segment of society, and people all over the world. To
accomplish this goal the NINDS supports and conducts research, both
basic and clinical, on the normal and diseased nervous system, fosters
the training of investigators in the basic and clinical neurosciences,
and seeks better understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of
neurological disorders. more
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National
Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) - Est. 1986
NINR supports clinical and basic
research to establish a scientific basis for the care of individuals
across the life span--from the management of patients during illness and
recovery to the reduction of risks for disease and disability; the
promotion of healthy lifestyles; the promotion of quality of life in
those with chronic illness; and the care for individuals at the end of
life. This research may also include families within a community
context, and it also focuses on the special needs of at-risk and
under-served populations, with an emphasis on health disparities. more
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National
Library of Medicine (NLM) - Est. 1956
NLM collects, organizes, and makes available
biomedical science information to scientists, health professionals, and
the public. The Library's Web-based databases, including PubMed/Medline
and MedlinePlus, are used extensively around the world. NLM conducts and
supports research in biomedical communications; creates information
resources for molecular biology, biotechnology, toxicology, and
environmental health; and provides grant and contract support for
training, medical library resources, and biomedical informatics and
communications research. more
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NIH Centers
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Center
for Information Technology (CIT formerly DCRT, OIRM, TCB) -
Established in 1964
CIT incorporates the power of modern
computers into the biomedical programs and administrative procedures of
the NIH by focusing on three primary activities:
conducting-computational biosciences research, developing computer
systems, and providing computer facilities. more
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Center
for Scientific Review (CSR) - Est. 1946
CSR is the focal point at NIH for the
conduct of initial peer review, the foundation of the NIH grant and
award process. The Center carries out peer review of the majority of
research and research training applications submitted to the NIH. In
addition, the Center serves as the central receipt point for all such
Public Health Service (PHS) applications and makes referrals to
scientific review groups for scientific and technical merit review of
applications and to funding components for potential award. To this end,
the Center develops and implements innovative, flexible ways to conduct
referral and review for all aspects of science. more
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John
E. Fogarty International Center (FIC) - Est. 1968
FIC promotes and supports scientific
research and training internationally to reduce disparities in global
health. more
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National
Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
- Est. 1999
NCCAM is dedicated to exploring
complementary and alternative medical (CAM) practices in the context of
rigorous science; training CAM researchers and disseminating
authoritative information. more
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National
Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD)
- Est. 1993
The mission of NCMHD is to promote
minority health and to lead, coordinate, support, and assess the NIH
effort to reduce and ultimately eliminate health disparities. In this
effort NCMHD will conduct and support basic, clinical, social, and
behavioral research, promote research infrastructure and training,
foster emerging programs, disseminate information, and reach out to
minority and other health disparity communities.
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National
Center for Research Resources (NCRR) - Est. 1962
NCRR advances biomedical research and
improves human health through research projects and shared resources
that create, develop, and provide a comprehensive range of human,
animal, technological, and other resources. NCRR's support is
concentrated in four areas: biomedical technology, clinical research,
comparative medicine, and research infrastructure. more
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NIH
Clinical Center (CC) - Est. 1953
CC is the clinical research facility of
the National Institutes of Health. As a national resource, it provides
the patient care, services, and environment needed to initiate and
support the highest quality conduct of and training in clinical
research.
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