National Institutes of Health

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The National Institutes of Health is the United States’ primary federal biomedical research agency, supporting and conducting medical research to improve public health.

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instanceOf biomedical research agency
federal agency of the United States
medical research organization
abbreviation National Institutes of Health self-linksurface differs
surface form: NIH
awards research grants and fellowships
budgetSource U.S. federal appropriations
conducts intramural research programs
country United States of America
surface form: United States
employerOf biomedical researchers
fieldOfWork basic science research
biomedical research
clinical research
medical research
public health
translational research
focusesOn improving public health
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases
formerName Hygienic Laboratory
foundedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
funds extramural biomedical research grants
hasPart Center for Information Technology
Center for Scientific Review
Fogarty International Center
National Cancer Institute
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
National Eye Institute
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Institute of Nursing Research
National Institute on Aging
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
National Institute on Drug Abuse
headquartersLocation Bethesda, Maryland
inception 1887
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn Bethesda, Maryland
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
mission to apply knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability
to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems
operates NIH Clinical Center
oversightBy United States Congress
parentOrganization United States Department of Health and Human Services
surface form: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
partOf United States Department of Health and Human Services
surface form: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
sponsor clinical trials
website https://www.nih.gov

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Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis parentOrganization National Institutes of Health
National Human Genome Research Institute partOf National Institutes of Health
National Human Genome Research Institute parentOrganization National Institutes of Health
National Institute of General Medical Sciences partOf National Institutes of Health
Montgomery County hasInstitution National Institutes of Health
subject surface form: Montgomery County, Maryland
Division of Cancer Biology partOf National Institutes of Health
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities parentOrganization National Institutes of Health
Center for Global Health parentAgency National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research locatedInFacility National Institutes of Health
this entity surface form: National Institutes of Health campus
National Cancer Program coordinatesWith National Institutes of Health
NCI-Designated Cancer Centers Program partOf National Institutes of Health
Division of Cancer Prevention parentOrganization National Institutes of Health
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences partOf National Institutes of Health
Center for Cancer Research parentOrganization National Institutes of Health
NIH Clinical Center locatedIn National Institutes of Health
this entity surface form: National Institutes of Health campus
NIH Clinical Center ownedBy National Institutes of Health
NIH Clinical Center partOf National Institutes of Health
NIH Clinical Center operatedBy National Institutes of Health
NIH Clinical Center namedAfter National Institutes of Health
NIH Clinical Center fundedBy National Institutes of Health
NIH Clinical Center governingBody National Institutes of Health
Office of Science and Technology Policy coordinatesWith National Institutes of Health
North Bethesda, Maryland nearbyFederalAgency National Institutes of Health
PubMed operatedBy National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Nursing Research parentOrganization National Institutes of Health
Bethesda Naval Hospital nearby National Institutes of Health
this entity surface form: National Institutes of Health campus
Neuroscience Program affiliatedWith National Institutes of Health
Behavioral and Social Research Program partOf National Institutes of Health
NIA partOf National Institutes of Health
NIA parentOrganization National Institutes of Health
Indian Health Service collaboratesWith National Institutes of Health
PubMed Central maintainedBy National Institutes of Health
this entity surface form: U.S. National Institutes of Health
Arthur David Olson employer National Institutes of Health
this entity surface form: U.S. National Institutes of Health
Lasker Award for Public Service notableRecipient National Institutes of Health
Public Health Service Act administeredBy National Institutes of Health
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health coordinatesWith National Institutes of Health
National HIV/AIDS Strategy of the United States implementedBy National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland hasLandmark National Institutes of Health
this entity surface form: National Institutes of Health main campus
Bethesda, Maryland hasInstitution National Institutes of Health