National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary agency of the United States government focusing on medical research. The Institutes are responsible for 28% - about $28 billion - of the total biomedical research funding spent annually in the U.S, with most of the rest coming from industry.http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/HealthPolicy/tb/1767 The Institutes are located in Bethesda, Maryland, and the surrounding towns.

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Agency - United States - Bethesda, Maryland

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The predecessor of the NIH began in 1887 as the Laboratory of Hygiene. It grew and was reorganized in 1930 by the Ransdell Act into the National Institutes of Health. Today it is one of the world's foremost medical research centers, and the Federal focal point for medical research in the U.S. The NIH, comprising 27 separate institutes, centers and the Office of the Director, is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The current NIH Director is Elias Zerhouni.

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1887 - Laboratory of Hygiene - Ransdell Act - Office of the Director - United States Department of Health and Human Services - Elias Zerhouni

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The goal of NIH research is to acquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability, from the rarest genetic disorder to the common cold. The NIH mission is to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better health for everyone. NIH works toward that mission by: conducting research in its own laboratories; supporting the research of non-Federal scientists in universities, medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions throughout the country and abroad; helping in the training of research investigators; and fostering communication of medical and health sciences information.

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Disease - Disability - Genetic disorder - Common cold - Scientist - Universities - Medical school - Hospital

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