What is NIH ?
Established as the primary agency of the U.S. federal government responsible
for biomedical and public health research, the NIH functions under the
Department of Health and Human Services. Its broad mandate includes
supporting scientific inquiry, training the next generation of researchers,
and translating laboratory discoveries into clinical applications that
address some of the most pressing health challenges worldwide. Among its 27
constituent institutes and centers, notable ones include the National Cancer
Institute, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and the National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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