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The National Institutes of Health ('''NIH''') is an agency of the United States Department Of Health And Human Services and is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for Biomedical 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. Medical Research Spending Doubled Over Past Decade , Neil Osterweil, web page, date accessed 14 January 2007 . with an emphasis on virology. 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 Institute of Health (singular at the time). 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 . The goal of NIH research is to acquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat s in Universities , Medical School s, Hospital s, and research institutions throughout the country and abroad; helping in the training of research investigators; and fostering communication of medical and health sciences information. INSTITUTES OF THE NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) : Research and training aimed to eliminate the suffering and death due to Cancer . Est. 1937. National Eye Institute (NEI) : Conducts and supports research that helps prevent and treat Eye Diseases and other disorders of Vision . Est. 1968. National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute (NHLBI) : Provides leadership for a national program in diseases of the Heart , Blood Vessel s, Lung , and Blood ; blood resources; and Sleep Disorder s. Also has administrative responsibility for the NIH Woman's Health Initiative . Est. 1948. National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) : Supports the NIH component of the Human Genome Project . NHGRI's Intramural Research Program develops and implements technology for understanding, diagnosing, and treating genetic diseases. Est. 1989. National Institute On Aging (NIA) : Undertakes research on the biomedical, social, and behavioral aspects of the Aging process, prevention of Age-related Diseases and disabilities, promotion of better quality of life for all older Americans. Est. 1974. National Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism (NIAAA) : NIAAA research is focused on improving the treatment and prevention of Alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. Est. 1970. National Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases (NIAID) : Research goals include striving to understand, treat, and ultimately prevent Infectious , Immunologic , and Allergic Diseases . Est. 1948. The NIAID-funded Influenza Genome Sequencing Project is a collaborative effort designed to increase the genome knowledge base of influenza and help researchers understand how flu viruses evolve, spread and cause disease. {Link without Title} National Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases (NIAMS) : NIAMS supports research into 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. Est. 1986. National Institute Of Biomedical Imaging And Bioengineering (NIBIB) : Promotes 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 . Est. 2000. National Institute Of Child Health And Human Development (NICHD) : NICHD researchs Fertility , Pregnancy , Growth , Development , and medical rehabilitation for the promotion of all aspects of Child Health . Est. 1962. National Institute On Deafness And Other Communication Disorders (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 . Est. 1988. National Institute Of Dental And Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) : Provides leadership for a national research program designed to understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious and inherited Craniofacial -oral- Dental diseases and disorders. Est. 1948. National Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) : Conducts and supports research and provides leadership for a national program in Diabetes , Endocrinology , and Metabolic Disease s, Digestive Disease s and Nutrition , and Kidney , Urologic , and Hematologic Diseases . Est. 1948. National Institute On Drug Abuse (NIDA) : NIDA supports and conducts research on Drug Abuse and Addiction prevention, treatment, and policy. Est. 1973. National Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) : Research on how environmental exposures, genetic susceptibility, and age interact to affect an individual's health. Est. 1969. National Institute Of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) : NIGMS supports basic biomedical research not targeted to specific diseases, funds studies on Gene s, Protein s, and Cell s, supports research training programs that produce the next generation of biomedical scientists, has special programs to encourage underrepresented minorities to pursue biomedical research careers. Est. 1962. National Institute Of Mental Health (NIMH) : Understanding, treatment, and prevention of Mental Illnesses through basic research on the Brain and Behavior , and through clinical, Epidemiological , and services research. Est. 1949. National Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke (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 Neuroscience s, and seeks better understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Neurological Disorder s. Est. 1950. National Institute Of Nursing Research (NINR) : NINR supports clinical and basic research to establish a scientific basis for the care of individuals across the life span. Est. 1986. National Library Of Medicine (NLM) : NLM collects, organizes, and makes available biomedical science information to investigators, educators, and practitioners and carries out programs designed to strengthen Medical Library services in the United States. Est. 1956. The NLM established the National Center For Biotechnology Information (NCBI) which is a central Repository Of Biological Information and includes the PubMed literature database and the gene database GenBank . The NCBI is one of the largest components of the NLM. CENTERS OF THE NIH National Center For Biotechnology Information (NCBI) : Established in 1988 as a national resource for molecular biology information, NCBI creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information - all for the better understanding of molecular processes affecting human health and disease. Center For Information Technology (CIT; formerly DCRT, OIRM, TCB) : The CIT incorporates computers into the biomedical programs and administrative procedures of the NIH by conducting computational biosciences research, developing computer systems, and providing computer facilities. Est. 1964. Center For Scientific Review (CSR) : The CSR is the focal point at NIH for the conduct of initial Peer Review of Grant and fellowship applications, implements ways to conduct referral and review. Est. 1946. John E. Fogarty International Center (FIC) : Promotes and supports scientific research and training internationally to reduce disparities in Global Health . Est. 1968. National Center For Complementary And Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) : Exploring complementary and Alternative Medical Practices in the context of rigorous science, training researchers, disseminating authoritative information. Est. 1992. National Center On Minority Health And Health Disparities (NCMHD) :NCMHD leads, coordinates, supports, and assesses the NIH effort to reduce and ultimately eliminate health disparities in minority groups; conduct and support basic, clinical, social, and behavioral research, reach out to minority and other health disparity communities. Est. 1993. National Center For Research Resources (NCRR) : Research projects and shared resources in biomedical technology, clinical research, comparative medicine, and research infrastructure. Est. 1962. Quality Assurance Review Center (QARC) : Provides Radiotherapy quality assurance and Diagnostic Imaging data management for all of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) sponsored cooperative groups. It also contracts privately with the pharmaceutical industry for its services in Clinical Trials involving anti-cancer drugs. Est. 1977. Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center (CC) : The Clinical Research facility of the National Institutes of Health; provides patient care, services, and environment needed to initiate and support conduct of and training in clinical research. Est. 1953. Radiological Physics Center (RPC) : Offers quality assurance to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) that all participating institutions in NCI sponsored cooperative groups are following the guidelines for the physics-related aspects of their protocols. Est. 1968. OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR The Office of the Director is the central office at NIH. The OD is responsible for setting policy for NIH and for planning, managing, and coordinating the programs and activities of all the NIH components. Program offices in the Office of the Director are responsible for stimulating specific areas of research throughout NIH and for planning and supporting research and related activities. Current program areas are: minority health, women's health, AIDS research, disease prevention, and behavioral and social sciences research. http://www.nih.gov/icd/od Program offices within the Office of the Director fund research through the institutes:
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