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National Institutes of Health

Information about NIH's mission, director, impact of research, budget, organization, and Clinical Center. 

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NIH Research Grants 

Information about NIH's grants to research institutions, the funding process, data, and success rates.

Basic Research

Through basic research, scientists try to answer fundamental questions about how life works.

Research Involving Enhanced Potential Pandemic Pathogens

Information about research involving enhanced potential pandemic pathogens.

Gene Editing

Information about genome editing in research and the clinic, ethical and safety concerns, and NIH funding.

Opioid Crisis

Information about Opioids, Chronic Pain, the Opioid Crisis, and the Helping to End Addiction Long-termSM Initiative, or NIH HEAL InitiativeSM.

Ending Use of Chimpanzees in NIH-Supported Research

Information about the history and timeline of NIH’s decision to end the use of chimpanzees in NIH-funded research and the complex process for relocating chimpanzees.

This page last reviewed on May 19, 2022