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NIH at a Glance

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Explore the Bethesda campus and how NIH turns discovery into health.

杏吧视频app Director

Jay Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D., is the 杏吧视频app Director and provides leadership for the 27 Institutes and Centers that make up NIH.

杏吧视频app is the largest source of funding for medical research in the world, creating hundreds of thousands of high-quality jobs.

Scientists conduct research on NIH campuses across the U.S., as part of our Intramural Research Program.

Impact of NIH Research

NIH-supported research has had a major positive impact on nearly all of our lives.

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