Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging National Institute on AgingNational Institutes of Health
Welcome to the IRP
Overview and mission of the Intramural Research Program.
Offices, Laboratories and Services
Links to the individual organizations that make up NIA's Intramural Research Program.
NIA IRP 2006 Factbook
Information about our research programs and investigators. (Requires Adobe Acrobat software).
Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the Life Span (HANDLS) - Research study of age-related health disparities in Baltimore.
Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
The BLSA - started in 1958 - America's longest running scientific study of human aging.
Biological Biochemical Image Database
Searchable database of images of putative biological pathways, macromolecular structures, gene families, and cellular relationships.
Mouse Genomics Project
Laboratory of Genetics mouse cDNA and t-complex genome sequencing.
Our Founder - Dr. Shock
Nathan Wetherell Shock, Ph.D., the "father of gerontology." His career spanned nearly half a century - 1941 to 1989.

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