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ABOUT NIGMS
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Fast Facts About NIGMS
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NIGMS BY THE NUMBERS
$1.9 Billion Budget (FY 2005)
5,400 NIGMS-funded grants (October 2005)
4,500 NIGMS-supported trainees (October 2005)
1962 Date established
5 Divisions Cell Biology and Biophysics Extramural Activities Genetics and Developmental Biology Minority Opportunities in Research Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry
1 Center Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
57 NIGMS-Supported Nobel Prizes 31 in physiology or medicine 26 in chemistry (1962-2004) |
MISSION
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences is one of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. By supporting basic biomedical research and training nationwide, NIGMS lays the foundation for advances in disease diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Read more about NIGMS
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CONTACT US
NIGMS Office of Communications and Public Liaison; Room 3AN.32, 45 Center Drive, MSC 6200, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-6200; phone 301-496-7301; fax 301-402-0224; e-mail info@nigms.nih.gov.
MEDIA CONTACTS
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