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ABOUT NIGMS

Fast Facts About NIGMS

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.
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LOCATION
William H. Natcher Building (Building 45) on the main NIH campus.
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LEADERSHIP
NIGMS Director Jeremy M. Berg, Ph.D.
 
STAFF
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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.
 
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