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What Is NIGMS?

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.

Major Initiatives

Protein Structure Initiative (Structural Genomics)

Pharmacogenetics Research Network

Collaborative Research / Glue Grants

Areas of Special Interest

Bioinformatics & Computational Biology

Cellular Imaging

Chemical Methodologies & Library Development

Complex Biological Systems Initiatives

Genetic & Genomic Resources for Model Organisms

Integrative and Organ Systems Pharmacology

Metals in Medicine

Modeling Infectious Diseases

Single Molecule Detection & Manipulation

Stem Cell Initiatives

Systems Biology Initiative

Trauma, Burn, Perioperative Injury, & Wound Healing
In the News

NIGMS Grantees Win 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (October 5, 2005)

Biomedical Beat E-Newsletter

NIH Renews Network Focused On How Genes Influence Drug Responses (September 28, 2005)

Study Reveals Genomics of Inflammation From Severe Injury (August 31, 2005)

NIGMS Funds New Stem Cell Centers (August 9, 2005)

Researchers Model Avian Flu Outbreak, Impact of Interventions (August 3, 2005)

Protein Structure Initiative Advances to Rapid Production Phase
(July 1, 2005)

Researchers Debut New X-Ray Resources for Studying Molecules (June 23, 2005)

NIH-Funded Center Debuts Biomedical Computation Magazine (June 16, 2005)

Genetic Variation Alters Response to Common Anti-Clotting Drug (June 2, 2005)

National Academy of Sciences Elects 13 NIGMS Grantees (May 3, 2005)

New Strategies to Tackle Antibiotic Resistance (April 27, 2005)

New Development Increases Synchrotron Capacity (April 14, 2005)

NIGMS Research Around the Nation

  • Newly Discovered Hormone Keeps Digestive Acid in Check
  • SBIR Grant to Bolder BioTechnology
  • Scientists Predict Protein-Stabilizing Ability of Small Molecules
  • Free-Energy Theory Borne Out in Large Scale Protein Folding
  • Why Some DNA Repair Fails
Free Publications
Cover of Findings, September 2005

Findings Feature Publication

NIGMS Classroom Free Resources for Teachers and Students
Minority Programs Update Newsletter
Also of Note

Preview the NIGMS Web Site Redesign

The NIGMS Feedback Loop — A Catalyst for Interaction with the Scientific Community (June 27, 2005)

Image Gallery from the Protein Structure Initiative

NIGMS Director's Statement Before House Appropriations Subcommittee (March 9, 2005)

NIGMS Program Projects: Receipt, Review and Funding Policies (February 28, 2005)

NIGMS Fiscal Year 2006 Congressional Justification (February 8, 2005)

NIGMS and the NIH Roadmap

NIGMS Funding Priorities and Initiatives Report

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