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Statement of the Director, NIH
NIH Overview
Extramural and Intramural Research Programs
Strategic Planning and Roadmap 1.5
Other Crosscutting Activities and Policies
Cancer
Neuroscience and Disorders of the Nervous System
Infectious Diseases and Biodefense
Autoimmune Diseases
Chronic Diseases and Organ Systems
Life Stages, Human Development, and Rehabilitation
Minority Health and Health Disparities
Estimates of Funding for Various Diseases, Conditions, and Research Areas
Fields and Approaches
Epidemiological and Longitudinal Studies
Genomics
Molecular Biology and Basic Research
Clinical and Translational Research
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Introduction
Alzheimer’s Disease Centers
Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers
Senator Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities Centers of Excellence Program
Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network
Autism Centers of Excellence
Chapter 4 Appendix
A. Pub. L. No. 109-482 (Relevant Provisions)
B. Priorities and Plans of the Institutes and Centers and the Program Offices in the Office of the Director
C. Common Fund Strategic Planning Report, FY 2008
D. Research Training and Graduate Medical Education Data
E. Monitoring Adherence to the NIH Policy on the Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research (excerpt)
F. Report of the Advisory Committee on Research on Women’s Health (excerpts)
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Introduction
NIH Overview
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The NIH mission is to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better health for everyone.
To many Americans, the names of one or more of the 27 ICs that comprise NIH may be more familiar than NIH as a whole. The name of an IC generally reflects its focus on a specific disease (e.g., cancer, diabetes), an organ system (e.g., heart, eye), life stage (e.g., children, the aging population), an overarching field of science (e.g., human genome, nursing), or a technology (e.g., biomedical imaging, information technology). It is the strength of each IC's expertise that provides the firm foundation enabling NIH to address the remarkable breadth and complexity of the biomedical and behavioral research it supports and conducts in the interest of improving public health. The ICs
support
research and training through extramural activities and most also
conduct
research and training through intramural activities. (See information below regarding the intramural and extramural research programs.)
The Office of the Director (OD), NIH, provides leadership, oversight, and coordination for the entire NIH research enterprise. The Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, a new structure within the NIH OD, mandated by the NIH Reform Act of 2006, incorporates functions of the Office of Portfolio Analysis and Strategic Initiatives (which has primary responsibility for trans-NIH research initiatives based on NIH-wide portfolio assessment, strategic planning, evaluation, and assessment) and the research coordination functions of the four OD Program Offices. These OD program offices fund research using IC award-making authorities. Often, ICs partner with an office, supplementing its funding on a specific program or project.
Also within OD, many offices develop NIH policy and provide essential NIH-wide oversight and coordination in the areas of Science Policy, Science Education, Biotechnology Activities, Legislative Policy, Communications and Public Liaison, Ethics, Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management, Administrative Management, Budget, Financial Management, Human Resources, Research Services, Technology Transfer, Management Assessment, Management Planning, and Legal Counsel. The policies and activities of some of these offices are highlighted throughout the sections that follow as they relate to NIH research activities and policies. Also within OD are the Office of Extramural Research, which coordinates and oversees NIH policy on research supported by NIH and performed under grants and other award mechanisms by non-NIH institutions, and the Office of Intramural Research, which coordinates and oversees research conducted in NIH laboratories. These offices are discussed in some detail in the sections below.
Following is a list of NIH ICs and OD program offices linked to the home page on their Web sites. The ICs are presented in the order in which they appear on the appropriation table in the Congressional Justification. Appendix B provides brief descriptions of the missions of the ICs and OD program offices and
live links to IC and office strategic plans.
The mission statements and strategic plans provided by Appendix B classify and justify NIH priorities.
Institutes and Centers
National Cancer Institute
(NCI)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
(NHLBI)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
(NIDCR)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
(NIDDK)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
(NINDS)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
(NIAID)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
(NIGMS)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
(NICHD)
National Eye Institute
(NEI)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
(NIEHS)
National Institute on Aging
(NIA).
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
(NIAMS)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
(NIDCD)
National Institute of Mental Health
(NIMH)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
(NIDA)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
(NIAAA)
National Institute of Nursing Research
(NINR)
National Human Genome Research Institute
(NHGRI)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
(NIBIB)
National Center for Research Resources
(NCRR)
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
(NCCAM)
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
(NCMHD)
John E. Fogarty International Center
(FIC)
National Library of Medicine
(NLM)
NIH Clinical Center
Center for Information Technology
(CIT)
Center for Scientific Review
(CSR)
Office of the Director, Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI)
Office of Portfolio Analysis and Strategic Initiatives
(OPASI)
Office of Disease Prevention
(ODP)
Office of Rare Diseases
(ORD)
Office of Dietary Supplements
(ODS)
Office of Medical Applications of Research
(OMAR)
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
(OBSSR)
Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH)
(ORWH)
Office of AIDS Research
(OAR)
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