Organization

​​​The NICHD includes many different parts.  Each part has a certain function or research focus.  To learn about the overall Institute organization, choose the chart link below.  To learn more about a certain part of the Institute, choose the part in the list below.

NICHD Organizational Chart

Office of the Director (OD)

• Office of Administrative Management (OAM)
• Office of Communications (OC)
  
• Office of Global Health (OGH)
• Office of Health Equity (OHE)
• Office of Legislation and Public Policy (OLPP)
• Office of Science Policy, Reporting, and Program Analysis (OSPRA)

Division of Extramural Research (DER)

• Extramural Scientific Branches
  • Child Development and Behavior Branch (CDBB)
  • Contraception Research Branch (CRB)
  • Developmental Biology and Structural Variation Branch (DBSVB)
  • Fertility and Infertility (FI) Branch
  • Gynecologic Health and Disease Branch (GHDB)
  • Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Branch (IDDB)
  • Maternal and Pediatric Infectious Disease Branch (MPIDB)
  • Obstetric and Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics Branch (OPPTB)
  • Pediatric Growth and Nutrition Branch (PGNB)
  • Pediatric Trauma and Critical Illness Branch (PTCIB)
  • Population Dynamics Branch (PDB)
  • Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch (PPB)
• Grants Management Branch (GMB)
• Office of Committee Management (OCM)
• Office of Extramural Policy (OEP)
• Scientific Review Branch (SRB) 

Division of Intramural Research (DIR)

• Office of the Scientific Director (OSD)
  • Core Facilities
    • Biomedical Mass Spectrometry Core
    • Computer Support Services Core
    • Microscopy and Imaging Core
    • Molecular Genomics Core
    • Zebrafish Core
  • Management
    • Administrative Management Branch
    • Office of the Clinical Director
    • Office of Education
    • Research Animal Management Branch
  • Training Programs
    • Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Training Program
    • Medical Genetics Training Program
    • NIH Inter-Institute Endocrinology Training Program
    • Pediatric Endocrinology Inter-Institute Training Program
    • Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Training Program
• Affinity Groups
  • Aquatic Models of Human Development 
  • Basic Mechanisms of Genome Regulation
  • Behavioral Determinants and Developmental Imaging
  • Bone and Matrix Biology in Development and Disease
  • Cell and Structural Biology
  • Cell Regulation and Development
  • Developmental Endocrine Oncology and Genetics
  • Genetics and Epigenetics of Development
  • Integrative Membrane, Cell, and Tissue Pathophysiology
  • Metals Biology and Molecular Medicine
  • Neurosciences
  • Pediatric Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Molecular Genetics
  • Perinatal and Obstetrical Research
  • Reproductive Endocrine and Gynecology

Division of Intramural Population Health Research (DIPHR)

• Office of the Director (OD)
• Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Branch (BBB)
• Epidemiology Branch (EB)
• Health Behavior Branch (HBB)

National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR)

• Behavioral Sciences and Rehabilitative Technologies (BSRT) Program
• Biological Sciences and Career Development (BSCD) Program
• Spinal Cord and Musculoskeletal Disorders and Assistive Technology (SMAD) Program
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Stroke Rehabilitation (TSR) Program