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About CIT
Enabling Biomedical Research With High-Quality Information Technology
Each day, 40,000 members of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) community, working in more than 400 buildings and facilities, rely on CIT to perform world-class research. As one of NIH’s 27 institutes and centers, we collaborate with the NIH intramural community in the areas of computational bioscience, engineering, informatics, and statistics to help make biomedical discoveries that protect and improve our nation’s health.
NIH has benefited from a number of CIT-managed programs and critically needed IT infrastructure upgrades, including:
- A world-renowned supercomputer that allows researchers to conduct large-scale data analyses
- A state-of-the-art network that enables research across NIH and around the world
- Cloud-based services that give researchers a cost-effective way to access datasets and advanced computational tools and services
- The latest collaboration tools to promote flexibility and productivity
Offices & Service Areas
CIT is structured to facilitate the efficient delivery of IT services and support to NIH.
The Office of the Director manages and evaluates CIT's programs, policies, and procedures and provides analysis and guidance for developing IT services, systems, and security.
The Office of IT Services Management directs service areas that provide NIH with a variety of IT services such as user support, identity and access management, high-performance computing, and network cabling. OITSM is led by Xavier Soosai, Director of OITSM.
The Office of Administrative Management supports CIT finance, human resources, contracts, acquisition, procurement, communication, and administration. OAM is led by Jill Gaffey, Director of OAM and Executive Officer, and Kevin Davis, Deputy Executive Officer.
Administrative Management Group
AMG provides administrative support on business matters at CIT.
Acquisition Planning and Management Group
APMG oversees CIT's acquisition activities and advises staff on strategic sourcing initiatives.
Financial Management Group
FMG supports CIT’s budgetary and financial functions and responsibilities.
Management Analysis and Policy Group
MAPG provides in-depth analysis to help drive business and policy decisions at CIT.
Office of Communications and Outreach
OCO helps CIT educate and inform NIH staff and stakeholders about CIT's IT services.
The Office of Intramural Research provides scientific and technical expertise to NIH’s Intramural Research Program by developing and delivery custom applications and tools that solve complex biomedical and clinical research problems. OIR is led by Andy Baxevanis, Acting Scientific Director, and consists of five offices.
Leadership
CIT's executive leadership is responsible for the oversight and management of CIT’s day-to-day operations and service areas that provide IT management, services, and support to NIH.
CIT News
CIT Director and NIH Chief Information Officer Andrea Norris participates on a panel about Health IT innovations, modernization, and transformation.
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20 Years of Biowulf: How NIH’s Supercomputer Is Evolving with Science
From a small cluster of boxes to petabytes of data storage, Biowulf has seen exponential growth since its launch in 1999. The supercomputer’s 20th anniversary highlights its impact on the NIH and the parallel growth of computational biology, a hybrid discipline of biomedical research, life sciences, and high-volume data generation.
