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NIGMS Grantee Wins 2020 Nobel Prize

10/07/2020

Long-time grantee Jennifer A. Doudna awarded Nobel prize in chemistry for the development of a method for genome editing.

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Latest Information About COVID-19

COVID-19 is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation. Get the information you need at https://covid19.nih.gov/.
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Science for the Public

Strengthening public understanding and appreciation of science is a key NIGMS goal. As part of its efforts, the Institute provides free science education materials on a range of topics.
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About NIGMS

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Feedback Loop Blog

A catalyst for interaction with the scientific community

"We’re recruiting two accomplished scientists for positions in our Division of Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences (BBCB) and our Division of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry (PPBC).​"​​

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Biomedical Beat Blog

Follow the process of discovery

"Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from many areas of biomedical science have worked together to learn how this new disease affects the human body, how to prevent its spread, and how to treat it. Severe cases of COVID-19 and cases of sepsis share many symptoms."​

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Lessons, activities, and videos on basic biomedical research and careers.

PATHWAYS is a collaboration between NIGMS and Scholastic, Inc.

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