• In Memoriam

    In Memoriam

    NIH mourns the loss of John I. Gallin, M.D., whose 50 year career at NIH leaves a lasting legacy for clinician-scientists everywhere.

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    Nobel Laureates

    David Baker receives the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for research supported by NIH. He shares the prize with Demis Hassabis and John Jumper.

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    Test your knowledge with this new Kahoot! quiz from NIGMS.

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    Learn about the liver's role, including digesting food and processing and distributing nutrients.

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    Learn how to reduce baby's risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) from Safe to Sleep®.

In the News

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Mapping Neural Connections

The first complete map of the fruit fly brain will help us understand larger brains.

Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito

Read about the latest research on this mosquito-borne disease.

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Opioid Use Disorder

Higher doses of buprenorphine may improve treatment outcomes.

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Cancer Incidence Rates

Researchers did not see the ‘rebound’ they expected following the pandemic.

NIH at a Glance

Take the Virtual Tour

Explore the Bethesda campus and how NIH turns discovery into health.

The NIH Director

Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., is the NIH Director and provides leadership for the 27 Institutes and Centers that make up NIH.

NIH is the largest source of funding for medical research in the world, creating hundreds of thousands of high-quality jobs.

Scientists conduct research on NIH campuses across the U.S., as part of our Intramural Research Program.

Impact of NIH Research

NIH-supported research has had a major positive impact on nearly all of our lives.

The central recruitment point of access to all NIH jobs and training opportunities