List of institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research.[1] It comprises 27 separate institutes and centers (ICs) that carry out its mission in different areas of biomedical research. It also includes the Office of the Director, which sets policies and coordinates activities of the 27 ICs.[2]

  1. ^ "Who We Are". National Institutes of Health (NIH). Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "Organization". National Institutes of Health (NIH). January 22, 2016. Archived from the original on December 30, 2022.
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