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    Nobel Laureates

    Victor R. Ambros and Gary B. Ruvkun receive the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for research supported by NIH.

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    Sickle cell disease is the most common inherited blood disorder in the U.S.

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NIH at a Glance

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

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Director

Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., is the Â鶹´«Ã½ Director and provides leadership for the 27 Institutes and Centers that make up NIH.

Â鶹´«Ã½ 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.

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