- Mission [1]
- The goal of NIH research is to acquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose and treat disease and disability, from
the rarest genetic disorder to the common cold. The NIH mission is to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better health
for everyone. NIH works toward that mission by: conducting research in its own laboratories; supporting the research of non-Federal
scientists in universities, medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions throughout the country and abroad; helping
in the training of research investigators; and fostering communication of medical and health sciences information. Section
492 of the Public Health Service Act states that "The Secretary...shall by regulation, require appropriate technical and scientific
peer review of -(A) applications...;(B)...biomedical and behavioral research and development contracts..." The National Advisory
Environmental Health Sciences Council provides second level peer review, makes recommendations for support of grants, contract
proposals, and cooperative agreements; advises on policy development, program implementation and evaluation; and identifies
research needs of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
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