- Mission [1]
- The goal of NIH research is to acquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability,
for 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. Section 402 (b)(3) of the Public
Health Service Act states that “the Director, NIH…shall assure that research at…the National Institutes of Health is subject
to review in accordance with section 492.” Section 492(b) states that the “Director of NIH shall establish procedures for
periodic technical and scientific peer review of research at the National Institutes of Health.” This Board assesses the quality
of the Institute's intramural research programs and evaluates the productivity and performance of investigators, necessary
functions for the operation of a highly effective intramural research program.
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