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NIH’s mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability.

The goals of the agency are:

  • to foster fundamental creative discoveries, innovative research strategies, and their applications as a basis for ultimately protecting and improving health;
  • to develop, maintain, and renew scientific human and physical resources that will ensure the Nation's capability to prevent disease;
  • to expand the knowledge base in medical and associated sciences in order to enhance the Nation's economic well-being and ensure a continued high return on the public investment in research; and
  • to exemplify and promote the highest level of scientific integrity, public accountability, and social responsibility in the conduct of science.

In realizing these goals, the NIH provides leadership and direction to programs designed to improve the health of the Nation by conducting and supporting research:

  • in the causes, diagnosis, prevention, and cure of human diseases;
  • in the processes of human growth and development;
  • in the biological effects of environmental contaminants;
  • in the understanding of mental, addictive and physical disorders; and
  • in directing programs for the collection, dissemination, and exchange of information in medicine and health, including the development and support of medical libraries and the training of medical librarians and other health information specialists.
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Last updated on 2024-02-11T22:41:43+00:00 by LN Anderson PNNL DataHub NIAID Program Project: Modeling Host Responses to Understand Severe Human Virus Infections, Multi-Omic Viral Dataset Catalog Collection Background The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ( NIAID ) "Modeling Host...

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Last updated on 2024-02-11T22:41:43+00:00 by LN Anderson Omics-LHV Profiling of Host Response to Influenza A Virus Infection Background Influenza A virus ( IAV ) is a high risk biological agent belonging to the Orthomyxoviridae family is classified as a Category C priority pathogen by the National...

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Last updated on 2024-02-11T22:41:43+00:00 by LN Anderson Omics-LHV Profiling of Host Response to West Nile Virus Infection Background West Nile virus ( WNV ) belongs to the mosquito-borne Flaviviridae family and is classified as a Category A priority pathogen by the National Institute of Allergy and...

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Last updated on 2024-02-11T22:41:43+00:00 by LN Anderson Omics-LHV Profiling of Host Interferon-Stimulated Response to Virus Infection Background The human host Interferon ( IFN ) alpha, beta, and gamma participate in the body's natural immune response to lethal virus infection and disease. The...

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Last updated on 2024-02-11T22:41:43+00:00 by LN Anderson Omics-LHV Profiling of Host Response to MERS-CoV Virus Infection Background Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus ( MERS-CoV ), part of the Coronaviridae family, is classified as a Category C priority pathogen by the National Institute...

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Last updated on 2024-02-11T22:41:43+00:00 by LN Anderson Omics-LHV Profiling of Host Response to Ebola Virus Infection Background Ebola virus ( EBOV ) is a high risk biological agent, belonging to the Flaviviridae family, and is classified as a Category A priority pathogen by the National Institute...

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