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Colorectal Cancer

Learn about how this disease is more often affecting younger adults.

NIH at a Glance

The NIH Director

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

Funding for Research

NIH is the largest source of funding for medical research in the world, creating hundreds of thousands of high-quality jobs.

Labs at NIH

Scientists conduct research on NIH campuses across the U.S., as part of our Intramural Research Program.

Jobs at NIH

The central recruitment point of access to all NIH jobs and training opportunities

Featured Resources & Initiatives

ARPA-H

A new science agency proposed by President Joseph Biden as part of NIH to drive biomedical breakthroughs and provide transformative solutions for all patients.

Anti-Sexual Harassment

NIH does not tolerate pervasive or severe harassment of any kind, including sexual harassment.

Ending Structural Racism

Learn more about NIH’s efforts to end structural racism in biomedical research through the UNITE initiative.

NIH HEAL Initiative

Trans-agency effort to speed scientific solutions to stem the national opioid crisis.

Clinical Trials

Learn about participating in clinical trials and where to find them.

Training at NIH

NIH provides training opportunities internally, as well as at universities and other institutions across the U.S.

RECOVER

A new research initiative to understand, prevent, and treat the long-term effects of COVID-19.