The National Institutes of Health (¿ìÈý¹ÙÍø), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency — making important discoveries that improve health and save lives.

The ¿ìÈý¹ÙÍø Director

Jay Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D. is the 18th director of the National Institutes of Health, officially taking office on April 1, 2025.

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Close-up of the front of Building One.

¿ìÈý¹ÙÍø Leadership

¿ìÈý¹ÙÍø leadership plays an active role in shaping the agency's research planning, activities, and outlook.

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Organization chart.

Organization

The ¿ìÈý¹ÙÍø is made up of 27 different components called Institutes and Centers.

Voices of the ¿ìÈý¹ÙÍø Community

¿ìÈý¹ÙÍø’s project to capture an oral history of the research experience.

History

For over a century, ¿ìÈý¹ÙÍø scientists have paved the way for important discoveries that improve health and save lives.