National Institute of General Medical Sciences
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Jurisdiction | Federal Government of the United States |
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Parent department | Department of Health and Human Services |
Parent agency | National Institutes of Health |
Website | www |
NIGMS produces a number of free science education materials[1] on topics such as cell biology, genetics, chemistry, pharmacology, structural biology, and computational biology. The institute also produces the magazine Findings,[2] which showcases diverse scientists who do cutting-edge research and lead interesting lives.
Past directors
[edit]Past Directors 1962–present[3]
Portrait | Director | Took office | Left office |
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Clinton C. Powell | July 1962 | July 1964 | |
Frederick L. Stone | August 1964 | April 1970 | |
DeWitt Stetten Jr. | October 1970 | August 1974 | |
Ruth L. Kirschstein | September 1974 | July 1993 | |
Marvin Cassman (acting) | July 1993 | August 1996 | |
Marvin Cassman | August 1996 | May 2002 | |
Judith H. Greenberg (acting) | May 2002 | November 2003 | |
Jeremy M. Berg | November 2003 | July 2011 | |
Judith H. Greenberg (acting) | July 2011 | July 2013 | |
Jon R. Lorsch | August 2013 | Present |
Research advances
[edit]Among the advances that scientists have made with NIGMS support are:
- Discovering a gene-silencing process called RNA interference,[4] or RNAi, that is both a powerful research tool and a promising new approach for treating diseases.
- Revealing how a protein's shape[5] affects its function, which plays a key role in health and disease and also informs the design of new drugs.
- Increasing survival from burn injury,[6] in part by improving methods of wound care, nutrition and infection control.
- Shedding light on the critical functions of carbohydrates,[7] sugar molecules found on all living cells that are vital to fertilization, inflammation, blood clotting and viral infection.
- Modeling infectious disease outbreaks[8] and the impact of interventions through computer simulations to provide valuable information to public health policymakers.
- Developing new methods to look inside cells[9] and other living systems. These approaches have advanced what we know about basic life processes in a range of organisms.
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ "NIGMS Electronic Publications - National Institute of General Medical Sciences". Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
- ^ "Findings Home - National Institute of General Medical Sciences". Archived from the original on 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ^ "NIGMS Directors". www.nih.gov. 9 July 2015.
- ^ "RNA Interference Fact Sheet - National Institute of General Medical Sciences". www.nigms.nih.gov. Archived from the original on 2015-05-11.
- ^ "Structural Biology". www.nigms.nih.gov. Retrieved Sep 22, 2020.
- ^ "Burns". www.nigms.nih.gov. Retrieved Sep 22, 2020.
- ^ "Life is Sweet". Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ^ "Modeling Infectious Diseases Fact Sheet - National Institute of General Medical Sciences". Archived from the original on 2009-03-23. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ^ "Cellular Imaging". www.nigms.nih.gov. Retrieved Sep 22, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Media related to National Institute of General Medical Sciences at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- NIGMS account on USAspending.gov