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Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D.
NIH Director
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Welcome to the National Institutes of Health.
At NIH, we are dedicated to improving the health of Americans
by conducting and funding medical research.
We also train scientists, and communicate medical and health sciences
information to patients, their families, health care providers and
the general public.
NIH guides America's efforts in medical research. Our goal is to
uncover new knowledge that will help prevent, detect, diagnose,
and treat disease and disability, from the common cold to the rarest
genetic disorder.
Our investment in understanding such diseases as AIDS, diabetes,
heart disease and cancer returns dividends in longer, healthier,
and safer lives.
We continue to make major inroads in fighting humanity's most enduring
illnesses. And we are working to confront new threats to our health
and safety, like bioterrorism.
We encourage you to explore the wealth of medical research on the
NIH Web site and to learn more about our world-class research, scientists,
and programs.
Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D.
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Biographical Sketch
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NIH Director, Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D.,
leads the nation’s medical research agency and oversees the
NIH’s 27 Institutes and Centers with more than 17,000 employees
and a fiscal year 2004 budget of over $28 billion. Read
the full bio sketch >
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Curriculum Vitae
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Interviews and Articles
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Financial
Conflicts of Interest and the NIH – New England Journal
of Medicine, January 22, 2004 |
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"Transparency — full
light on any relationship — is one of the best protections against
any real or perceived conflict of interest," said Zerhouni. "How
you accomplish that is first on the agenda." |
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The
NIH Roadmap – Science, October 3, 2003 |
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"As science grows more complex,
it is also converging on a set of unifying principles that link apparently
disparate diseases through common biological pathways and therapeutic
approaches. Today, NIH research needs to reflect this new reality." |
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Elias
Zerhouni: Living in Interesting Times – The NIH Catalyst,
January-February 2003 |
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"In the entire scientific spectrum,
it is the life sciences that are the grand challenge for now and the
foreseeable future. We need to make discoveries at a more rapid pace
because time is of the essence when you consider the aging of the
population, the growth of our health expenditures, and the new threats
that are emerging." |
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Zerhouni
Plots 'Roadmap for Action' For NIH Future –The
NIH Record, September 17, 2002 |
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"I think it's important initially,
when you take on a new job, to focus 100 percent on the new job, build
teams, have appropriate interactions with the IC directors and all
of the management team, set up some operating principles, and become
also a spokesman for NIH, across many constituencies." |
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