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								photo of Dr. Gary Gibbons, M.D, Director of NHLBI, with text 75 Years Bringing Research to Life
              September 30, 2023
                  
  
                    	
	75 Years of Celebrating Excellence and Anticipating Opportunities
	

  
                                                
            For 75 years NHLBI has been committed to the perennial pursuit of enhanced health for all. Amidst rapid scientific, technological, and social change, the...
      
                      
    
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    UNITE - NIH ending structural racism
              April 20, 2021
                  
  
                    	
	Inclusive Excellence: NHLBI’s Commitment to UNITE
	

  
                                                
            Last month, NIH took important steps to ensure that diversity, equity, and inclusion become ingrained in biomedical research through the launch of the UNITE...
      
                      
    
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    A sick caucasian Man wearing face mask feeling sick headache and cough because of Coronavirus Covid-19 on the sofa in quarantine
              March 22, 2021
                  
  
                    	
	Tackling the Mysteries of the Long-term Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Infection
	

  
                                                
            As we enter our second year of the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, we have learned much about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and how it can acutely affect multiple organs...
      
                      
    
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              April 29, 2020
                  
  
                    	
	Rising to the Challenge of COVID-19: The NHLBI Community Response
	

  
                                                
            As our nation, and the entire world, confronts the emergence and rapid spread of COVID-19, a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the...
      
                      
    
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              December 04, 2019
                  
  
                    	
	Taking a Science-driven Approach to Address the Vaping Threat
	

  
                                                
            For 50 years, the NHLBI has led the nation in groundbreaking discovery science that has improved lung health. It’s a legacy of excellence that includes, among...
      
                      
    
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              May 31, 2019
                  
  
                    	
	NIH Adapts to the Changing Epidemiology of HIV Infection: A Renewed Focus on Reducing Chronic HIV-Related Co-Morbidities
	

  
                                                
            This year, on HIV Long-Term Survivors Day, we renew our commitment to study HIV disease across the lifespan.
      
                      
    
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              September 17, 2018
                  
  
                    	
	A Collaborative Patient-Focused Approach to Cure Sickle Cell Disease
	

  
                                                
            Earlier this summer, I had the privilege of engaging with a remarkable group of people representing organizations that share our mission to conquer sickle cell...
      
                      
    
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              September 29, 2016
                  
  
                    	
	Message shared with the Research Community on Thursday, September 29, 2016
	

  
                                                
            It is my pleasure to announce the selection of David C. Goff, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., as the next Director of the NHLBI Division of Cardiovascular Sciences (DCVS)...
      
                      
    
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    September 20, 2016
                  
  
                    	
	National Sickle Cell Awareness Month with NHLBI
	

  
                                                
            September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, prompting all of us to take a moment to reflect on this devastating genetic disorder and why it is so...
      
                      
    
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    August 11, 2016
                  
  
                    	
	Announcing the NHLBI Strategic Vision
	

  
                                                
            Dear Colleague: More than a year ago, I asked the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) community to pause and imagine a world where we are able to...
      
                      
    
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    February 10, 2016
                  
  
                    	
	New Program to Promote Funding Stability and Scientific Innovation for NHLBI Investigators
	

  
                                                
            Some of the most seminal findings in biomedical research emerge from the pursuit of curiosity, as investigators follow a specific line of inquiry to scientific...
      
                      
    
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    November 19, 2015
                  
  
                    	
	Optimizing the NHLBI Clinical Trials Enterprise
	

  
                                                
            Clinical trials are a vital part of the research continuum that takes basic research findings at the bench and ultimately translates them into innovations in...
      
                      
    
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