Their mission includes goals of Education, Exploration, and Conservation. HHMI also awards grants for science education and international science. Biomedical research, grants. HHMI investigators contributed to the discovery of genes related to diseases such as cystic fibrosis and obesity, and to basic understanding of cell development and communiation. Scientists are employed by HHMI and conduct their work at HHMI facilities at leading research institutions nationwide.
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This basic research is targeted to the development new diagnostic methods and cancer treatments. Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals. Research at MBB covers many fields of medical biochemistry and biophysics. Interactive articles that show how the application of bioinfomatics tools from the NCBI contribute to scientific discoveries. The Salk Institute is a private, non-profit, research organization dedicated to fundamental research in biology and its relation to health, studying such challenging problems as the organization and operation of the brain, the control of gene activity, and the molecular origins of cancer, AIDS, and other diseases.