The Howard Hughes Medical Institute is a philanthropy whose scientists carry out biomedical research at the frontiers of biology. 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. The main task of the Institute are researches devoted to different aspects of animal systematics, paleontology, faunistics, and cytology. We are an organization dedicated to conducting clinical research in pain medicine of the highest quality and validity. The mission of the Life Sciences Division is to advance science and technology in order to understand complex biological systems and their relationship with human health and the environment.