National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It is their agency for research. There are 27 separate institutes and offices. Each of them have separate areas of health which they research. Most of them are located in Bethesda, Maryland. The NIH made vaccines against hepatitis, Haemophilus influenzae (HIB) and human papillomavirus. The current Director of the NIH is Francis Collins since 2009.

 Philanthropic Initiatives 
The NIH hosts a number of philanthropic programs aimed at encouraging youth participation in science. For example, the NIH's NEI hosts the Eye on the Future video contest, which recognizes young scientists like Thuy-Tien Tran, Celia Cooley, and Mark Leschinsky.

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