Back المعهد الوطني للحساسية والأمراض المعدية Arabic Institut Nacional d'Al·lèrgies i Malalties Infeccioses (EUA) Catalan National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases German Instituto Nacional de Alergias y Enfermedades Infecciosas Spanish مؤسسه ملی آلرژی و بیماریهای عفونی Persian National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases French המכון הלאומי לאלרגיה ומחלות מידבקות (ארצות הברית) HE National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Italian アメリカ国立アレルギー・感染症研究所 Japanese ალერგიისა და ინფექციური დაავადებების ეროვნული ინსტიტუტი (აშშ) Georgian
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| Formed | December 29, 1955 |
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| Jurisdiction | United States Government |
| Headquarters | North Bethesda, Maryland, US (Rockville, Maryland, mailing address) |
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| Parent department | Health and Human Services |
| Parent Institute | National Institutes of Health |
| Website | niaid.nih.gov |
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.[1]
NIAID has on-campus laboratories in Maryland and Hamilton, Montana, and funds research conducted by scientists at institutions in the United States and throughout the world. NIAID also works closely with partners in academia, industry, government, and non-governmental organizations in multifaceted and multidisciplinary efforts to address emerging health challenges such as the H1N1/09 pandemic and the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2009 Fact Book: A Year in Review" (PDF). National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. 3 December 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-20.