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The National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is comprised of 27 Institutes and Centers, has an annual budget of over $47 billion, and employs over 20,000 staff.  Its mission is science in pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.  The NIH's goals are to:  1) foster fundamental creative discoveries, innovative research strategies, and their applications as a basis to advance significantly the Nation's capacity to protect and improve health; 2) develop, maintain, and renew scientific human and physical resources that will assure the Nation’s capability to prevent disease; 3) expand