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Acronyms & Definitions

12.2 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutes and Offices

Acronyms Definitions
CC Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center
CIT Center for Information Technology
CSR Center for Scientific Review
FIC John E. Fogarty International Center
NCCAM National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
NCI National Cancer Institute
NCRR National Center for Research Resources
NEI National Eye Institute
NHLBI National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
NHGRI National Human Genome Research Institute
NIA National Institute on Aging
NIAAA National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
NIAID National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
NIAMS National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin
Disease
NICHD National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
NIDCD National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication
Disorder
NIDCR National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
NIDDK National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
NIDA National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIEHS National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
NIGMS National Institute of General Medical Sciences
NIMH National Institute of Mental Health
NINDS National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
NINR National Institute of Nursing Research
NLM National Library of Medicine
OD Office of the Director
OPRR Office for Protection from Research Risks
Last Updated: 4/29/24