National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
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Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1966 |
Jurisdiction | Department of Health and Human Services |
Parent agency | National Institutes of Health |
Website | www |
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) conducts research into the effects of the environment on human disease, as one of the 27 institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is located in the Research Triangle Park in North Carolina, and is the only primary division of the NIH located outside of the Washington metropolitan area.
Constitution
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is a part of the National Institutes of Health, which is in turn a part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The
NIEHS researchers and grantees have shown the deadly effects of
The Institute funds centers for environmental health studies at universities across the United States.
History
In 1966, U.S. Surgeon General William H. Stewart helped to create a Division of Environmental Health Sciences within the NIH.[1] Three years later, the division became its own institute, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Past directors include Paul Kotin, David Rall, Kenneth Olden, David A. Schwartz, and Linda Birnbaum.
Directors[2]
Portrait | Directors | Took office | Left office |
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Paul Kotin | November 1, 1966 | February 28, 1971 | |
David Rall | March 1, 1971 | October 1, 1990 | |
David G. Hoel (acting) | October 1990 | June 1991 | |
Kenneth Olden | 1991 | 2005 | |
David A. Schwartz | May 22, 2005 | August 19, 2007 | |
Samuel H. Wilson (acting) | August 20, 2007 | December 2008 | |
Linda Birnbaum | January 16, 2009 | October 3, 2019 | |
Richard Woychik[3] | June 7, 2020 | present |
Organization
The NIEHS is one of 27 institutes and centers of the
NIEHS is composed of:
- Division of Intramural Research (DIR), which is research done at NIEHS
- Division of Extramural Research and Training, which funds research conducted elsewhere
- Division of the National Toxicology Program, which is an interagency program headquartered at NIEHS
References
- ^ "William H. Stewart (1965-1969) | SurgeonGeneral.gov". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
- ^ "NIEHS Directors". www.nih.gov.
- ^ "NIH names Rick Woychik Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences". newswise.com.
External links
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences official website