NIH Releases First Biennial Report of the Director

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Dr. Raynard S. Kington, acting director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced the publication of the first Biennial Report of the Director, a document that provides an integrated portrait of NIH research activities. The report, per the requirements of the NIH Reform Act of 2006, makes it easier for Congress, advocates and patient groups, and the general public to understand the many programs within the agency. The NIH Reform Act of 2006 affirmed the importance of NIH and its vital role in advancing biomedical research to improve the health of the nation.

As well as bringing increased transparency to the research conducted by NIH, the report is also intended to detail current agency funding, outline future strategic planning, and provide health related statistical information. The report is inclusive of Fiscal Years 2006 & 2007.

Dr. Kington has said the Biennial Report “provides a panorama of the research, research training, and dissemination efforts supported by NIH. Throughout the document, readers are given an opportunity to see the directions of discovery and understand the research that goes on across all 50 states, the territories, around the world, and at the NIH’s own laboratories.”