Director's Messages

NINDS Director Walter J. Koroshetz and NCI Director Norman E. Sharpless

NIH relies heavily on investigator-initiated R01 grants to fuel its science. This democratic approach is responsible in large part for the success of the American biomedical research enterprise.

As the Nation’s medical research agency, one of NIH’s most important roles is leveraging our resources to respond to emerging public health crises.

The toll that neurological disorders exact on patients and their families is truly tragic. Yet, looking forward there is cause for real optimism for some conditions.

By: Nina Schor, NINDS Deputy Director

I’m a news junkie, and I love stories, especially those about science. You may not realize it, but every day as part of the NINDS research community, you are generating incredible news.

This week, more than thirty thousand neuroscientists are coming to Washington, DC for the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN).

If you know anyone with dementia, you probably understand how devastating it is to those affected and their families.

By: Walter Koroshetz, NINDS Director, and Diana Bianchi, NICHD Director