



National Institute of Arthritis NIHNIAMS
and Musculoskeletal and
1 of 2
Skin Diseases
Office of the Director
(HNB1)
Office of Science Policy Office of Administrative Office of Communications
and Planning Management and Public Liaison
(HNB1-2) (HNB1-4) (HNB1-5)
Intramural Research Division of Extramural Division of Musculoskeletal Division of Skin and
Program Research Activities Diseases Rheumatic Diseases
(HNB-2) (HNB4) (HNB5) (HNB6)
· Provides leadership for a national program in the major disease categories of arthritis, bone disease, and musculoskeletal and skin diseases;
· Plans, conducts, fosters, and supports an integrated and coordinated program of basic research, clinical investigations, clinical trials, and demonstrations relating to the causes, prevention,
methods of diagnosis and treatment of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin through: laboratories and clinics, research grants and contracts, and cooperative agreements to scientific institutions
and to individuals;
· Supports training of personnel in fundamental sciences and clinical disciplines by individual and institutional research training and career development awards;
· Conducts educational activities, including the collection and dissemination of health educational materials on these diseases, with emphasis on the prevention thereof, for health professionals and
the lay public;
· Coordinates with the other research institutes and with all Federal health programs relevant activities in the fields of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases; and
· Develops and maintains continuing relationships with professional associations, voluntary agencies, and international organizations concerned with these fields.
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National Institute of Arthritis NIHNIAMS
and Musculoskeletal and 2 of 2
Skin Diseases
Office of the Director
(HNB1)
Office of Administrative Office of Science Policy Office of Communications
Management and Planning and Public Liaison
(HNB1-4) (HNB1-2) (HNB1-5)
Public Information
Administrative Branch
Scientific Information
Technology Branch Management Branch (HNB1-52)
(HNB1-42) (HNB1-46)
Financial Management Management Policies,
Branch Programs and Initiatives
(HNB1-44) Branch (HNB1-47)
Intramural Research Division of Extramural Division of Musculoskeletal Division of Skin and
Program Research Activities Diseases Rheumatic Diseases
(HNB-2) (HNB4) (HNB5) (HNB6)
Grants Management
Office of Science and Office of Administrative
Branch
Technology (HNB-2-4) Clinical Director Management Branch
(HNB42)
(HNB-2-5) (HNB-2-3)
Scientific Interchange Biodata Mining and Clinical Care & Training Scientific Review
Section (-42) Discovery Section (-46) Branch (-52) Clinical and Investigative Branch
Orthopaedics Section (HNB43)
Career Development Flow Cytometry Section Translational Research (HNB-2-6)
Section (-43) (-47) Branch (-53)
Laboratory Animal Care Macromolecular Biophysics Clinical Sciences
and Use Section (-44) Section (-48) Section (HNB-2-7)
Light Imaging Section
(-45)
Arthritis and Rheumatism Laboratory of Structural Autoimmunity Genetics and Genomics
Branch Biology Research Branch Branch
(HNB-22) (HNB-24) (HNB-28) (HNB-2C)
Laboratory of Laboratory of Skin Natural Products Section Inflammatory Biology
Muscle Biology Biology (2) Section (2)
(HNB-23) (HNB-25) Cartilage Biology and Genomics Section
Muscle Biophysics Molecular Biology of Orthopaedics Branch (3)
Section (2) Keratinization Section (3) (HNB-2B) Molecular Immunology and
Muscle Physiology Developmental Biology Inflammation Branch
Protein Expression
Section (4) Section (2) (HNB-2D)
Laboratory
(HNB-27) Tissue Engineering Lymphocyte Cell Biology
Section (4) Section (2)
Chemical Immunology
Section (3)
Molecular Inflammation
Section (4)
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