In 1887, the U.S. Government established the Hygenic Laboratory in Staten Island as a national center devoted to researching the spread and treatment of infectious disease. This lab was staffed by one man: 27-year-old Joseph Kinyoun, who would eventually become the first director of NIH. The Atlantic deemed this the photo of the day today and [...]
United for Medical Research, a coalition of leading research institutions, patient and health advocates and private industry have joined together to seek steady increases in federal funding for the National Institutes of Health.


