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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is a component of the National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research....
 (NIH), which is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
United States Department of Health and Human Services

The United States Department of Health and Human Services , is a United States Cabinet department of the United States government of the United States with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services....
. NIAID supports basic and applied research to prevent, diagnose and treat infectious and immune-mediated illnesses, including HIV
HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that can lead to AIDS , a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections....
/AIDS
AIDS

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the HIV ....
 and other sexually transmitted disease
Sexually transmitted disease

A sexually transmitted disease , also known as sexually transmitted infection or venereal disease , is an illness that has a significant probability of transmission between humans or animals by means of sexual contact, including sexual intercourse, oral sex, and anal sex....
s, illness from potential agents of bioterrorism
Bioterrorism

Bioterrorism is terrorism by intentional release or dissemination of biological agents ; these may be in a naturally-occurring or in a human-modified form....
, tuberculosis
Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is a common and often deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacterium, mainly Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect the central nervous system, the lymphatic system, the circulatory system, the genitourinary system, the gastrointestinal system, bones, joints, and even the...
, malaria
Malaria

Malaria is a Vector -borne infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites. It is widespread in Tropics and subtropical regions, including parts of the Americas, Asia, and Africa....
, autoimmune disorders, asthma
Asthma

Asthma is a common chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, in which the Lung constrict, become inflammation, and are lined with excessive amounts of thickened mucus, often in response to one or more triggers....
 and allergies.

The NIAID-funded Influenza Genome Sequencing Project
Influenza Genome Sequencing Project

The Influenza Genome Sequencing Project is an American-based genome project aimed at improving the availability of genomic sequence data from influenza viruses and related information....
 is a collaborative effort designed to increase the genome knowledge base of influenza and help researchers understand how flu virus
Virus

A virus is a Optical microscope#Limitations of light microscopes infectious agent that is unable to grow or reproduce outside a host cell . Viruses infect all cellular life....
es evolve, spread and cause disease.






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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is a component of the National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research....
 (NIH), which is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
United States Department of Health and Human Services

The United States Department of Health and Human Services , is a United States Cabinet department of the United States government of the United States with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services....
. NIAID supports basic and applied research to prevent, diagnose and treat infectious and immune-mediated illnesses, including HIV
HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that can lead to AIDS , a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections....
/AIDS
AIDS

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the HIV ....
 and other sexually transmitted disease
Sexually transmitted disease

A sexually transmitted disease , also known as sexually transmitted infection or venereal disease , is an illness that has a significant probability of transmission between humans or animals by means of sexual contact, including sexual intercourse, oral sex, and anal sex....
s, illness from potential agents of bioterrorism
Bioterrorism

Bioterrorism is terrorism by intentional release or dissemination of biological agents ; these may be in a naturally-occurring or in a human-modified form....
, tuberculosis
Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is a common and often deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacterium, mainly Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect the central nervous system, the lymphatic system, the circulatory system, the genitourinary system, the gastrointestinal system, bones, joints, and even the...
, malaria
Malaria

Malaria is a Vector -borne infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites. It is widespread in Tropics and subtropical regions, including parts of the Americas, Asia, and Africa....
, autoimmune disorders, asthma
Asthma

Asthma is a common chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, in which the Lung constrict, become inflammation, and are lined with excessive amounts of thickened mucus, often in response to one or more triggers....
 and allergies.

The NIAID-funded Influenza Genome Sequencing Project
Influenza Genome Sequencing Project

The Influenza Genome Sequencing Project is an American-based genome project aimed at improving the availability of genomic sequence data from influenza viruses and related information....
 is a collaborative effort designed to increase the genome knowledge base of influenza and help researchers understand how flu virus
Virus

A virus is a Optical microscope#Limitations of light microscopes infectious agent that is unable to grow or reproduce outside a host cell . Viruses infect all cellular life....
es evolve, spread and cause disease. Another recent initiative are the BRCs (Bioinformatics Resource Centers), a group of eight centers dedicated to the computer-based storage, annotation, and analysis of genomic and proteomic data of NIAID Category A, B, and C priority pathogens, together with other emerging and re-emerging pathogens. Emphasis is placed on reliable and current storage/curation of the data and providing both easy access to them through Web interfaces and linked analysis tools useful to researchers in the field. The goal is to assist researchers in their exploration of the biological systems in question and in integrating the many types of data now available (genomic, proteomic, biochemical, and microbiological).

Organizational Structure

  • Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
    Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

    The Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome is a division of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases which is part of the National Institutes of Health....
     (DAIDS)
  • Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation (DAIT)
  • Division of Extramural Activities (DEA)
  • Division of Intramural Research
    Division of Intramural Research

    A Division of Intramural Research is a branch of any one of the National Institutes of Health which funds research done on NIH campuses, the largest of which is located in Bethesda, Maryland....
     (DIR)
  • Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID)
  • Office of the Director (OD)
  • Vaccine Research Center
    Vaccine Research Center

    The Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health was established to facilitate research in vaccine development....
     (VRC)
  • Bioinformatics Research Centers (BRCs)


External links

  • Information about NIH NIAID vaccine research clinical trials
  • A comprehensive resource providing HIV/AIDS treatment and clinical trial information
  • Provides descriptions of the eight BRCs funded by NIAID
  • The NIAID page describing the goals and activities of the BRCs
  • - an NIAID-funded database resource of reference and experiment data covering the entire immunology domain