General Medical Science Research

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) supports basic research that increases understanding of life processes and lays the foundation for advances in disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention.



Primarily supports basic biomedical research that is not targeted to specific diseases or disorders. Because scientific breakthroughs often originate from such untargeted studies, NIGMS-funded work has contributed substantially to the tremendous progress that biomedical research has made in recent years. The Institute's training programs help provide the most critical element of good research: well-prepared scientists. The results of research increase our understanding of life and lay the foundation for advances in disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention.



NIGMS is one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the principal biomedical research agency of the Federal Government. NIH is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.