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We Support a Healthier Future - Healthy People 2020

Howard Hughes Medical Institute - HHMI

Organization URL(s)

webmaster@hhmi.org
www.hhmi.org/

Other Contact Information

4000 Jones Bridge Road
Chevy Chase, MD 20815-6789

301-215-8500 (Voice)

Description

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a nonprofit medical research organization that ranks as one of the nation’s largest philanthropies, plays a powerful role in advancing biomedical research and science education in the U.S. The institute employs hundreds of leading biomedical scientists working at the forefront of their fields and supports some of the nation’s most promising scientists at a critical early stage of their careers. In addition, through its grants program and other activities, Howard Hughes Medical Institute is helping to enhance science education at all levels and maintain the vigor of biomedical science worldwide.

Online Resources

Cool Science for Curious Kids
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/forkids/index.html
Exploring Biodiversity: The Search for New Medicines
http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/lectures/

Print Resources

The HHMI Bulletin is a quarterly print and online magazine featuring stories about the discoveries and innovations of HHMI scientists and grantees.