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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2002 94(18):1355-1357; doi:10.1093/jnci/94.18.1355
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 94, No. 18, 1355-1357, September 18, 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press

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New Imaging Institute Focuses its Goals, Plans for Future

Charles Marwick

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The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) is the latest addition to the National Institutes of Health’s 27 institutes and centers. The institute, which opened last April, already has a staff of about 30 employees and has funded three research grants.

In contrast to most of the other institutes, which are devoted to diseases, organ systems, or populations, the new institute focuses on medical technology. "Dedicating an institute to medical technologies rather than to diseases may seem novel for the NIH, but it is a reflection of where science is today and where science will be taking us tomorrow," said Ruth Kirschstein, M.D., NIH’s deputy director.

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