National Institute on Aging

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Template:Short description Template:Third-party Template:Infobox government agency The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), located in Bethesda, Maryland. The NIA itself is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

The NIA leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1974, under Public Law 93-296, Congress granted authority to form NIA to provide leadership in aging research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs relevant to aging and older people.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In January 2011, President Obama signed into law the National Alzheimer’s Project Act, designating the NIA as the primary federal agency on Alzheimer's disease research.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2024 NIA is led by Director, Richard J. Hodes, M.D, and Deputy Director Amy S. Kelley, M.D.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Past directorsEdit

Past directors from 1975–present <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Director	Took office	Left office	Template:Abbr
acting	File:Noimage.svg	Norman Kretchmer	October 1974	July 1975
acting	File:Noimage.svg	Richard C. Greulich	July 1975	April 1976
1	File:Robert N. Butler 2004.jpg	Robert N. Butler	May 1, 1976	July 1982
2	File:Noimage.svg	Robert L. Ringler	July 16, 1982	June 30, 1983
3	File:Noimage.svg	T. Franklin Williams	July 1, 1983	July 31, 1991
acting	File:Noimage.svg	Gene D. Cohen	August 1, 1991	May 31, 1993
4	File:Richard J. Hodes.png	Richard J. Hodes	June 1, 1993	Present	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

MissionEdit

NIA's mission is to improve the health and well-being of older Americans through research, and specifically to:

Support and conduct high-quality research on:
- Aging processes
- Age-related diseases
- Special problems and needs of the aged
Train and develop highly skilled research scientists from all population groups.
Develop and maintain state-of-the-art resources to accelerate research progress.
Disseminate information and communicate with the public and interested groups on health and research advances and on new directions for research.

ProgramsEdit

NIA sponsors research on aging through extramural<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and intramural<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> programs. The extramural program funds research and training at universities, hospitals, medical centers, and other public and private organizations nationwide.

One such example is the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers (ADRCs). As of 2022, the NIA funds over 30 centers at medical institutions throughout the United States.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The intramural program conducts basic and clinical research in Baltimore, Maryland, and on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland.

Eliezer Masliah was appointed head of the National Institute on Aging's Division of Neuroscience in 2016.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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