The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) has awarded a 4-year grant award in the amount of $4 million to the European Molecular Biology Laboratory — European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL‐EBI), the University of Oxford, and the Broad Institute of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University to support the buildout of a European arm of the Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) Knowledge Portal. The award is part of the Accelerating Medicines Partnership Type 2 Diabetes (AMP T2D) initiative.

In a recent op-ed in the North Carolina News & Observer, Dr. Charles Sanders, FNIH Board Chairman, expresses his views on the importance of continued NIH funding in the state. He cites that benefits of NIH support include important medical research that could lead to discovering new cures for vexing diseases as well as a contribution to economic activity and the creation of new research jobs.

Earlier this week, the FNIH held a dinner for the FNIH Board of Directors and other distinguished guests centered on the topic of cancer immunotherapy with members from the scientific community, the advocacy community, industry and government.

The FNIH President and Executive Director, Dr. Maria Freire, speaks about the transformative nature of biomedical research.

In recognition of the 10^th Anniversary of the Edmond J. Safra Family Lodge, the FNIH hosted an open house event honoring Mrs. Lily Safra of the Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation on the NIH campus.

These scholars represent our best young scientific minds. After a competitive admissions process, the National Institutes of Health selected 55 talented and diverse students, representing 37 U.S.-accredited universities to participate in the Medical Research Scholars Program (MRSP). The scholars, the largest class to date, began their yearlong residential program on September 1st.

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) is proud to announce the generous support of Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis (JKTG) Foundation for Health and Policy in providing first-year funding for the intramural training and education of two deserving young scholars at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) this fall.