National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, abbreviated NIAID, is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health, an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Its Wikipedia article gives its mission as conducting basic and applied research to better understand, treat and prevent infectious, immunologic and allergic diseases. It has on-campus laboratories in Maryland and Hamilton, Montana, and funds research by scientists at institutions in the United States and around the world. It also works with partners in academia, industry, government and non-governmental organizations on emerging health challenges such as the H1N1 pandemic of 2009 and the COVID-19 pandemic.