The National Institutes of Health, or known as the N.I.H., is a biomedical research facility located in Washington, D.C. An agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, it is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research.
Notable Staff[]
- Dr. Derek Shepherd (former Director of the Brain Mapping Initiative)
- Dr. Gabriel Fife (Director of Genetic Research)
- Dr. Renee Collier (Research Fellow)
Notes and Trivia[]
- While the real-world NIH is located primarily in Bethesda, Maryland, Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice establish the NIH in DC.[source?]