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San
Diego State University (SDSU)
San Diego State University
Research Foundation (SDSURF)
Providing
Funds for SDSU's Research Agenda
Annually, SDSU
Research Foundation provides several million dollars to the University
administration and to faculty principal investigators, primarily
to support active sponsored projects and develop new ones. Monies
are traditionally used for faculty grants-in-aid, research faculty
recruitment, joint doctoral students, research equipment match,
bridge funding for sponsored projects, "seed" money to
develop new projects, and other support to enhance SDSU's reputation
for conducting successful educational, research, and community service
programs.
San Diego Prevention Research
Center (SDPRC)
The San Diego Prevention Research Center is an interdisciplinary
academic-community partnership committed to conducting research
and education to promote physical activity and improve the health
of Latino populations.
National Institutes of Health
(NIH)
Composed of 27 Institutes and Centers, the NIH provides leadership
and financial support to researchers in every state and throughout
the world.
For over
a century, the National Institutes of Health has played an important
role in improving the health of the nation. The NIH traces its roots
to 1887 with the creation of the Laboratory of Hygiene at the Marine
Hospital in Staten Island, NY.
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The CDC is one of the 13 major operating components of the Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is the principal agency
in the United States government for protecting the health and safety
of all Americans and for providing essential human services, especially
for those people who are least able to help themselves.
CDC is committed
to achieving true improvements in people's health. To do this, the
agency is defining specific health impact goals to prioritize and
focus its work and investments and measure progress.
National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
The NHLBI provides leadership for a national program in diseases
of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and blood; blood resources; and
sleep disorders. Since October 1997, the NHLBI has also had administrative
responsibility for the NIH Woman's Health Initiative. The Institute
plans, conducts, fosters, and supports an integrated and coordinated
program of basic research, clinical investigations and trials, observational
studies, and demonstration and education projects
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The
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
The NIDDK conducts
and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting
public health. The Institute supports much of the clinical research
on the diseases of internal medicine and related subspecialty fields
as well as many basic science disciplines.
The Institute supports basic and clinical research through investigator-initiated
grants, program project and center grants, and career development
and training awards. The Institute also supports research and development
projects and large-scale clinical trials through contracts.
National
Cancer Institute (NCI)
The National Cancer Institute coordinates the National Cancer Program,
which conducts and supports research, training, health information
dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis,
prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer,
and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer
patients.
American Cancer Society
(ACS)
The American
Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health
organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem
by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from
cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.
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