Clinical Research - Intramural

The Clinical Research – Intramural topic includes research involving people that is conducted within NIH’s own research program. It examines health and disease through direct work with participants, including studies of disease processes and clinical trials of approaches to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

NIH’s intramural program brings clinical investigators and laboratory scientists together, including at its Clinical Research Hospital. This setting helps connect discoveries about disease with studies in people and allows findings from patient care to inform laboratory work. These connections can deepen understanding of disease and support the development of better care.