Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Purnell W Choppin, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA
Alexander G Bearn, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Published online: May 2001

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0003416

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute was founded in 1953 and has its headquarters located at Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA. One of the world's largest philanthropies, its primary purpose is promotion of knowledge within the field of basic sciences (principally in the field of biomedical research and science education).

Keywords: cell biology; genetics; immunology; neuroscience; structural biology

 Further Reading
    book HHMI (2000) Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Chevy Chase, MD: HHMI. [http://www.hhmi.org] [Additional information on HHMI, its organization, trustees and officers, and its activities in biomedical research and science education, including descriptions of research in progress by HHMI investigators.]

Related Sub-Topics:

Health Care | Scientific Organisations | Research Funding Bodies
Contact Editor close
Submit a note to the editor about this article by filling in the form below.

* Required Field

Article Title: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
 
How to Cite close
Choppin, Purnell W, and Bearn, Alexander G(May 2001) Howard Hughes Medical Institute. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0003416]