National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Email Format
Research ServicesNorth Carolina, United States501-1000 Employees
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is a research institution within the National Institutes of Health, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and operates in the domain of research services. As one of 27 NIH institutes and centers, NIEHS works to discover how environmental factors affect people in order to promote healthier lives, supported by a sizable workforce with diverse skills. It conducts environmental health research that informs the scientific understanding of how surroundings influence human health. Positioned within the NIH framework, NIEHS serves the broader research community and public health stakeholders by generating knowledge from its investigations.