Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§287b General Purpose

Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER III — NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES › Part E — Other Agencies of NIH › subpart 2 — john e. fogarty international center for advanced study in health sciences › § 287b

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The John E. Fogarty International Center brings scientists and other experts together to study and improve health science around the world. It runs research programs, conferences, and seminars to promote international teamwork; offers postdoctoral fellowships and exchanges for senior scientists; coordinates NIH work on global health science; and hosts foreign visitors to NIH.

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Title 42, §287b

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The general purpose of the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences is to—

(1)facilitate the assembly of scientists and others in the biomedical, behavioral, and related fields for discussion, study, and research relating to the development of health science internationally;

(2)provide research programs, conferences, and seminars to further international cooperation and collaboration in the life sciences;

(3)provide postdoctorate fellowships for research training in the United States and abroad and promote exchanges of senior scientists between the United States and other countries;

(4)coordinate the activities of the National Institutes of Health concerned with the health sciences internationally; and

(5)receive foreign visitors to the National Institutes of Health.

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42 U.S.C. § 287b

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102