National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (U.S.)

**Definition:** Component of the NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. It conducts and supports basic and applied research to reduce the burden of human illness and dysfunction from environmental causes by, defining how environmental exposures, genetic susceptibility, and age interact to affect an individual's health. It was established in 1969.

**Tree numbers:** - I01.409.418.750.600.650.496.455 - N03.540.052.750.455 - N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.496.455

**Synonyms:** - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - NIEHS