美国国立卫生研究院是美国主要的医学科学研究机构。近几年,为了有效应对生物恐怖的威胁,美国开展了“生物盾牌计划”,该计划的第二部分内容为加强国立卫生研究院研究和发展新的医学应对措施,该计划在一定程度上改变了NIH针对病原体研究的重点方向。美国国立卫生研究院科研经费投入的特点为:①基础研究与应用研究并重,但更倾向于基础研究。②近几年大幅度增加了生物防御研究;③课题申请竞争越来越激烈;④加强了对年轻研究人员的资助。我国医学科学研究的经费投入也逐渐增大,但整体医学科学研究水平与世界上主要发达国家还有差距,结合当前国际与国内的实际情况,在医学科学研究中我们应当:①加强生物防御与新发传染病研究的科研投入;②加强对年轻人员的资助,建立起专门针对年轻研究人员的基金资助;③加强科学研究的总体规划,提高科研基金的利用效率。
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is located in the United States Department of Health and Human Services. It is comprised of 27 distinct institutes and centers, nearly all of which are located in Bethesda, Maryland. The NIH budget include: Research Project Grants; research Centers; Re- search and Development Contracts; Intramural Research etc. National Cancer Institute (NCI) and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) are the main institutes in NIH Budget. Project Bio-Shield change the microbiology research of NIH. Generally, the characteristics of NIH research funding are : 1) More support was offered to basic researches than application researches. 2) Increasing the support in the field of biodefence research. 3) The application competition is seriouser. 4) Strengthening the authorization of young researchers. The medical research level in our country is greatly improved. In my opinion, the medical research in our country should : 1) Strengthening biodefence and new emerging infectious diseases researches. 2) Strengthening the authorization of young researcher. 3) Strengthening the reasonable layout of medical research funds.