title: Response to: "Rescuing the NIH before it is too late".
abstract: We, the directors of the 27 NIH institutes and centers, wanted to respond to the points made by Andrew Marks in his recent editorial. While we appreciate that the scientific community has concerns, the current initiatives and directions of the NIH have been developed through planning processes that reflect openness and continued constituency input, all aimed at assessing scientific opportunities and addressing public health needs.
authors.forename: Duane F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: Barbara M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Alving
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Battey
authors.forename: Jeremy M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: Francis S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: Anthony S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Fauci
authors.forename: John I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Gallin
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Grady
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hodes
authors.forename: Sharon H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hrynkow
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Insel
authors.forename: Jack F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Stephen I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: Story C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Landis
authors.forename: Ting-Kai
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Donald A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Lindberg
authors.forename: Elizabeth G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Nabel
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Niederhuber
authors.forename: Roderic I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Pettigrew
authors.forename: Griffin P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Rodgers
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ruffin
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scarpa
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Sieving
authors.forename: Stephen E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Straus
authors.forename: Lawrence A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Tabak
authors.forename: Nora D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Volkow
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.) / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D016134:Organizational Policy; D014481:United States