National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Transitions

I am pleased to provide an update on the policies andprograms of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). This is an exciting time of many transitions for the federal government as a whole and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in particular. As these changes take form, I want to assure you of our unwavering commitment to support our community of heart, lung, and blood investigators and to the goals articulated in the NHLBI Strategic Plan. My goal in the present article is to discuss the NHLBI budget for th