_Logo.png){kind=logo} National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Logo | |
| Abbreviation | NIDDK |
|---|---|
| Formation | August 15, 1950 |
| Type | U.S. Government Agency |
| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | Bethesda, Maryland |
Region served |  United States |
Official language | English |
Director | Griffin P. Rodgers |
| Affiliations | United States Public Health Service |
| Website | niddk |
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) is part of the United States National Institutes of Health, which in turn is part of the Department of Health and Human Services. NIDDK is approximately the fifth-largest of the 27 NIH institutes.[1] The institute's mission is to support research, training, and communication with the public in the topic areas of "diabetes and other endocrine and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases, nutritional disorders, and obesity; and kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases".[2] As of 2021, the Director of the institute is Griffin P. Rodgers, who assumed the position on an acting basis in 2006 and on a permanent basis in 2007.[3]
- ^ "About National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases". National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. National Institutes of Health. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases". The NIH Almanac. National Institutes of Health. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Director's Biography". National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. National Institutes of Health. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
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