Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Howard Hughes Medical Institute company description

Founded in 1953, HHMI invests in scientists at all career stages who make discoveries that advance human health and our fundamental understanding of biology. The institution also supports innovative approaches to science education and public engagement to energize the next generation of scientists, and to foster public appreciation for science. HHMI advances pathbreaking science at more than 60 host institutions across the US and at our Janelia Research Campus in Ashburn, Virginia, where — since its founding in 2006 — Janelia researchers have made discoveries and developed cutting-edge tools that have reimagined what's possible in science.

• Employee count

  1,001-5,000

• Industry

  Research Services

• Headquarter address

  4000 Jones Bridge Rd, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815, US

• Country

  United States

• Founded

  1953

• Company website

  https://hhmi.org