The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is responsible for biomedical and public health research in the United States. The NIH has been nicknamed the “National Institutes of Hope.” This name was trademarked in 2016.
     
“‘NIH could be called the national institute of hope,’ said NIH director Bernadine P. Healy” was printed in The Home News (New Brunswick, NJ) on July 22, 1991. “I think it’s the National Institute of Hope. That’s what you represent to the Nation” was said by Congresswoman Anna Eshoo on September 30, 1997. “I’ve always been a supporter of funding for research at NIH, which I call our national institutes of hope” was said by Congresswoman Eshoo on May 22, 2003. “I’m always thrilled when we get to reauthorize NIH, which I always like to refer to as the ‘National Institutes of Hope.’ And I think that is the way the American people view the NIH” was said by Congresswoman Eshoo on July 19, 2005.
       
“As our nation’s preeminent medical research institution, the National Institute of Health is our country’s National Institute of Hope” by said by Congressman Ed Markey on February 14, 2011. “NIH is the National Institutes of Health, but it’s also the National Institutes of Hope” was said by Congressman Markey on March 15, 2011. “#NIH Collins closes - Need to think boldly and audaciously, NIH wants to be part of that, a ‘National Institutes of Hope’” was posted on Twitter by Foundation for the National Institutes of Health on May 23, 2011.
   
Other NIH nicknames include “National Institutes of Hell,” “National Institute of Hypocrisy” and “Nazis In Healthcare.”
             
     
Wikipedia: National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) (/ɛn.aɪ.ˈeɪtʃ/) is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. It was founded in the late 1880s and is now part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The majority of NIH facilities are located in Bethesda, Maryland and other nearby suburbs of the Washington metropolitan area, with other primary facilities in the Research Triangle Park in North Carolina and smaller satellite facilities located around the United States.
 
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National Institutes of Hope: Help Us Help You
No matter who you are—researcher, health professional, patient, student, businessperson, or just somebody interested in how medical research can make the world a better place—NIH needs your help. Here are just a few of the many things you can do to advance our mission of hope.
           
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22 July 1991, The Home News (New Brunswick, NJ), “Children’s Inn facility marks its first birthday at the NIH” by Gretchen Papagoda (Medill News Service), pg. C5, col. 5: 
“NIH could be called the national institute of hope,” said NIH director Bernadine P. Healy, “and it was that hope that this Inn was based upon.”
         
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Overview of NIH Programs: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Health and Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce
House of Representatives
September 30, 1997
Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office
1997
Pg. 5:
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ANNA G. ESHOO (D-CA):  I think it’s the National Institute of Hope. That’s what you represent to the Nation.
   
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The National Institutes of Health: Decoding our federal investment in genomic research:
Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Health and Environment of the Committee on Commerce
House of Representatives
May 22, 2003
Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office
2003
Pg. 6:
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ANNA G. ESHOO (D-CA): I’ve always been a supporter of funding for research at NIH, which I call our national institutes of hope, and for basic science research at agencies like the Department of Agency and the National Science Foundation.
 
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21 July 2005, Political Transcript Wire (Lanham, MD):
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HOLDS A HEARING ON NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH REAUTHORIZATION
JULY 19, 2005
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U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ANNA G. ESHOO (D-CA): Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this very important hearing.
 
And welcome, Dr. Zerhouni.
 
This is a very large undertaking. I’ve been in the Congress—my 13th year—and I’m always thrilled when we get to reauthorize NIH, which I always like to refer to as the “National Institutes of Hope.” And I think that is the way the American people view the NIH.
     
10 September 2008, Political Transcript Wire (Lanham, MD):
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH HOLDS A HEARING ON THE NIH REFORM ACT OF 2006
SEPTEMBER 9, 2008
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U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ANNA G. ESHOO (D-CA): Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and Dr. Zerhouni, thank you for your outstanding presentation—cogent, highly instructive, encouraging, and a real—it’s an eloquent statement about your leadership at the NIH.
 
I’ve always thought that this committee’s jurisdiction of NIH is really the crown jewel of—of Energy and Commerce, and I’m very fond of saying to my constituents that NIH stands for the National Institutes of Hope, and I think that what you’ve presented to us today in detail is that much hope is being realized as a result of the legislation, and so kudos to you, certainly, to the ranking member of the committee when he was chairman as well as the rest of the committee for far-reaching legislation that’s brought us to what you presented to us today.
 
14 February 2011, Congressional Documents and Publications (Washington, DC):
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 14, 2011) - President Obama’s budget released today ends billions of dollars in giveaways to the biggest oil companies and increases research into cancer and other diseases, but still makes cuts to key programs needed to help our nation’s poorest like low-income fuel assistance, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) said today. Rep. Markey has pushed for increased funding for the National Institute of Health and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and has introduced legislation to repeal the Big Oil’s tax breaks and other subsidies.
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“As our nation’s preeminent medical research institution, the National Institute of Health is our country’s National Institute of Hope,” said Rep. Markey. “NIH research is a critical part of strengthening our economy, inspiring the next generation of scientists and maintaining our nation’s leadership in innovation. President Obama’s increased funding for NIH will support advances in biomedical research and innovation that will improve the lives of millions of Americans, generate countless new jobs, and represents a key pillar of our economy recovery.”
 
Twitter
Kate Hays
@kateyhays
“NIH is the National Institute of Hope.” Check out @MarkeyMemo’s plea for NIH, & Alzheimer’s research/care:
http://bit.ly/h7XvPr
11:24 AM · Feb 18, 2011·SMX:Thrive
     
Twitter
CCNevada & Keep Memory Alive
@CCNevadaKMA
@ClevelandClinic Congressman Ed Markey says we call it the National Institutes of Health but it’s really the National Institutes of HOPE
12:24 PM · Feb 25, 2011·Twitter for BlackBerry®
     
15 March 2011, Congressional Documents and Publications (Washington, DC): 
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the House author of the National Alzheimer’s Project Act signed into law earlier this year, and Founder and Co-chair of the Bipartisan Congressional Alzheimer’s Taskforce, today issued the following statement after the Alzheimer’s Association released its annual Fact and Figures Report:
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“Now is not the time to cut funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Instead, we need a breakthrough investment for research. Research is medicine’s field of dreams from which we will harvest the ideas that lead to the cures for diseases like Alzheimer’s. NIH is the National Institutes of Health, but it’s also the National Institutes of Hope. In research we find hope for a cure. Now is our ‘Sputnik Moment’ and it’s also our ‘Apollo Moment’ - failure is not an option. “
 
Twitter
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
@FNIH_Org
#NIH Collins closes - Need to think boldly and audaciously, NIH wants to be part of that, a “National Institutes of Hope” #OneMind
2:24 PM · May 23, 2011·Hootsuite
   
Twitter
Ed Markey
@SenMarkey
We must fully fund @NIHforHealth. Urge all Members to join ltr supporting NIH (aka National Institutes of Hope) Thx
@RepBrianHiggins 4 help!
3:38 PM · Oct 14, 2011·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
ChristinaPietrasanta
@Christina_Pie_
.@NIHDirector says NIH is National Institute of Hope! It is!
9:05 PM · Mar 23, 2013·Tweetbot for iOS
   
Twitter
Chris Cassidy
@ChrisCassidy_BH
“Cheesy!” exclaims our focus group at Markey’s use of “National Institute of Hope” #umldebate
8:01 PM · Apr 8, 2013·Twitter Web Client
 
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National Institutes of Health: America’s National Institutes of Hope
Nov 2, 2015
Alliance for Aging Research
 
Twitter
Jackie Wirz, PhD
@jackiewirz
“There is no medicine like hope” -Mark Hatfield @NIHDirector National Institutes of Hope - It’s about the greatest kind of science
11:03 PM · Oct 24, 2016·Twitter Web Client
 
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Inventively Inc.
@inventively
New trademark ‘NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HOPE’ filed by Nelson, Lawrence M https://inventively.com/search/trademarks/87256090
10:23 AM · Dec 14, 2016·Trademarks of the day
 
Twitter 
Wael K. Barsoum, M.D.
@WaelBarsoumMD
The @NIHClinicalCntr is also known as the “National Institutes of Hope”. Find out why in this new TV series. #ClinicalTrials #cancer #hope
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Francis S. Collins
@NIHDirector
· Jul 27, 2017
Brave volunteers w/serious illness come to #NIH for #FirstinHuman #ClinicalTrials. Learn more w/@Discovery series http://bit.ly/2w0HsE7
8:26 AM · Jul 27, 2017·Twitter Web Client
 
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Brit Affolter-Caine
@BritanyAffolter
NIH is often referred to as the “National Institutes of Hope”, where “hope” is real when we take action
@NIHDirector @UMich #MCubed
2:03 PM · Nov 1, 2017 from Ann Arbor, MI·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Matthew Perry
@matthewperry01
Shared by @NIHDirector Dr. Collins: @NIH = National Institutes of Hope for patients with rare diseases #RareDiseaseDay #RDDNIH
9:08 AM · Feb 28, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Lynda Everman
@helpstampoutalz
Happy Birthday to @NIHDirector Dr. Francis Collins! 
Thank you for your leadership, research, and innovation serving our nation at the “National Institutes of #Hope”!
9:19 AM · Apr 14, 2021·Twitter Web App
 
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