Health Research Board

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The Health Research Board is a statutory body in Ireland aiming to promote, assist, commission or conduct medical, epidemiological, health and health services research.

The Board currently supports research in all areas of health and health services, including basic biomedical sciences (cell biology, endocrinology, genetics, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, neurosciences, pathology, physiology, virology); clinical research; health services; nursing; mental health; public health; general practice and epidemiology.

The Board has a research grant scheme that supports high-quality, internationally competitive health research in Ireland and promotes the development of a world-class research community in biomedical sciences, clinical research, health and health services research.