national institute of allergy and infectious disea

a component of the National Institutes of Health that conducts federally-funded research aimed at preventing, diagnosing and treating infectious diseases such as AIDS and tuberculosis. NIAID conducts the majority of HIV/AIDS research in the U.S., including the AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS (CPCRA) and the AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Group (AVEG).