office of aids research

the U.S. federal agency responsible for coordinating AIDS research done by various federal departments, institutes and agencies.

The office within the National Institutes of Health's (NIH's) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) responsible for the scientific, budgetary, legislative, and policy elements of the NIH HIV/AIDS research program.
  

An office within the National Institutes of Health (NIH)<!-- (see) --> that coordinates AIDS research in all of the participating NIH institutes. Internet address: http://www.nih.gov/od/oar/index.htm .