§ 287b. General purpose

The general purpose of the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences is to—

• (1) facilitate the assembly of scientists and others in the biomedical, behavioral, and related fields for discussion, study, and research relating to the development of health science internationally;
• (2) provide research programs, conferences, and seminars to further international cooperation and collaboration in the life sciences;
• (3) provide postdoctorate fellowships for research training in the United States and abroad and promote exchanges of senior scientists between the United States and other countries;
• (4) coordinate the activities of the National Institutes of Health concerned with the health sciences internationally; and
• (5) receive foreign visitors to the National Institutes of Health.