We, the directors of the 27 NIH institutes and centers, wanted to respond to the points made by Andrew Marks in his recent editorial. While we appreciate that the scientific community has concerns, the current initiatives and directions of the NIH have been developed through planning processes that reflect openness and continued constituency input, all aimed at assessing scientific opportunities and addressing public health needs.
Duane F. Alexander, Barbara M. Alving, James F. Battey Jr., Jeremy M. Berg, Francis S. Collins, Anthony S. Fauci, John I. Gallin, Patricia A. Grady, Richard J. Hodes, Sharon H. Hrynkow, Thomas R. Insel, Jack F. Jones, Stephen I. Katz, Story C. Landis, Ting-Kai Li, Donald A. Lindberg, Elizabeth G. Nabel, John E. Niederhuber, Roderic I. Pettigrew, Griffin P. Rodgers, John Ruffin, Antonio Scarpa, David A. Schwartz, Paul A. Sieving, Stephen E. Straus, Lawrence A. Tabak, Nora D. Volkow
