Scientific Research

HHMI's research activities are conducted principally at Institute laboratories at medical centers, teaching hospitals and universities in the United States by investigators who hold faculty appointments at those host institutions. These individuals, together with their support staffs, are HHMI employees and are compensated directly by the Institute. Investigators may spend up to 25 percent of their time on teaching, administration, and other activities that benefit their institutions.

The Institute also conducts research at its Janelia Farm Research Campus in Loudoun County, Virginia, where Institute researchers are focused on identifying the general principles that govern how information is processed by neuronal circuits, and developing imaging technologies and computational methods for image analysis.

At the end of fiscal year 2011, the Institute employed more than 420 scientists at over 70 academic medical centers and Janelia Farm.

As of August 31, 2011, the Institute's investment in laboratory space, equipment, and other property amounted to approximately $1.7 billion, with an estimated replacement value of $2 billion.