- Research!America
Infobox Non-profit
Non-profit_name = Research!America
Non-profit_
Non-profit_type =
founded_date = January 1989
founder = Edwin C. "Jack" Whitehead
location = Alexandria, VA
origins =
key_people = Mary Woolley,John Edward Porter ,Paul G. Rogers
area_served =
focus = Health and Medical Research Advocacy
method =
revenue =
endowment =
num_volunteers =
num_employees = 20
num_members = 500+
owner =
Non-profit_slogan = An Alliance for Discoveries in Health
homepage = [http://www.researchamerica.org www.researchamerica.org]
dissolved =
footnotes =Research!America is a not-for-profit public education and advocacy alliance based in
Alexandria ,Virginia , whose mission is to make research to improve health a higher national priority. Research!America was formed in 1989 with SenatorLowell P. Weicker, Jr. (R-CT) as President and CEO and Edwin C. “Jack” Whitehead as Founder and Chairman of the Board. Currently led by President and CEO Mary Woolley, Research!America is supported by more than 500 member organizations in the public and private sectors.External links
* [http://www.researchamerica.org Research!America Homepage]
** [http://www.researchamerica.org/advocacy Research!America Advocacy Center]
** [http://www.researchamerica.org/outreach Research!America Outreach]
** [http://www.researchamerica.org/polldata Research!America Poll Data]
** [http://www.researchamerica.org/publications/index.html Research!America Publications]
* [http://www.nih.gov National Institutes of Health (NIH) Website]
* [http://www.cdc.gov Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Website]
* [http://www.ahrq.gov Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Website]
* [http://www.nsf.gov National Science Foundation (NSF) Website]
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