The NIDCD supports and conducts approximately 1,300 research grants, training awards, and contracts in seven mission areas: hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language. These programs take place within the research laboratories and clinic at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland (intramural research), or in public and private institutions and organizations across the country and around the world (extramural research).
Both intramural and extramural research and training programs include the full spectrum of scientific activities including basic, clinical, and translational research. These studies answer fundamental scientific questions to prevent, screen, diagnose, and treat disorders of human communication.
Research News
Selected outcomes of research supported or conducted by the NIDCD.
Extramural Research
Our extramural research program funds research and training opportunities at universities, medical centers, and other institutions throughout the United States and abroad, through research grants, career development awards, and other mechanisms.
Intramural Research
Our Division of Intramural Research conducts research and offers research training in laboratories and clinics on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland.
Featured
Event Series
- Beyond the Lab, Understanding Communication Disorders: Speaker Series
- EARssentials: Concepts and Techniques of Contemporary Hearing Research
- National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Advisory Council (NDCD) Meetings
- National Smell and Taste Center Events
- NIDCD Director’s Seminar Series: Advancing the Science of Communication to Improve Lives
- NIDCD Seminar Series
- NIDCD Staff Presentations at Non-NIH Events
- Training Webinars
Building a Diverse Scientific Workforce
The NIDCD is committed to building and sustaining a diverse research workforce on the NIH campus and in extramural laboratories.
Scientific Workshop and Meeting Reports
Summaries from all scientific program areas.
Clinical Studies
Information for volunteers and professionals on clinical trials and observational studies.
Global Health
The NIDCD aims to reduce the burden of hearing loss and communication disorders in the U.S. and around the globe.