Excerpt from Division of Research Services, Report of Program Activities: October 1, 1977, Through September 30, 1978The Division of Research Services provides research products and services to intramural scientists and supports extramural activities as well. The Division's programs and activities are known throughout the biomedical research community, nationally as well as internationally. Drs is recognized as a leader in bioengineering and instrumentation, research animal modeling, and environmental health and safety areas. Its support services are considered by nih scientific and administrative users as essential to continued high performance levels.User demands and expectations are met with organizational efforts to provide the highest quality product or service economically. This undertaking demands constant analysis and review of the Division's performance areas with a commitment to redesign and restructure, when necessary, to accommodate current and projected biomedical research needs. An important element in addressing changing research priorities is the continued service of the Associate Director for Environmental Health and Safety, the Branch Chiefs, and the Executive Officer. With the Director, they constitute a planning and strategy board for short and long-range programming.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.