Excerpt from Report of Program Activities: National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center

Report of Program Activities July 1, 1965, through June 30, 1966 A, Oh.lectiveg The Division of Research Services was estahlished in 1956 to provide professional and technical support to the medical research programs of the National Institutes of Health, In April 1966 Drs celebrated its 10 th anniversary, reflecting on a decade of supplying scientific, technical, and engineering services to sustain and further Nih research programs. By keeping informed of these Institute programs, Drs is able to plan its own efforts to meet the daily requirements of the Institutes, The organization, staffing, and functions of Drs are adjusted accordingly to maintain an effective program of centralized services. B.Current Programs The Division of Reseaich Services comprises some 1, 300 persons with almost 200 individual occupational skills and is composed of an Office of the Chief and seven branches: Environmental Services, Biomedical Engineering and Instrumentation, Laboratory Aids, Library, Medical Arts and Photography, Plant Engineering, and Research Facilities Planning. The programs of the Division can be divided into two broad classifications:1. Programs in direct support of research a. Design, development, and fabrication of instruments and materials b.Biomedical engineering of methods and systems c.Production of bacteriologic and tissue culture mediad. Preparation of sterile glassware e.Production of genetically defined rodents and rabbits f.Quarantine and conditioning of dogs, cats, and primates g.Maintenance of farm animals h.Animal surgery and recovery i. Animal health services J, Still and motion picture photography k.Graphic arts services and exhibits design 1. Medical ill-ustration and model making m.Library services n.Foreign language translation 2. Programs related to Nih facilities and proper environment

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