Hhmi:霍華德休斯醫學研究所(Howard Hughes Medical Institute)成立於1953年,是一家為全美科學家提供資助的富有卓越聲望的非盈利型研究機構.是全球規模最大的非盈利性私立醫學研究所和基金會。

該機構目前具有約18名自然科學界的諾貝爾獎獲得者，是世界醫學研究組織當中的泰斗。全球最先進的抗衰老技術“梅娜緹斯”即誕生於HHIM研究所的醫學團隊。

HHMI支援範圍包括數百個國際一流實驗室，為每位研究員提供大約100萬/年研究經費，以支援創造性但高風險的研究工作，並使這些科學家集中精力，不必再為申請NIH基金分心。醫學及本科基礎教育亦屬於支援範圍。

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is a nonprofit medical research organization that ranks as one of the nation’s largest philanthropies. HHMI plays a prominent role in advancing biomedical research and science education in the United States.

Founded in 1953 by aviator and industrialist Howard R. Hughes, HHMI is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and employs more than 3,000 individuals across the U.S. HHMI has an endowment of $16.1 billion of which the Institute spent $800 million for research and distributed $119 million in grant support for science education in fiscal year 2012.