dr. griffin rodgers. dr. rodgers teleour our viewers was sort of research you do. >> guest: the national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney institute are have research in diabetes and related endocrine disorders thyroid disease and other metabolic conditions. we fund studies and digestive diseases, nutrition, liver disease as well as in kidney disease, benign neurologic diseases and hematologic diseases so you can see that the vast spectrum of disorders we are responsible for. >> host: your budget, $1.7 million. how is that money allocated out and for what? >> guest: there are two components to our funding stream. we have an intramural program here in bethesda that funds a number of laboratories and branches. we have also had an intramural laboratory in phoenix, arizona near the healer river reservation where we study diabetes among the pima indians who have the highest prevalence of diabetes of any population in the world. roughly 10% or slightly less than 10% of our budget goes to our intramural

dr. griffin rodgers. just tell our viewers what sort of research you do at the institute. >> the national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases is responsible for some of the most common and chronic, costly, and consequent so diseases affecting americans today. we have research in diabetes and related endocrine disorders and metabolic diseases. we funded studies of digestive diseases, liver disease, as well as in kidney disease. the nine neurologic diseases. a vast see it is spectrum of disorders we are responsible for. your budget is 1.7 billion dollars. how is that money allocated out and for what? componentse are two of our funding scheme. inter-more -- inter-murrell -- a program here in bethesda that funds a number of laboratories and branches. we have had a laboratory in near the rivera reservation, where we study obesity and diabetes among the indians, who have among the highest prevalence of diabetes of any population in the world. roughly 10% or slightly less of our budget goes t

dr. griffin rodgers. just tell our viewers what sort of research you do at the institute. >> the national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases is responsible for some of the most common and chronic, costly, and consequent so diseases affecting americans today. we have research in diabetes and related endocrine disorders and metabolic diseases. we funded studies of digestive diseases, liver disease, as well as in kidney disease. the nine neurologic diseases. a vast see it is spectrum of disorders we are responsible for. your budget is 1.7 billion dollars. how is that money allocated out and for what? componentse are two of our funding scheme. inter-more -- inter-murrell -- a program here in bethesda that funds a number of laboratories and branches. we have had a laboratory in near the rivera reservation, where we study obesity and diabetes among the indians, who have among the highest prevalence of diabetes of any population in the world. roughly 10% or slightly less of our budget goes t

dr. griffin rodgers, director of the national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases.up, big ten college tour continues. .

dr. griffin rodgers, director of the national institute of diabetes. later, northwestern university is our latest stop on the big ten college tour. we will talk to that school's president about public policy issues impacting higher education. washington journal is live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. >> wednesday, the head of the dr. keiji fujoda speak about the evil outbreak in west africa. you can see this live on c-span 2. >> the 2015 stiffed in -- the 2015 c-span student cam competition is underway. policy, law or action by the executive, legislative or judicial branch of the government has affected you are your community. fore are 200 cash prizes students and teachers totaling $100,000. for the list of rules and how to get started, go to student-cam.org. this tuesday, six weeks from today, the country will vote and chris chris cillizza says he is excited. let's talk about the senate races. that is going to be the issue that is going to captivate attention on election night. ri

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