Hhmi霍华德休斯医学研究所成立于1953年，是为全美科学家提供资助的非利润型研究机构，是世界上最大的非利润性私立医学研究所和基金会。

　　该机构目前拥有约18名自然科学界诺贝尔奖获得者，是世界医学研究组织中的泰斗。世界上最先进的抗老化技术梅娜ti斯诞生于HHIM研究所的医学队伍。

　　HHMI支持范围包括数百个国际一流实验室，为每位研究人员提供约100万/年的研究经费，支持创意但高风险的研究工作，使这些科学家集中精力，不必为申请NIH基金分心。医学和本科基础教育也属于支持范围。

　　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.