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January 21 Council Meeting To Focus on Pain Research
January 10, 2022
Partap S. Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D.
The National Advisory Council of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, NIH, will meet virtually on January 21, 2022, a meeting that is open to the public.
New Funding Opportunity on Biomarkers for Myofascial Pain
November 17, 2021
Wen Chen, Ph.D.
Learn about a funding opportunity to support research on the development of biomarkers for myofascial pain and the assessment of those biomarkers in human study participants.
Magee To Deliver Virtual 2021 Stephen E. Straus Distinguished Lecture
November 16, 2021
NCCIH Research Blog Team
Rhonda V. Magee, J.D., will deliver the 2001 Stephen E. Straus Distinguished Lecture in the Science of Complementary Therapies, sponsored by NCCIH, NIH.
New Resource on Oversight Levels for Clinical Studies; Register for December 7 Webinar
November 16, 2021
Christine Moretto Wishnoff, M.P.H.
NCCIH has developed Clinical Study Oversight Levels—a resource to clarify the process for risk-based monitoring of clinical studies. A webinar for clinical researchers on December 7 will provide an overview.
Dr. Robin Boineau Is the New Director of Our Office of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs
October 29, 2021
Helene M. Langevin, M.D.
Robin Boineau, M.D., M.A., has been selected as the new director of the Office of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs (OCRA) at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH).
Health Care Systems Research: New Funding for Large-Scale Pragmatic and Implementation Trials
October 28, 2021
Wendy J. Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
In this blog, we announce key features of the NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory's new funding opportunity announcement to solicit phased cooperative research applications to conduct efficient large-scale pragmatic or implementation trials embedded within health care systems.
November Lecture on Social Technologies for Predicting/Changing Health Behavior
October 19, 2021
NCCIH Research Blog Team
On Tuesday, November 2 from 1–2 p.m. ET, Sean D. Young, Ph.D., will present “Reading Between the Tweets: Social Technologies for Predicting and Changing Health Behavior.” Dr. Young is the executive director of the University of California Institute for Prediction Technology (UCIPT) and an associate professor in
Postponed: NIH Workshop on the Challenges and Opportunities of Precision Probiotic Therapies
October 8, 2021
NCCIH Research Blog Team
The NIH research workshop “Precision Probiotic Therapies—Challenges and Opportunities" will be postponed. Stay tuned for the new dates!
Sickle Cell Disease Pain Management: New Funding Opportunities for Clinical Research Are Coming Soon
October 7, 2021
Della White, Ph.D.
The NIH HEAL Initiative has released notices of two upcoming funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) to support large-scale clinical trials on sickle cell disease (SCD) pain management.
Who Reviews Your Grant Application?
October 1, 2021
Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.
Dr. Martina Schmidt of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) explains to applicants for and recipients of NCCIH grants how grant applications are assigned to study sections as part of NIH's review process for applications.