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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).
New Job Openings at NCCIH To Support the HEAL Initiative
July 3, 2019
Wendy J. Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
In this blog post, Dr. Wendy Weber describes two open positions at NCCIH that are part of a trans-NIH effort to accelerate scientific solutions to stem the national opioid crisis.
Job Opening at NCCIH for a Behavioral Science Researcher
May 31, 2018
Wendy J. Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
In this blog post, Dr. Wendy Weber, of NCCIH's Division of Extramural Research, welcomes researchers to apply for a career in health science administration.
Leaving the Center in Good Hands
November 14, 2017
Josephine P. Briggs, M.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Josephine Briggs reviews her time as Director of NCCIH and discusses the Center's focus on pain research.
Federal Strategies To Address Opioid Epidemic Among Talks To Be Streamed at Oct. 6 Advisory Council Meeting
October 4, 2017
Partap S. Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D.
NCCIH's National Advisory Council to meet Friday, October 6, 2017; agenda includes panel titled "The National Pain Strategy and Federal Pain Research Strategy―Response to the Prescription Opioid Epidemic."
Staff Changes in the Division of Extramural Research
April 5, 2017
Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Emmeline Edwards announces new NCCIH roles for Drs. Craig Hopp and Wen Chen.
Transitions in the Division of Extramural Activities
April 3, 2017
David Shurtleff, Ph.D.
In this blog post, NCCIH Deputy Director Dr. David Shurtleff commends Dr. Martin Goldrosen, who is retiring, and Dr. Partap Khalsa, who has been appointed Director of the NCCIH Division of Extramural Activities.
Now Hiring: Program Director for the Microbiome-Gut-Brain Research Area
October 5, 2016
Partap S. Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Partap Khalsa welcomes applicants for a program director position in the NCCIH Division of Extramural Research’s Basic and Mechanistic Research Branch.
New Review Offers Providers and Researchers Evidence-Based Information on Complementary Health Approaches for Pain
September 1, 2016
Richard L. Nahin, Ph.D., M.P.H.
In this blog post, NCCIH's Richard Nahin discusses his research study on complementary health approaches for pain management in the U.S. and presents two videos by Partap Khalsa and Wendy Weber.
Job Opportunity: Program Director for Research on the Gut Microbiome and Its Implications for Health
June 21, 2016
John S. Williamson, Ph.D.
Join NCCIH's Division of Extramural Research as a Program Director to drive investigations to better understand the human microbiome.
Join NCCIH at the International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health
April 16, 2016
Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Emmeline Edwards previews the sessions that NCCIH will offer at the International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health in May 2016.
NCCIH-Funded Research on Opioids Highlighted in Science and Nature
December 21, 2015
John S. Williamson, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. John S. Williamson congratulates NCCIH grantee Dr. Christina Smolke and her colleagues for engineering a yeast strain capable of synthesizing opioids.
New Extramural Staff Bring Expertise, Experience
August 17, 2015
Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
Five new scientists bring a broad range of expertise to NCCIH's Division of Extramural Research. Dr. Emmeline Edwards welcomes them in this blog post.