New Grants on Opioid Addiction; NCCIH National Advisory Council Meeting, Oct. 5; New Job Openings

New Grants on Opioid Addiction; NCCIH National Advisory Council Meeting, Oct. 5; New Job Openings

Announcements

New Grants To Study Behavioral Interventions for Opioid Addiction and Recovery September 20, 2018 Dr. Robin Boineau Overdose deaths, opioid misuse, addiction to prescription opioids or to illicit drugs such as heroin, and chronic pain management are tough problems that are often related to each other. Together, they form a daunting public health crisis that is of great concern and significance to many in the United States, including the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) and much of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Interaction with Evidence-based Guidelines a Featured Topic in October 5th Advisory Council Meeting September 24, 2018 Dr. Partap Khalsa On Friday, October 5, the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Integrative Health (NACCIH) will hold its first meeting of Fiscal Year 2019. If you are an NCCIH grantee, potential applicant, or other stakeholder, you may be interested to hear updates on the Center’s activities, policies, and funding priorities during the meeting’s open session. NCCIH will livestream the session on NIH Videocast from 9:30 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. ET, and it will be archived.

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Resources for Researchers

Technical Webinar on Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) KL2 Program

NCCIH is partnering with the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) to provide a new research career development pathway for complementary and integrative health clinician-scientists. In this new career development funding opportunity, NCCIH will support the appointment of scholars with doctoral-level clinical complementary and integrative health degrees to NCATS Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) KL2 Institutional Career Development programs for a minimum of 2 years of research training.

Learn more about this collaboration and the opportunities available at a webinar on October 2 from 2 to 3 p.m. ET. You will have the opportunity to ask questions during the latter portion of the webinar. If you are unable to attend, feel free to submit advance questions to: NCCIHwebinarQ@mail.nih.gov. Register now.

New Funding Opportunities

• NIH Blueprint Program for Enhancing Neuroscience Diversity through Undergraduate Research Education Experiences 
• NCCIH Supplements to NCATS CTSA Programs for Scholars Pursuing Complementary Health Research Career Development (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)

New Job Openings at NCCIH

NCCIH and other NIH agencies have just announced new job openings. Here at NCCIH, we’re seeking Health Scientist Administrators (Program Directors) with expertise in the following two areas:

• Clinical research, with a background in psychology and/or neuroscience
• Microbiology, with experience in microbiome research.

Apply now! The close date is this Wednesday, September 26.

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Upcoming Events

NCCIH National Advisory Council Meeting

October 5, 2018 

NIH Campus, Building 31, 6C, Conference Room 10. The open session of the meeting will start and 9:30 a.m. and will be available via videocast. 

View the agenda. 

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In case you missed it...

September Events on Social Media September is both Pain Awareness Month and National Yoga Month. We hope you've participated in our social media promotions over the month -- it's not too late! Pain Awareness Month - researchers share the importance of pain research through videos. Visit us on Twitter and use the hashtag, #HopeThroughResearch. #WhyYoga Project on Instagram - submit your photo and reasons for practicing yoga. Facebook Live broadcast of the lecture, "Nature Contact and Human Health" with Dr. Gregory Bratman. You can view the archive.