Announcements

NCCIH Clinical Digest: Hepatitis C and Dietary Supplements

Several dietary and herbal supplements have been studied for hepatitis C, and substantial numbers of people with hepatitis C have tried herbal supplements. The most commonly used supplement for hepatitis C is silymarin (an extract from milk thistle). However, no dietary supplement has been shown to be efficacious for hepatitis C.

Position Opening for NCCIH Clinical Director

NCCIH is looking for an experienced clinician-scientist to join its Division of Intramural Research as a Clinical Director. This is a terriﬁc opportunity to work at one of the largest funding agencies for complementary and integrative health research.Think you might be interested? View the job announcement GP-15 Supervisory Physician (Clinical) and begin building your profile and uploading your curriculum vitae on www.USAjobs.gov.

This position will be open from June 26 to July 5, 2019.

Resources for Researchers

New Funding Opportunities

Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research Education Program on Translational Devices (R25)

Pre-application Webinar: Common Fund High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program

The NIH Common Fund will hold four pre-application interactive Q&A webinars for funding opportunities for the High-Risk, High-Reward Research program. The first webinar will begin on July 17, 2019 and preregistration for each webinar is required. NIH staff will discuss the funding opportunities and answer questions from prospective applicants. Participants are asked to submit their questions ahead of time to award mailboxes by the Monday preceding the webinar of interest by 11:59 PM local time. Participation in the webinars is optional.

Notice of Pre-Application Webinars for the High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program's Pioneer (RFA-RM-19-005), New Innovator (RFA-RM-19-006), Transformative Research (RFA-RM-19-007), and Early Independence (RFA-RM-19-008) Awards (NOT-RM-19-011) - Office of Strategic Coordination (Common Fund)

Upcoming Events

Watch Your Step, There Is New Chemistry Everywhere

June 26, 2019; 9:30-10:30 a.m. ET; Lipsett Amphitheater, NIH Clinical Center, NIH Main Campus, Bethesda, MD. Remote viewing options will be available.

Dr. Sean Brady, Evnin and Tri-Institutional Professor and Head of the Laboratory of Genetically Encoded Small Molecules at The Rockefeller University, will give the next lecture in our Integrative Medicine Lecture Series on “Microbes in Our Gut: Emerging Insights on Health and Disease.” Dr. Brady will discuss applying his culture-independent methods to the identification of new antibiotics from the global soil microbiome as well as metabolites encoded by the human microbiome.

Register Now for "NCCIH at 20: A Catalyst for Integrative Health Research"

Monday, September 23, 2019; Lipsett Amphitheater, NIH Clinical Center, NIH Main Campus, Bethesda, MD. Remote viewing options will be available.

NCCIH will host a 1-day research symposium to celebrate the Center’s 20th anniversary. This event will celebrate progress in complementary and integrative health research and look to the future of the field. The day will feature a Stephen E. Straus Distinguished Lecture in the Science of Complementary Therapies by Dr. Lorimer Moseley of the University of South Australia titled “Why We Need a Pain Revolution: From Science to Practice,” lightning round presentations with early-stage investigators, and two panel discussions on pain research in military and veteran populations as well as the future of natural products research.

Please register through Eventbrite, whether you plan to attend in person or via videocast.