An official website of the United States government2024 Annual Force-Based Manipulation Investigator Meeting
Event Description
This meeting will provide opportunities to share advances across three National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded force-based manipulation research networks, promote collaboration, and avoid duplication of network efforts. The meeting’s open session will featured updates from the trans-network scientific working groups and a keynote presentation by Valeria Vásquez, Ph.D., associate professor at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.
Draft Agenda
Open Session
(All times are Eastern Time)
10:00 a.m. | Welcome From NIH Institute and Center Leadership
- Helene M. Langevin, M.D., Director, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
- Lyn Jakeman, Ph.D., Director of the Division of Neuroscience, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
10:10 a.m. | NIH Program Updates
- Alex Tuttle, Ph.D., Program Director (NCCIH)
10:20 a.m. | Scientific Working Group Network Progress
- Chad Cook, PT, Ph.D., M.B.A., Director of Clinical Facilitation Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Duke University) – Framework and Taxonomy
- Mary Barbe, Ph.D. Professor, Cardiovascular Sciences (Temple University) – Mechanisms
- Greg Kawchuk, D.C., Ph.D., Professor, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine - Physical Therapy (University of Alberta) – Methodology and Technology
11:05 a.m. | Keynote Speaker Presentation
- Valeria Vasquez, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (UTHealth Houston)
Fine-Tuning Mechanosensitive Ion Channels: From Basic Science to Translational Research
11:45 a.m. | Question and Answer Session
Noon | Concluding Remarks
12:05 p.m. | Adjourn Open Session
If you are an individual with a disability who needs reasonable accommodations to participate in this event, please contact the NCCIH Clearinghouse at nccih-info@mail.nih.gov by June 14.