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NCCIH Research Blog

NCCIH blogs about research developments related to complementary health practices. Check in regularly to keep up with the latest findings.

Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.

NIH Music-Based Intervention Toolkit for Brain Disorders of Aging—A New Web Resource for Researchers

May 3, 2023

Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.

NCCIH and NIA announce a new web-based resource for researchers, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Music-Based Intervention Toolkit.

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Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.

May 12 Council Meeting to Feature Update on HEAL Initiative Programs and Projects

May 1, 2023

Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.

Join us virtually on Friday, May 12, 2023, for the open session of the next meeting of the National Advisory Council on Complementary and Integrative Health. The open session will be livestreamed from noon to 3:30 p.m. ET on NIH VideoCast.

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Beda Jean-Francois, Ph.D.

Hot Topics Webinar on Building a Career in Health Disparities Research, June 7

April 10, 2023

Beda Jean-Francois, Ph.D.

Please mark your calendar for Wednesday, June 7, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. ET, when we will hold a Hot Topics Webinar, “Launching a Career in Health Disparities Research—An NCCIH Perspective.”

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Finding Your Community of Pain Researchers

April 5, 2023

Pete Murray, Ph.D.

In this blog, Drs. Pete Murray and Inna Belfer discuss opportunites to learn about pain research and connect with collaborators in the pain research field.

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Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.

Zoning In on NCCIH’s Approach to Grant Funding

March 23, 2023

Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.

In this blog post, Dr. Schmidt provides an overview of NCCIH’s “funding zones,” which are set up for most grant mechanisms and might help you in getting an idea about the likelihood that your application may be funded.

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Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D.

NCCIH Interest in Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research

February 16, 2023

Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D.

NCCIH is currently participating in several funding opportunities to support career development and intervention development and testing for firearm injury and mortality prevention research.

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D. Craig Hopp, Ph.D.

Hot Topics Webinar Series on Emerging Trends in Natural Products Research: March 6 and April 28

February 9, 2023

D. Craig Hopp, Ph.D.

Register for a two-part webinar series on emerging trends in natural products research: Expanding Translationally Relevant Chemical Space: Insights Into Natural Product Resources, Technologies, and Mechanisms.

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Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.

Becoming an NCCIH Peer Reviewer, Part 2

January 31, 2023

Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.

In my last blog post, I talked about the benefits of serving as a peer reviewer of grant applications for the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH). Today, I’d like to explain what serving on an NCCIH review panel is like.

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Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.

Dr. Partap Khalsa Retires; January 20 Council Meeting Will Feature ECHO and All of Us Programs

January 11, 2023

Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.

I welcome you to join us virtually on Friday, January 20, 2023, for the open session of the next meeting of NACCIH.

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Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.

Ever Thought About Being an NCCIH Peer Reviewer? Part I

November 29, 2022

Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.

Peer review of grant applications is a fundamental part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants process. It helps ensure that the science we support is of the highest quality and that applications are evaluated in a fair, unbiased way.

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