Announcements  Director's Message from Helene M. Langevin, M.D.
June 14, 2023 In the field of complementary and integrative health, few topics have generated more controversy than acupuncture. This is driven by an ongoing discordance at the core of this ancient therapy: although agrowing body of evidence demonstrates acupunctures potential role in managing different conditions, like chronic pain or insomnia, the practice itself isnt well understood. In particular, critics of acupuncture research have repeatedly pointed out that acupoints, one of the fundamental tenets of acupuncture, arent based on an objective understanding of the body. Im proud that the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) has put into motion an effort to address this problem with a new initiative that will result in the development of anopen-access repository and databasefor the anatomical and physiological correlates of acupoints. This data initiative has long been needed to advance the work of researchers in the field. |
 Jessica McKlveen, Ph.D.
June 6, 2023 Are you currently a predoctoral or postdoctoral trainee? Do you supervise doctoral students or postdoctoral trainees? If your answer to either of these questions is yes, then this post is for you! Changes are on the way in how applications forRuth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards(NRSAs) are structured and reviewed, andpublic commentis inviteduntilJune 23, 2023,on the National Institutes of Healths (NIHs) proposed changes. |
Resources for Researchers Highlighted Funding Opportunities Diversity Resources The overall goal of this NIH meeting is to review recent scientific advances on interoception research, facilitate collaborations, and brainstorm future research. We encourage early-stage investigators to submit an abstract to present a flash talk or poster presentation. Graduate students, postdocs, and junior investigators (up to assistant professors) are eligible. Applicants must commit to attend the meetingin personat the NIH campusin Bethesda, Maryland.Limited travel awards will be available to support presenters. Learn more about the meeting and abstract submission. Upcoming Events  June 15, 2023, 12:00 p.m.-1:15 p.m. ET; Virtual Chronic pain affects up to 40 percent of children and adolescents worldwide. It can result in negative consequences, including reductions in childrens physical and psychosocial functioning and high health care use. The risk for continued pain and the impact of childhood chronic pain on health and development in adulthood are emerging areas of research. Psychological interventions delivered in childhood may help to prevent pain and disability and build resiliency across the lifespan. |
June 20-21, 2023; Virtual The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory will host a virtual workshop June 2021, 2023, to explore the critical cycle of evidence generation to decision by health system leaders to implement the findings of pragmatic clinical trials (PCTs). Registration is required. June 28-29, 2023;NIH Campus; Natcher Conference Center (Bethesda, MD) The Interagency Modeling and Analysis Group (IMAG) organizes this consortium meeting annually to discuss important and focused issues concerning multiscale modeling (MSM) with the goals: to stimulate new Consortium activity and create a collaborative discussion environment for all participants of the MSM Consortium as well as non-MSM attendees from the research community. In this 2-day meeting, the first day will focus on Evolution and Success of the IMAG/MSM, what IMAG/MSM has accomplished in its 20-year history and what lessons can be gleaned from them, and will also feature an Early-Career Investigator Forum. The second day will focus on The Future of Multi-Scale Modeling, including how to increase justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI), synergize with other major initiatives, and grow the field of MSM in general. Early-career investigators will be an important aspect of both days as they will serve as bridges between the past, present, and future. The meeting will feature multiple speakers, including original awardees of the Consortium and include scientific sessions, panel discussions, and small working group activities to grow and enhance the community of multiscale modelers.
All researchers maysubmit an abstractfor a poster presentation by June 1, 2023. Register by June 15, 2023. View the agenda, abstract submission instructions, and more information at the IMAG website.  June 29, 2023, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. ET; Virtual The purpose of this meeting is to provide opportunities to share advances across the three Force-Based Manipulation research networks, promote collaboration, and avoid duplication of network efforts. Join us for the meetings open session featuring programmatic network vision and goals and a keynote presentation by Dr. David Ginty of Harvard Medical School. The open session will conclude with updates from the three research networksForceNet, Neurons_MATTR, and Spine-Work. |
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