Highlighting Recent NCCIH Pain-Research News; Register for Chronic Pain Symposium; Register for HHS Annual Small Business Conference

Highlighting Recent NCCIH Pain-Research News; Register for Chronic Pain Symposium; Register for HHS Annual Small Business Conference

Announcements

Highlighting Recent NCCIH Pain-Research News: Part 1 Dr. David Shurtleff July 25-26, 2018 In this two-part blog post, acting director Dr. David Shurtleff discusses NCCIH and NIH plans that focus on the opioid epidemic and problems with which it is often associated: pain; chronic pain; substance misuse and addiction; and mental health problems.  See Part 2: Highlighting Recent NCCIH Pain-Research News: Part 2

Chronic Pain: The Science of Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches - REGISTER NOW for $20!  September 11, 2018 Boston, MA Register for the 1-day symposium for only $20. This is an exciting opportunity to participate in a research symposium on chronic pain, as well as network with colleagues. This will take place on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 in advance of the World Congress on Pain. You can register for this symposium even if you’re not attending the Congress.  Sponsored by NCCIH, in collaboration with the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, and the NIH Pain Consortium.

Resources for Researchers

New Funding Opportunities

• Research Training & Career Development BRAIN Initiative: Development Optimization, and Validation of Novel Tools and Technologies for Neuroscience Research (STTR) (R41/R42 - Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
• BRAIN Initiative: Development Optimization, and Validation of Novel Tools and Technologies for Neuroscience Research (SBIR) (R43/R44 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 
• Short-term Mentored Career Enhancement Awards in Mobile and Wireless Health Technology and Data Analytics: Cross-Training at the intersection of Behavioral and Social Sciences and STEM Disciplines (K18 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
• Short-term Mentored Career Enhancement Awards in Mobile and Wireless Health Technology and Data Analytics: Cross-Training at the intersection of Behavioral and Social Sciences and STEM Disciplines (K18 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Upcoming Events

NIH Workshop on Enhancing Natural Product Clinical Trials

September 13-14, 2018

Natcher Auditorium, Building 45, NIH Main Campus in Bethesda, MD 

NCCIH Exhibits at: 17th World Congress on Pain

September 12-16, 2018

Boston, MA

Come by our exhibit booth to get information about our Center and to talk to NCCIH staff.

20th Annual HHS SBIR/STTR Conference

October 30-November 1, 2018

Dallas, TX

Register now for the 20th Annual HHS SBIR/STTR Conference: A Better Tomorrow – Big Ideas in BioTech. Save $100 dollars when you register today, ends August 30, 2018.